Rebuilt Petcock, but no Reserve?

mike1969 · Post by **mike1969** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:44 am

Could he have set the tube in the wrong position? The petcock would be in the "on" position but would really be running on "reserve". Learned that the hard way!

e3steve · Post by **e3steve** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:47 am

mike1969 wrote:Could he have set the tube in the wrong position? The petcock would be in the "on" position but would really be running on "reserve". Learned that the hard way!

Good point, Mike. I didn't think it would in the reserve orifice. Does it?

mike1969 · Post by **mike1969** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 9:50 am

Yes,on a Dream.Don't know about others.

56_oval · Post by **56_oval** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:00 am

LOUD MOUSE wrote:What angle was the fuel lever?. ..............lm

56_oval wrote:Today was my longest trip on the hawk so far covering about 60 miles. I didn't think about gas at all cause I thought I had a reserve. Well, I don't. I was on the highway and felt that lack of power from running out of fuel. I switched over to reserve, but the engine died anyway and I coasted to the side of the road. I looked in the tank and she was empty.
So, my question is what do I need to do to my petcock to get it to work? Maybe the main tube is too short or has a crack or something?

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e3steve · Post by **e3steve** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:01 am

e3steve wrote:
mike1969 wrote:Could he have set the tube in the wrong position? The petcock would be in the "on" position but would really be running on "reserve". Learned that the hard way!
Good point, Mike. I didn't think it would in the reserve orifice. Does it?

I meant "I didn't think it would fit in the reserve orifice".....

e3steve · Post by **e3steve** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:06 am

56_oval wrote:
LOUD MOUSE wrote:What angle was the fuel lever?. ..............lm

56_oval wrote:Today was my longest trip on the hawk so far covering about 60 miles. I didn't think about gas at all cause I thought I had a reserve. Well, I don't. I was on the highway and felt that lack of power from running out of fuel. I switched over to reserve, but the engine died anyway and I coasted to the side of the road. I looked in the tank and she was empty.
So, my question is what do I need to do to my petcock to get it to work? Maybe the main tube is too short or has a crack or something?
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See, Ed? You've hurt the poor chap's feelings now! Cricketground, don't be so sensitive☺.

mike1969 · Post by **mike1969** » Sat Mar 26, 2011 10:17 am

What type of bike are we talking about here?

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