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New petcock seems backwards!

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So, I got my new petcock from Z1 today and although the write up said it would fit on my bike, the fuel and vacuum hose fittings are on the opposite side from my original petcock.

Is this going to be a problem?

On my old petcock, the fittings faced the front of the bike.. on this one, they face the rear. Anyone have this issue when replacing a petcock?

If I just use longer hoses, will this be OK or is there a problem of kinking the lines?


Wondering if maybe I should just ship this one back.
 
You may have an issue in hose routing: When I got my bike last year it had the wrong configuration as well. The fuel line made an awkward bend and looked almost kinked. If you can, I'd put it on loosely with bolts, and "mock up' your hoses to see what you come up with.
 
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So, what did you end up doing? Did you find a new petcock that worked better for you?
 
well, I ended up with a different tank (rust issues in original) and I'm currently using a pingel-style setup. I'm planning on ordering a vacuum petcock for it. The 79 tank and the 80 tank use different hole spacing (nice), but at least the one available from Z1 is 50mm and the lines face the right direction. What is the hole spacing on the one you have?
 
Bolt spacing is listed as 44 mm. I haven't been in the garage yet to see how it'll match up. I guess I just took Z1 at their word.
 
I've seen several pricier ones listed on ebay, but get NO response when I ask for spacing. Ba$tards. Z1 is great to deal with, I'd give the a call if a test fit seems like it's not going to work, or even before.
 
yeah, Bike Bandit listed one that seems like a perfect match, but it was $30 more. I might just bite the bullet and pay the extra cash for one that matches up better..and return the other one. Oh well. I guess I'll keep riding my kid's bike for a bit longer..
 
K&L as the manufacturer. I've seen them listed for sale, and i didn't know if you knew offhand if that's who made it. At least I've been able to ID the year of my tank
 
Ha! I shoulda known. Well, I'll be paying it now..I guess I don't mind that much, but I am bummed it'll be that much longer before I can get my bike back on the road.
 
So I ended up just getting the OEM petcock, which, btw, comes with the gasket. I had ordered a second gasket, which is now available for anyone who might need one.

Z1 was great about the refund on the other petcock.

The petcock job was a fairly easy replacement. I used some silicone gasket maker on the screws when I installed it, as well as a couple of gasket washers that were on the screws.

I put in a new fuel line with a new clamp on it.

So far, no leaks from the petcock and no leaks from the carbs, which was the problem I was having that prompted me to replace the petcock in the first place.

I took a short ride today and felt a bit of bogging down, like I was not getting a good fuel flow, or like I was having a vacuum leak somewhere.

But the problem went away as I rode. When I got back though, I found that the balance port on the no. 4 intake boot was really loose.. I tightened it up.
We'll see how things go on my ride in to work tomorrow morning.

Thanks for the help.
 
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