Petcock question on a 1985 GS550EF

[Jbeaber]

I feel like an idiot asking this question, but I'm having trouble figuring out which position is which on the petcock. I replaced the petcock when I got the bike with a stock petcock for a 1985 GS550EF from bike bandit. It has three positions, 12 o'clock, 3 o'clock and 6 o'clock. Any idea which is which? There are no labels anywhere on it and I ran out of gas this morning... Kina embarrassing....

[rphillips]

12 o'clock=pri 3 o'clock=res 6 o'clock=on. The directions should be molded into the plastic, around the hole that the petcock shows thru.

[Jbeaber]

That would be consistent with me running out of gas Thanks! I had it at 3 o'clock...

[MelodicMetalGod]

That would be consistent with me running out of gas Thanks! I had it at 3 o'clock...

LOL! Yep, that'd do it. For whatever reason, the position labels are on the side cover, not the tap petcock itself. I still wonder why they don't label it directly.

[Jbeaber]

And my bike has been repainted and the side panels worked on. I'm not sure there is any marking on them. The petcock pictured in the service manual is not the same as the one on my bike. Thanks guys!