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Petcock position????
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If so, easy way to tell would be to see if you can get both sides of the handle to point at the Prime position. If it's like mine, you won't and so it's easy then to tell which end if the pointer.
Don't know why I didn't think of that HERR. The long end "IS" the pointer. Thanks
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Whoa, going to leave that one alone for it will start a whole slew of non Bike related replies... :laugh:
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"long end "IS" the pointer"
Whoa, going to leave that one alone for it will start a whole slew of non Bike related replies... :laugh:
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OK, I figured out the petcock, but it is either bad or I have my fuel lines routed wrong. It is a 3 port vacuum petcock: 1 out the bottom and 2 out the sides. I have the small port hooked to the vacuum port on #3 carb. Do each of the other ports go to 1/2 and 3/4?
Do each of the other ports go to 1/2 and 3/4? YES; and doesn't matter which petcock out goes to which carb fuel intake nipple.
With all three lines disconnected, fuel should pour from petcock in PRI position.
Could attach a clean spare hose to the vacuum port. Then suck on it to create vacuum while petcock's in ON or RES position, and fuel should pour from petcock.
Sometimes the diaphrams fail whereby the vacuum doesn't allow fuel flow in the ON or RES position. But the PRI position should always flow fuel.
Be sure there's enough fuel in the tank for the ON position.
Re-test with fuel tank CAP ajar (to test for possible clogged vent which could disallow fuel flow).
Good Luck!
For those special viewers, hope it's recognized that this response manages to get "nipple", "suck", and "diaphram" in the same post. :laugh:
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