Crap in the petcock

srosebrock
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Crap in the petcock

01 Sep 2011 22:22

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Is this (part of) why my bike dies when I give it throttle?

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Re: Crap in the petcock

01 Sep 2011 22:30 - 01 Sep 2011 22:30

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Imo, the reported issue more likely results from dirty carb pilot circuits, if it's indeed a fuel related issue.

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Re: Crap in the petcock

02 Sep 2011 00:07

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Yes, I would agree that the pilot circuit is the main reason, but all that crud was still going into the carbs so it didn't matter how many times he cleaned the carbs, they would clog up again.
It won't hurt to clean the petcock real well

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