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OK Gents, after looking at JacobAndrews photobucket pics, I gotta ask. Is my 1978 standard E supposed to have that god-awful looking vac/fuel line thingy attached to the carbs?
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Gunnery Sergeant, USMC (Retired), (A gung ho, lifer, Devil Dog) Semper Fidelis
XS1100E, 11.5" XV1100 shocks, "no name" 4 into 2 headers and turn out mufflers, stock air box, 140 mains, spade type fuse block, volt meter, LED conversion on running/turn/brake/tail lights, aux front driving and running light bar, 850 FD swap, Chrysler electronic VR. Ugly as a monkey's butt - runs like a scalded ape (WHEN IT RUNS
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If your talking about the Octy then no. The standards (if you have the standard tank) have vacuum petcocks so there is not need for the octy.Nathan
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1978 XS1100E
K&N Filter
#45 pilot Jet, #137.5 Main Jet
OEM Exhaust
ATK Fork Brace
LED Dash lights
Ammeter, Oil Pressure, Oil Temp, and Volt Meters
Green Monster Coils
SS Brake Lines
Vision 550 Auto Tensioner
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Octy
No octy. But you might want to rebuild your petcocks because they can be a pita. We think they may have been designed by an evil spirit!
78 XS1100E Standard
Coca Cola Red
Hooker Headers
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http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...m/DSC00612.jpg
1980 XS Standard
http://i408.photobucket.com/albums/p...m/DSC01137.jpg
2006 Roadstar Warrior
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That fuel valve is a safety feature to shut off fuel flow to the carbs when the engine is not running, a vacuum operated valve. All of the Standard model bikes have that same vacuum operated valve contained inside the petcocks (factory petcocks anyway). For some reason, Yamaha decided to make it one valve instead of two for the specials and run all that bloody fuel line all over the place.
If you do decide or need to rebuild your petcocks on the standards, there has been an issue in the past that the valve in the rebuild kits "plunger" is just a fraction smaller/shorter than the stock one and has caused sealing issues.Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
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