Manual petcock on kz750 csr?

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Re: Manual petcock on kz750 csr?

10 May 2012 09:48
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well got my petcock last night and it doesnt fit. ordered it from brown family racing off of ebay. part description said it fits a 650 up to 1000 csr. not mine. my tank has a 44mm spacing not 34mm.

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Re: Manual petcock on kz750 csr?

10 May 2012 10:29 - 10 May 2012 14:37
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bromz wrote: well got my petcock last night and it doesnt fit. ordered it from brown family racing off of ebay. part description said it fits a 650 up to 1000 csr. not mine. my tank has a 44mm spacing not 34mm.
Q - Whats worse than an air leak in the clean air paraphernalia?

A - A 10 mm size leak in the fuel tank. :lol:

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Re: Manual petcock on kz750 csr?

10 May 2012 13:19
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Well bought the bullet and bought a Pingel petcock from z1 Enterprises. Needed the adapter plate. Hopefully I wont be disappointed. I even paid nthe extra for overnight. Getting antsy.

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Re: Manual petcock on kz750 csr?

11 May 2012 19:03
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changed petcock. wow is the pingle nice. PROBLEM! bike is acting like it has a vacuum leak! i have plugged every vacuum port. cleared vent for tank. isolated the clean air system. cant get rid of it. didnt have it before. help is needed :sick:

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Re: Manual petcock on kz750 csr?

11 May 2012 19:14
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bromz wrote: ...acting like it has a vacuum leak!...
:unsure: Symptoms? (such as "racing idle" or something else)

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Re: Manual petcock on kz750 csr?

11 May 2012 19:24
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it will jump andhang on its own. hit the throttl and it will settle

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Re: Manual petcock on kz750 csr?

11 May 2012 19:25
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throttle isnt sticking

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Re: Manual petcock on kz750 csr?

11 May 2012 21:13
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:unsure: Maybe insufficient slack in throttle cables.

:unsure: Maybe a hanging timing advancer.

:unsure: Maybe an air leak.

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Re: Manual petcock on kz750 csr?

12 May 2012 00:12
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I think i found the problem! I hope this does it. i running out of patients. Bike has been running great all spring. Just hit a wall. Do you think these are repairable?

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Re: Manual petcock on kz750 csr?

12 May 2012 00:14
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No.
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Re: Manual petcock on kz750 csr?

12 May 2012 00:21
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not even if i have acsess to gasket material (free) and cut gaskets?

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Re: Manual petcock on kz750 csr?

12 May 2012 12:04 - 12 May 2012 12:05
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No. Bite the bullet and replace them. You will not regret it. Ed
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