thomez Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Short story - my bike has a slow gas leak, we determine it is the diaphragm side of the petcock... so we remove the auto-gas-shutoff assembly completely, throw a piece of gasket material in there, and figure the carb can do the work of stopping gas flow. The bike is perfect for a week .... then after parking it at work Thursday it pours gas out... float stuck.... fawk. I leave it there for the night and come back yesterday, we stop the gas flow, and it won't turn over.... hydrolocked. Gas on top of the piston... figures. So we take the front clip off and pull the plugs, blow the gas out, put it back together and it runs like new... moral of the story is, I need to rebuild my petcock or get a used one to take some gaskets from - if anyone has one or knows a good place to find one, lemme know.thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
420gsxr1000 Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 cycle serach or just the honda shop (bike shop)....yea on carbed bikes you HAVE to have a fuel shutoff and NOT use the carbs to do it.....good luck bro!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomez Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 ya I guess the Japanese put it together that way for a reason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB12Ss Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 Rebuild it? Fuck that... You can get a replacement on fleabay for under $50...http://search.ebay.com/search/search.dll?from=R40&_trksid=m37&satitle=ninja+250+petcock&category0= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomez Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 A rebuild kit for one should cost under 20 bucks, there are only a few gaskets. I am watching a petcock on Ebay that is at $20 and will consider it unless I find something better/cheaper. All I really need is 2 stupid gaskets which would cover about 8 square inches Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB12Ss Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 I'd pay an extra $20 just so I don't have to fuck with it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thomez Posted September 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 I don't mind fucking with it, as I've already had it apart once, plus I'm a cheap bastard sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XB12Ss Posted September 22, 2007 Report Share Posted September 22, 2007 I don't mind fucking with it, as I've already had it apart once, plus I'm a cheap bastard sometimes.I'm noticing that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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