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Do you need the whole petcock, or just a rebuild kit? The rebuild kits are availble at PartsNMore, Z1 and several places on e-bay, and the black petcocks for the MNS are available Here (#1) and Here (#2)
Last edited by CatatonicBug; 04-29-2009, 11:07 AM.
1980 XS850SG - Sold
1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).
Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
-H. Ford
Don't forget to replace the diaphragm in the octy, if you still have it on there. The rubber can get old and cracked. It usually comes with the petcock rebuild kits anyway. The diaphragm is the only moving part in there, so it's really easy to replace.
1980 XS850SG - Sold
1981 XS1100LH Midnight Special (Sold) - purchased 9/29/08
Fully Vetterized and Dynojet Kit added, Heated Grips, Truck-Lite LED headlight, Accel Coils, Irridium plugs, TKAT Fork Brace, XS850LH Final Drive & Black SS Brake lines from Chacal.
Here's my web page devoted to my bike! XS/XJ User's Manuals there, and the XJ1100 Service Manual and both XS1100 Service manuals (free download!).
Whether you think you can, or you think you cannot - You're right.
-H. Ford
That's the place they've been having some problems with the rebuild kits for the vacuum petcocks. Evidently the plug on the diaphram is slightly shorter than the stock plug, and has been a source of 'dribbles syndrome'. Some members have actually gone back to their stock diaphrams with the new o-rings and stopped the leak. Don't know if it's an issue on the specials, but it might be worth measuring the plugs to make sure they're the same length.
I think I have a loose screw behind the handlebars.
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