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We are working on getting this 78 street worthy and the pet cocks are a mess. The filter towers are really bad. Are the towers for the 1100s all the same? Or are there differences betwween the standards and the specials?
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wingnut
81 SH (Daily Ride)
81 650XJ (Brother in laws bike, Delivered)
81 650XJ Jane Doe (Son's Ride)
82 750XJ Project bike (Son in law's future ride)
81 XS 400
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I do not know about the towers in particular, but the petcocks themselves are not interchangable between Standards and Specials.Life is what happens while your planning everything else!
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81 XS1100 Special - Humpty Dumpty
80 XS1100 Special - Project Resurrection
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93 GSX600F
80 XS1100 Special - Ruby
81 XS1100 Special
81 CB750 C
80 CB750 C
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My experience is that they are only interchangeable between petcocks that are the same but I have not tried every combination available. If you can't find petcock filters that will fit use in line filters. Most do anyway.
RobKEEP THE RUBBER SIDE DOWN
1978 XS1100E Modified
1978 XS500E
1979 XS1100F Restored
1980 XS1100 SG
1981 Suzuki GS1100
1983 Suzuki GS750S Katana
1983 Honda CB900 CustomComment
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The petcock 'towers' are model specific, i.e. standard and special, and don't interchange. And if you fail to install them, the 'on' and 'reserve' positions will be the same... when you run out of gas, you'll be out...Fast, Cheap, Reliable... Pick any two
'78E original owner - resto project
'78E ???? owner - Modder project FJ forks, 4-piston calipers F/R, 160/80-16 rear tire
'82 XJ rebuild project
'80SG restified, red SOLD
'79F parts...
'81H more parts...
Other current bikes:
'93 XL1200 Anniversary Sportster 85RWHP
'86 XL883/1200 Chopper
'82 XL1000 w/1450cc Buell, Baker 6-speed, in-progress project
Cage: '13 Mustang GT/CS with a few 'custom' touches
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Since your 78 is a standard, it shares the petcock with the XS650. That being said, check Mike's XS for a replacement tower.Marty (in Mississippi)
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Thanks for the info guys. Tried to fit some towers from a xs750 and they are not even close. We are looking into the Mike's suggestions although we my just go with filters and retain the towers so the stand pipes do their job.wingnut
81 SH (Daily Ride)
81 650XJ (Brother in laws bike, Delivered)
81 650XJ Jane Doe (Son's Ride)
82 750XJ Project bike (Son in law's future ride)
81 XS 400
No man has a natural right to commit aggression on the equal rights of another; and this is all from which the laws ought to restrain him.โ
A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
Thomas JeffersonComment
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