i have had just about all the political bs i need..

[Anton Perdices]

Folks, I know what the on and reserve positions are for on the petcock but my question is when does one use the off position? Do you set it to off everytime you are not riding? Is it used to avoid wear and tear for whatever seals since shutting it off allows less gas pressure into the hoses etc? What do the people on this list do? Turn it off if your not riding for a couple of days etc? I never turn mine off and want to know if there is anything wrong with that especially when you let the bike sit for a couple of weeks without starting it. Thanks for all the info.

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[Bogdan Swider]

> Folks, > I know what the on and reserve positions are for on the petcock > but > my question is when does one use the off position? Do you set it to off > everytime you are not riding? Is it used to avoid wear and tear for > whatever > seals since shutting it off allows less gas pressure into the hoses etc? > What do the people on this list do? Turn it off if your not riding for a > couple of days etc? I never turn mine off and want to know if there is > anything wrong with that especially when you let the bike sit for a couple > of weeks without starting it. Thanks for all the info. > > > Gracias y Obrigado, > > > > Anton Perdices >

Seems that the off is only of use if you disconnect the hoses and remove the tank with gas in it. I've defeated the vacuum feature and still rarely put it on off. (or is that off on?) De nada Bogdan

[Ted Palmer]

Anton Perdices wrote:

> I know what the on and reserve positions are for on the petcock but > my question is when does one use the off position?

I only turn it off when I remove the tank, but my 600 does not have a vacuum operated tap.

> Do you set it to off everytime you are not riding?

Nah.

> Is it used to avoid wear and tear for whatever > seals since shutting it off allows less gas pressure into the hoses etc?

I suspect that it is a safety item designed to limit fuel loss from tap if the tank comes off the bike in an accident.

> What do the people on this list do? Turn it off if your not riding for a > couple of days etc? I never turn mine off and want to know if there is > anything wrong with that especially when you let the bike sit for a couple

Turning it off manually should not make any difference unless there is some fault with the vacuum tap operation. Mister_T Melbourne Australia

[Greg Paul]

No matter WHAT anyone tells you.... DO NOT let that bike sit for that long.... Greg in Dallas

--- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Anton Perdices" wrote: > Folks, > I know what the on and reserve positions are for on the petcock but > my question is when does one use the off position? Do you set it to off > everytime you are not riding? Is it used to avoid wear and tear for whatever > seals since shutting it off allows less gas pressure into the hoses etc? > What do the people on this list do? Turn it off if your not riding for a > couple of days etc? I never turn mine off and want to know if there is > anything wrong with that especially when you let the bike sit for a couple > of weeks without starting it. Thanks for all the info. > > > Gracias y Obrigado, > > > > Anton Perdices > > Information Services > > NORTEL NETWORKS > > telephone: 954 851-8753 (ESN 228) > > fax: 954 851-8499 (ESN 228) > > cel: 305-519-8221 > > e-mail: perdicea@n... > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[Devon Jarvis]

Any joking aside, if you routinely leave the bike parked for more than two weeks at a time, or more importantly take more than a month to run through a tankful of gas, you should be using a fuel stabilizer whenever you fill up. You'll probably get away with it for a while, maybe a long while depending on the additive package in your local fuel. But in the end you are in for a messy and (if you don't do it yourself) expensive carb strip and cleaning. Devon A15 '78 SR500 '81 SR500 Greg Paul wrote:

> > No matter WHAT anyone tells you.... DO NOT let that bike sit for that > long.... > > Greg in Dallas > > --- In DSN_klr650@y..., "Anton Perdices" wrote: > > Folks, > > I know what the on and reserve positions are for on the > petcock but > > my question is when does one use the off position? Do you set it to > off > > everytime you are not riding? Is it used to avoid wear and tear for > whatever > > seals since shutting it off allows less gas pressure into the hoses > etc? > > What do the people on this list do? Turn it off if your not riding > for a > > couple of days etc? I never turn mine off and want to know if there > is > > anything wrong with that especially when you let the bike sit for a > couple > > of weeks without starting it. Thanks for all the info. > > > > > Gracias y Obrigado, > > > > > > Anton Perdices > > > Information Services > > > NORTEL NETWORKS > > > telephone: 954 851-8753 (ESN 228) > > > fax: 954 851-8499 (ESN 228) > > > cel: 305-519-8221 > > > e-mail: perdicea@n... > > > > > > > > > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > Checkout Dual Sport News at > http://www.dualsportnews.com > Be part of the Adventure! > > Visit the KLR650 archives at > http://www.listquest.com/lq/search.html?ln=klr650 > > Post message: DSN_klr650@yahoogroups.com > Subscribe: DSN_klr650-subscribe@yahoogroups.com > Unsubscribe: DSN_klr650-unsubscribe@yahoogroups.com > List owner: DSN_klr650-owner@yahoogroups.com > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/

[kurtmill42]

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