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Fuel leak, NO overflow.
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Carbs are fine. No running problems. No overflow. :S
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I can rule any vacuum leak
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Vac to petcock off #1??
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Vacuum petcock disabled.
I just use PRI position, and when the ignition switch is off a 12volts magnetic valve on the fuel line is closed.
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and if it is really leaking gas between the cylinder head and the boot, you have a vacuum leak. If gas is getting through then so is air.
Don't fix it until it's broken.
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shamal wrote: 83 gpz550h
Vacuum petcock disabled.
I just use PRI position, and when the ignition switch is off a 12volts magnetic valve on the fuel line is closed.
Hopefully, there isn't an unused vacuum hose attached to the #1 carb holder.
Hopefully, the vacuum nipple is capped/plugged on the #1 carb holder.
Pods or stock airbox?
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Don't fix it until it's broken.
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Here, for reference , is the stock vacuum operated petcock:
Why was the petcock's vacuum function abandoned in favor of a magnetic valve?
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I betting on a seeping needle and I agree with the past statement. if fuel is getting out then air is getting in.
This exactly why i went with a manual petcock.
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