just noticed today when i turned the fuel on it started leaking. also been noticing air bubbles in the fuel line. could the bubbles be caused by the leak in the petcock? can i just bypass it or do i have to replace. could this also be the reason it has a low end studder or is that just because i need to tune the carb up a bit.

 

Clean the carb make sure you're float isn't stuck open. Mine went bad also so I just cut the line and inserted a in-line fuel switch. I didn't have much money to buy $40 stock one from the dealer...

 

the guy i bought it from said it sat for awhile so i was thinking about pulling the carb to clean it out but don't wana wait just wana ride it lol. where could i pick up a fuel switch i don't have the cash for a $40 petcock and can i just pull the petcock out and run a line there instead?

 

I got mine at a lawnmower store down the street. Just leave you're petcock in there but, keep it in the on position and run the in-line.

 

its leaking while its in the on position wouldn't that defeat the purpose of running a new line? i'm confused could you explain a little better what you did?

 

ok where is it leaking out of? the overflow tubes on the side of the motor? or the petcock its self?

 

when its in the on position it leaks out of the bottom of the petcock so i think i guess i'll have to look at it but i turned it a little more toward off and it stopped made me think it was the petcock i hope its not the tank dude said he just replaced it because the petcock was leaking

 

oh I see. I don't know if there is a gasket inbetween the petcock and the tank but, if there is that may be the issue?

 

i'll have to look at it tomarow when i put my shock in maybe its something simple

 

maybe....could be just a crack in the hose..?

 

U said it leaks when its in the on position, but it stops when its in the off position. This eliminates the "seal" from your problem. Although i dont recall a seal being on the petcock. But if there is, u can still say that it is not your problem. Simply because the off/on has nothing to do with that seal, because the seal does not go through the petcock itself. Your problem IMO, lies inside the petcock itself. Or possibly a small hole in one of the hoses. Which is why u said it stops when u turn it to the off position........What happens when u put it on RES?...=-)

 

it stopped when i slightly turned it to the the off position leaving it almost in the on position but angled slightly. i turned it on today and blew in the top of the tank to pressurize it and got nothign leaking but a whole bunch of fuel went thru the line into the carb so i'm really stumped. my shock comes today then maybe i'll ride it a bit in the snow and see if it does it again

 

well it started leakin again almost instantly and i noticed one of the screws on the front was loose so i trid tightening it and it was stripped. so i pulled it all apart today. there is a seal on the inside that was fine so i found a longer screw that fit the hole and futzed with it for a while put it back together and again it doesn't leak when pressurized we'll see when i get it all back together how it works out or i'm going to honda and getting a new one

 

pccmotor.com they have petcock for cheap

 

if its still leaking i'll have to hit them up thanks!