Petcock 0-ring in the grass

[mobro]

I had leaking petcocks on my 79 XS1100 SF. I bought a rebuild kit through http://www.crc2onlinecatalog.com/petcock_rebuild.htm. Everything was going fine until a gust of wind blew my plastic bag of goodies into the grass. I recovered everything except one of the 0-rings that goes around the "cam" or handle control part. I went back with the old one, and it was loose enough to bulge out as I tried to press the handle back in. I managed to get it in, no leaks but that one is very hard to turn now. My questions are:

Do you think this is causing that valve to be hard to turn? and

If this is the problem, does anyone know the part number or even better size description of that o-ring? I would like buy just the o-ring, and not another $30 kit

Thanks!

[Ken Talbot]

You should be able to get an o-ring from just about any automotive or industrial supplier. I picked up 4 small o-rings for my float valves this morning from a local supplier for a total cost, taxes included, of $0.46 And that''s Canadian $$

[skids]

Re: Petcock 0-ring in the grass

If I remember right, that oring is a "channel" shape in x-section rather than a round solid shape. Similar types are used to seal the shafts for the carb throttle plates. I'll bet you kinked it when you installed it. I wonder if a solid oring would work?

Originally posted by mobro
I went back with the old one, and it was loose enough to bulge out as I tried to press the handle back in. I managed to get it in, no leaks but that one is very hard to turn now. My questions are:
Do you think this is causing that valve to be hard to turn? and
Thanks!

[Geezer]

Take it apart and put it back together with a little grease. ;o)

Geezer