RUN -vs- PRI

[Buster-boy]

Is it bad to run your bike on PRI? Here's a little history. I just repainted my bike - 81 GS850GX. I removed the petcock and fuel gauge, painted the tank, replaced it all. I replaced the fuel line, added a new inline filter, vacuum line is new last year. The petcock is also new from Suzuki last year.

When I fired it up this morning for the first time, I set the petcock on PRI to fill the bowls, choked it a bit, and fired it up. After it warmed up and sputtered for a bit (as expected) it ran ok.

When I turned the petcock to RUN, I noticed airbubbles coming from the tank. Rather large air bubbles at that, too. Soon it began to sputter again and when I give it throttle it bogs out. Turn it back to PRI and it runs fine.

Back to my question - is it ok to run it on PRI as long as I switch it back to RUN when I shut it off? Thi sis just for the interim until I can pull the tank and reseal everything this weekend.

I know PRI is a continuous flow and RUN works off the vacuum. I know that when the bike is off the petcock should be in the RUN position so I don't flood the bowls.

I'm guessing my leak is around the petcock? What does anybody else think?

Thanks in advance

 

[tkent02]

It's OK to run it in PRI, it's just like a manual petcock, no problems.

Sounds like the diaphragm in the petcock failed.

Not sure about the bubbles, where were they?

 

[Buster-boy]

Thanks Tkent. Even though it's new last year? The bubbles were in the fuel line coming from the petcock. Switch to PRI and they go away.

 

[2BRacing]

How much fuel is there in the tank? Maybe level is too low for RUN. Try RES.

 

[Buster-boy]

Good point. Since this was the first time it had any gas in it since last fall, I only put about a quart in it incase I had to drain it. I'll add more and see what happens.

That's for bonking me upside the head!!

Jim