Question regarding petcock

[Tamara]

This is probably a stupid question but here goes. My petcock sporadically free flows gas (when it is not on prime) so I'm going to clean and rebuild it. I opened it up and figured out all the pieces on the side where the vacuum and fuel lines attach. On the switch side (pri, res, on), after I pop the lever off, there is a little white plastic disk. Does that little plastic disk come out or do I leave it alone? I don't want to accidentally break it through stupidity.

[tom203]

For $50 you can likely get new petcock and eliminate it as a problem and work on other fun stuff. What is the centerline spacing of the two bolts that hold petcock to tank? 44 mm?

[BassCliff]

Hi,

All I can offer is this (found on some guy's website):

Petcock Rebuild (PDF file)(by Mr. Matchless)



Thank you for your indulgence,

BassCliff

[Tamara]

For $50 you can likely get new petcock and eliminate it as a problem and work on other fun stuff. What is the centerline spacing of the two bolts that hold petcock to tank? 44 mm?

I'd have to measure to be 100% positive but that sounds pretty close.

[tom203]

I'd have to measure to be 100% positive but that sounds pretty close.

Measure it. compare yours to what this Florida ebay guy has- he also sells direct

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&vxp=mtr&item=190816536109

[Tamara]

Measure it. compare yours to what this Florida ebay guy has- he also sells direct




http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI...m=190816536109

Thanks for the link. I'll check it out.

[bccap]

I have one from George arriving any day. He shipped the same day with tracking. $113 from my local shop, $83 from Boulevard and $49.95 from George.

[tom203]

I have one from George arriving any day. He shipped the same day with tracking. $113 from my local shop, $83 from Boulevard and $49.95 from George.

I bought one from him last year- got it in 3 days and much easier than being a petcock repair specialist!

[RustyGS450]

Just placed my order after wasting almost $30 on a rebuild kit with wrong parts.

[Rooster]

I'd love to hear how these petcocks from George work out. Quality, etc. Hope they're great cuz I need one!

[tom203]

I'd love to hear how these petcocks from George work out. Quality, etc. Hope they're great cuz I need one!

Don't delay, he ran out of this model last year (at least at this price)- they work fine. You'll need to pick up a pair of sealing washers to go under mounting bolts- most hardware stores will have them for less than a buck.

[bccap]

I'd love to hear how these petcocks from George work out. Quality, etc. Hope they're great cuz I need one!

I just got mine and installed it. Three days shipping. I was told he gets them from Japan and I suspect they are the same ones Suzuki ships. Visually it was identical to the old one. I was curious so went over both pretty closely. If you buy from his web site it's free shipping.

[Rooster]

Don't delay, he ran out of this model last year (at least at this price)- they work fine. You'll need to pick up a pair of sealing washers to go under mounting bolts- most hardware stores will have them for less than a buck.

Okay. Sealing washers being rubber or?

[Rooster]

I just got mine and installed it. Three days shipping. I was told he gets them from Japan and I suspect they are the same ones Suzuki ships. Visually it was identical to the old one. I was curious so went over both pretty closely. If you buy from his web site it's free shipping.

Awesome, thanks for the info. His site being ebay? Or does he have a site site?

[bccap]

I bought from on ebay. But he has a site, Georgefix.com. He offers free shipping from his site. Probably because he doesn't have to pay ebay fees.