Subject: RE: petcocks and gas question
Author: Charles Mullendore
Date: Jun 22, 2002, 5:05 PM
Post ID: 1710479493
Hi Bryan,
Several Loop Listers have made their own internal petcock seals with varied success. I'll leave it to them to fill you in on the details. I bought some (from Moto International) but they were for a V700 petcock - one with a reserve position (they had three holes instead of two).
Moto International sells adapters (part no. 1210A - $9.95 ea.) so the later style Guzzi petcocks can be used. I've been using them with the side-outlet petcocks from a small twin (part nos. 6510 5400 and 6510 5401 - $14.95 ea.) for the last four years. They don't leak and give me a reserve position on both sides. With the adapters, you do have to remove the fuel strainers on the new petcocks, so it's best to use an inline filter if you don't already. Hope this helps!
Charlie.
Bryan Vairin <bvai-@yahoo.com> wrote:
| HI All, I remember someone in the past posting about rebuilding their petcocks with a some gas resistant rubber bushings that they stamped out of a sheet. Does anyone remember the details, or if there is a commercially available rebuild kit? I would really like to replace these petcocks(with a quality petcock like BMW ones), but don't want to weld, or remove any parts of my tank as someone else had suggested. Oh well, any input is greatly appreciated. Also, the heads on my bike are original(no bronze valve guides etc), so do I need to run a lead substitute? What octane rating gas are most of you putting in the tank? Thanks for the input, Bryan Bryan Vairin Englewood, CO 71 Ambassador |
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