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Petcock spring GS650

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WilliamGLX81

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Yo! I pulled apart my petcock, and it does indeed have some cracks and whatnot in the diaphragm.

Anywho, the little piece of metal that fits into the body like a snap ring (this is allll the way inside the petcock from the position selector) is what I'm wondering about. I think it was pretty mangled, but I'm not totally sure. Maybe it's a stop or something...

I should have taken a photo, I took pics of everything else haha. :o
 
That is the little part that gives you your "PRIme" function when you turn the petcock anti-clockwise.

If it's not installed correctly, PRIme will not work.

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Hmmm. Any info on what it's supposed to look like? An image of one that wasn't mangled would be extremely useful.

What I bent it back into seemed right. Sort of a flat C shape on top about a millimeter wide with a straightened portion on one end. The bottom is another C shape but its flat portion is perpendicular to the top's flat.

You could almost cut a similar shape out of a tin can.
 
Have the same problem with the mangled piece. I've tried to find a fiche of the petcock to no avail. I don't even know what way it's supposed to go in if I could get it back into shape.

So...if I leave that twisted but out will it work, but no PRIme?

Sorry, didn't mean to hack your thread.
 
I think this is what the profile (the side view) of the G shaped thingamajig should look like. The red line is a center line. I think the rest is explained on the photo.

Does that look right to anybody?
 
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I saw this post days ago, but -how can I put this simply?- stop messing around and get new petcock for $60. Don't worry, there will be plenty of other problems to keep you busy.
 
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