Gas leaking from fuel petcock

[Nate91kat]

About 2 weeks ago I was running low on gas, so I switched to reserve. I rode home, thinking I would make it to the gas station the next day. Weather was bad, didn't make ride at all then I went out of town for a few days. About a week later I went to start it up, noticed it smelt a little like gas in the garage. Once I started up the bike it sounded really rough. I rode to the gas station and noticed I was slowly leaking gas from the fuel petcock, right where the nob is connected to the rest of the petcock.
Today I started it up and let it run for a few minutes. It sounded a lot better and there was no smell of gas in the garage. Although, when I would blip the throttle, it would die about 1/4 of the time and dip to under 1000 rpms 3/4 of the time.
Any Ideas?
Could this be from letting it sit on res for a week?

It's a 91 kat 600. Checked all the fuel lines and the vacuum line, everything looked good there.

[The CyberPoet]

It's not from sitting in reserve position. It's age-related wear or previous damages finally coming to haunt. If the source of the leak isn't the hoses & connections, then it's probably the O-ring that seals the petcock to the tank (simple to replace), or less likely, a torn diaphram for the vacuum passage. Send SpecialK a PM for the petcock rebuild kit or get a spare O-ring at the local mom & pop hardware store (Ace is a good example; Lowe's & Home Depot aren't -- Ace will have single metric rubber o-ring seals in the size you need).

Cheers
=-= The CyberPoet

[Special K]

Yea..........I keep the K & L petcock rebuild kits in stock almost all the time for the early Kats..........600 & 750 are the same.

$22 plus shipping...which usuall $3-5 covers it unless you're in TIMBUKTU!

I also have rebuilt petcocks ready to go! $60 plus shipping, but you can deduct $15-20 for turning yours in as a core for me to rebuild for the next person!

PM or e-mail me if I can help!

[SweetLou]

Mine was leaking a few months ago too, Special K sent me the new one, and I sent him the old one. Works out nice!!! And the fuel petcock only takes a few minutes to change out!

[Katgirl]

Pet WHAT????
Hahahahahahahahahaha I kill myself!



Haven't you guys learned yet.
SweetLou you might want to do something if yours is leaking.

[SweetLou]

I di, I plugged it up real fast like, and applied some salve. Salve works wonders on leaking pet........

[daithi]

I di, I plugged it up real fast like, and applied some salve. Salve works wonders on leaking pet........

yuk yuk yuk, you guys crack me up. Boy did I miss that,

Petcock, hummmm. But I am confused I dont know how to pet my co........





Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I get it.

[Phoenix_Rising]

I di, I plugged it up real fast like, and applied some salve. Salve works wonders on leaking pet........

yuk yuk yuk, you guys crack me up. Boy did I miss that,

Petcock, hummmm. But I am confused I dont know how to pet my co........





Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh I get it.

don't yank on it so hard or don't do it so frequently, that usually solves that problem (so I hear)

[Katgirl]

Oh dear boys

[daithi]

Oh dear boys

says the girl who STARTED it!


Nawh na ne Nawh nawh!!!!

[Katgirl]

I LOVE starting it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[daithi]

I LOVE starting it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Well makes sense considering you know how to pet it?













Ewwwwwwwwwwwwwwh

[Katgirl]

Good one!!



Sorry for hijacking yet another thread with a ligitimate questions about
PETCOCKS (he he he)