have a 1997 katana and was wondering which direction was which? i have it to the right or rear now and runs fine just wondering if this is correct.
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Originally posted by rowdy0452 View Posthave a 1997 katana and was wondering which direction was which? i have it to the right or rear now and runs fine just wondering if this is correct.
Unless yours is backwards, you are on prime. You don't want to be on prime.
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If your floats arent ok then your gonna run into probs
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Prime should only be used to prime the carbs, whether your floats are working properly or not you should never leave it on prime.
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Prime allows fuel to flow past the petcock. If your float valves aren't working right, they will continue to let fuel flow. It's gotta go somewhere, so it normally ends up leaking into the carb body, down the intakes, and over the pistons.-Steve
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Originally posted by steves View PostPrime allows fuel to flow past the petcock. If your float valves aren't working right, they will continue to let fuel flow. It's gotta go somewhere, so it normally ends up leaking into the carb body, down the intakes, and over the pistons.
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I mean, assuming that the floats are working as they should. I don't leave my bike on prime just cause...but I wondered why one should never leave the petcock on prime. Is the explanation simply to avoid the potential for your bowls to become flooded?Extra life.
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Yes. There are 2 lines of defense, one is the petcock and the second are the float valves.
With older bikes the petcocks had "on-off-prime" positions. Some folks still like the manual ones.
Also the floats are way more likely to fail then the petcock.-Steve
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