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79 KZ1000 Petcock. 3 connections all pour when on
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Plus another smaller petcock nipple for vacuum hose running to a carb vacuum nipple.
Not supposed to be any fuel inside the vacuum hose.
Perhaps the petcock diaphragm is damaged. Or some other internal malfunction is allowing fuel from petcock into the vacuum hose.
If non-vacuum (manual) petcock (ON-RES-OFF), will have one or two fuel nipples feeding fuel line(s) to the carb fuel intake tee(s).
And no smaller petcock nipple.
kawasaki.com shows 1979 KZ1000 LTD having oem non-vacuum (manual) petcock (ON-RES-OFF), having only the two fuel outlet nipples.
The standard model KZ1000 had an oem vacuum petcock.
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Mine is an Off-Res-On Petcock with two small outlets (or inlets) and one large outlet.
Is not the dual-nipple outlet oem petcock as shown on kawasaki.com.
Possibly after-market?
Pic??
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What would be the use of multiple fuel outlets with only one fuel inlet at the carbs?
Perhaps to feed dual fuel lines in event dual fuel intake carbs were fitted. Such as oem 26mm Mikuni on 1976 KZ900-B1 LTD.
Some petcocks have only a single outlet, and would rely on a tee fitting to feed dual carb fuel intakes.
Unneeded petcock outlets may simply be capped off.
A standard vacuum plug works well to cap off an unneeded petcock fuel outlet nipple. See image below for example.
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All I see is new bike information.
I will try to get a pic posted after I get home from work.
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321,000 miles on KZ's that I can remember. Not going to see any more.
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I don't know where on Kawasaki.com you are seeing anything.
All I see is new bike information.
I will try to get a pic posted after I get home from work.
Here's how to find stuff on kawasaki.com.
Click here > kzrider.com/index.php?option=com_kunena&...w&catid=13&id=376734
The petcock is shown in the fuel tank diagram.
The two carb fuel inlet tees are shown in the carb assembly diagram.
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