Fuel not shutting off?

Geeky160 · Post by **Geeky160** » Sat Apr 15, 2017 12:26 pm

Has anyone run into this problem? It seems that when I was doing a thorough job of cleaning my fuel valve, I broke off or somehow lost one or two of these little pipes inside the valve. Would this not enable me to shut off the fuel? Thanks

mike in idaho · Post by **mike in idaho** » Sat Apr 15, 2017 12:41 pm

It shouldn't matter, as long as the washer seals against the flat surface around the holes and the back of the lever is in good shape(flat & smooth). All the raised tubes do is keep the rubber washer from moving.

Geeky160 · Post by **Geeky160** » Sat Apr 15, 2017 12:45 pm

Thanks Mike, that's what I thought. I've had it apart 3 times trying to get a seal, everything looks smooth. I'll try bending the wavy washer to get more pressure.

Geeky160 · Post by **Geeky160** » Sat Apr 15, 2017 2:54 pm

I never could figure it out. Luckily, I had a spare that seems to be functioning properly even using the same lever, seal and wavy.

mike in idaho · Post by **mike in idaho** » Sat Apr 15, 2017 3:04 pm

One time I fought a leaky petcock on a 500-4 for days until I realized there were no sealing washers under the heads of the mounting screws. The gas ran down the threads into the sediment bowl, by-passing the valve altogether.

Geeky160 · Post by **Geeky160** » Sat Apr 15, 2017 3:26 pm

Mike, that's probably what bit me too then. I forgot to say the petcock rebuild kit had metal washers that I assume was for the mounting screws. I couldn't find any others in the kit that looked to be the right size so used them. The spare petcock I had has the fiber type washers so I just reused them. No leaky, yep that was it. Thanks!

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