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KZ650 Petcock Fuel Line Elbow
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Let me know if there should be some seal or if I just need to use some silcon RTV or tape it or invest in one of those aftermarket ones.
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Here are the options.
1. Clean the elbow and Put JB Weld on the exposed section of the elbow's fitting, and then slide it the rest of the way in. Make sure there's a bead all of the way around the insertion point, and when it's dry, come back and file/sand the bead down to a small ridge so that it doesn't look like crap.
2. Tap new threads and buy a new 90 degree elbow with the same size threads. You can use tape, JB Weld or Liquid Solder on the threads.
3. Use Teflon tape. That way it's a lot easier than taking the line off if you want to pull the tank. Quick, but not necessarily a permanent fix.
4. Buy a new petcock
The elbow isn't supposed to come!
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Just make sure you point the outlet where you want it to be while it's drying.
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1980 kz750E1, Delkevic exhaust
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1980 KZ650F1, Bought new out the door for $2,162.98!
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I ended up using Permatex Liquid Solder $1.99 at parts store and it holding good so far.
In the event that it leaks 5+ years from now I will be threading these parts.
Bluemeanie wrote:
Same thing happened to mine. RetroRiceRocketRider gave me a great idea. I tapped the opening with a 1/8 x 27 pipe thread tap and screwed in a 1/8 x 5/16 brass elbow. Wrapped a little teflon tape on it and seems to work great.
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