leaky fuel petcock

[scotto]

The beast has developed quite nasty leaks from both fuel petcocks. I guess a disassembly will reveal, but is there a common problem and/or fix here?

Thanks.
Scott J

[03mach1]

The beast has developed quite nasty leaks from both fuel petcocks. I guess a disassembly will reveal, but is there a common problem and/or fix here?

Thanks.
Scott J

needs a Seal kit, normally the o-ring expands and looses it seal. Mine only did it on reserve.

[CatatonicBug]

Yep, just need a rebuild kit. Relatively inexpensive. Be sure to do both sides a the same time, since they are both the same age, and probably equally as bad. The internal seal looks something like this: