I woke up to a puddle of gas today. The fuel petcock is dumping fuel in any position and flooded the carbs and started dripping out of the airbox.
Anyway I spoke with an old Harley mechanic here in Dayton and he said that the ethanol swells and makes the o-rings leak. He recommended rebuilding the petcock with "White Vitron" O-rings because a new one will leak eventually. I can get the o-rings from Miami Valley Gasket Co here in Dayton, OH.
My question is: Has anyone rebuilt a petcock? Can it be done for our bikes?
I'll keep everyone up to date with progress and parts numbers.
Anyway I spoke with an old Harley mechanic here in Dayton and he said that the ethanol swells and makes the o-rings leak. He recommended rebuilding the petcock with "White Vitron" O-rings because a new one will leak eventually. I can get the o-rings from Miami Valley Gasket Co here in Dayton, OH.
My question is: Has anyone rebuilt a petcock? Can it be done for our bikes?
I'll keep everyone up to date with progress and parts numbers.
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