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Post by urbanmadness on Apr 16, 2015 9:20:25 GMT -5
It's what they call a outlet on a tank or barrel. Or an outlet/inlet on the side of a pipe, like what you screw in an Oxygen Sensor in on a car.. In this case, it is the part the petcock would thread into... "Screw the Petcock into the Bung".... Now that sounds dirty. It is the technical names for them tho... Makes me wonder about the person who came up with the terminology.
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by: geh3333 - Apr 17, 2015 1:20:47 GMT -5
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Post by geh3333 on Apr 17, 2015 1:20:47 GMT -5
U can go to any hardware store and find a compression fitting to screw onto the tank with a hose attachment on the other end. You can completely eliminate the petcock. Or Something like this.  |
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by: geh3333 - Apr 17, 2015 1:32:50 GMT -5
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Post by geh3333 on Apr 17, 2015 1:32:50 GMT -5
Or this fuel line compression fitting. Use the part on the right . get the right threaded fitting to fit on your tank and make the fuel line go up inside the tank like the part on the petcock, then have enough line sticking out to clamp the fuel hose over. No more junk petcock , use a manual shutoff instead.  |
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by: tvnacman - Apr 17, 2015 5:05:55 GMT -5
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Post by tvnacman on Apr 17, 2015 5:05:55 GMT -5
The fittings will work great, but thrre is no strainer screen on them.
John
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Post by lain on Apr 17, 2015 13:21:11 GMT -5
I have the manual one that fits onto the tank now. I will let you know how it goes later when I install it over the weekend. I don't need anything else right? Just hookup the manual petcock to the filter to the carb?
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by: geh3333 - Apr 17, 2015 14:57:26 GMT -5
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Post by geh3333 on Apr 17, 2015 14:57:26 GMT -5
The fittings will work great, but thrre is no strainer screen on them. John The filter will work just fine without the screen. I never had a tank petcock , im sure there is no screen in my tank . |
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by: dmartin95 - Apr 17, 2015 15:23:38 GMT -5
Post by dmartin95 on Apr 17, 2015 15:23:38 GMT -5
manual petcock to the filter to the carb? Yes. |
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by: lain - Apr 18, 2015 15:25:41 GMT -5
Post by lain on Apr 18, 2015 15:25:41 GMT -5
I installed the new manual petcock. It seems to have 2 output options. One that pulls from a circle and one that pulls from an oval on the petcock where it connects to the tank. It came with a really long filter with a straw in it, I took the straw and long filter out and put the short filter from my vacuum petcock on the manual petcock. I'm not sure why you would need the straw or long filter, but I suppose the options are to pull from the straw or oval near where the straw goes in.
It it okay to just leave the fuel on when I park it for long times?
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by: geh3333 - Apr 18, 2015 16:17:34 GMT -5
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Post by geh3333 on Apr 18, 2015 16:17:34 GMT -5
I always leave mine on unless I have to work on the fuel line or change the filter , or if you are working on the carb.
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Post by urbanmadness on Apr 19, 2015 13:16:08 GMT -5
I always leave mine on unless I have to work on the fuel line or change the filter , or if you are working on the carb. Always shut it off when you turn off the bike. (I'm really bad about it on my bike, actually, but it is best practices) The purpose of the petcock, is for the carb. If the carb has a leaky needle valve, it keeps it from flooding the cylinder with fuel when the bike is sitting. this keeps it from hydro-locking on start up. I had one go bad on a bike that had sat, and I ended up with about 1/2 gallon of fuel in the crank case because the previous owner bypassed the petcock. |
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by: geh3333 - Apr 19, 2015 18:11:51 GMT -5
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Post by geh3333 on Apr 19, 2015 18:11:51 GMT -5
I agree its probably best to keep it closed when not riding. I'll learn my lesson one of these days , lol. I've had the manual shut off on the scoot for about 3 yrs or so and have never closed unless working on the fuel system , but yes it is probably best to close it more often.
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by: jerseyboy - Apr 19, 2015 21:27:06 GMT -5
Post by jerseyboy on Apr 19, 2015 21:27:06 GMT -5
The longer straw is usually for reserve from my experience working on older hondas,,they would drop the fuel level down to the top of the straw then you would stall out and have to flip over to reserve,,that way you never ran out of fuel unless you went to far on reserve  After you hydro lock once you will always close your valve after that mess...lol..think I mentioned that earlier in this thread. |
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