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07-23-2010, 08:47 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
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Petcock: Which direction is which?
It seems I can't read a simple owners manual. Is the tang up for on, level to the ground for off and down for reserve on the petcock?('87 450 Rebel) This is the 2nd #&XX@!!! time I've ran out of gas!
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07-23-2010, 10:00 PM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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On mine it's on when it's facing to the ground, off when level to the bike and reserve when its facing the sky.
I dont know the 450, but you can probably read "On/OFF/PRI on your petcock. Check it out.
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07-23-2010, 10:09 PM
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I checked the petcock 1st thing. I just checked the owners manual, and I was doing just the opposite. I've been running on reserve this whole time, soooo when it's empty, It's EMPTY! Boy do I feel stupid! Anybody else in this rocket science club? 
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07-24-2010, 12:29 AM
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07-24-2010, 12:54 AM
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I keep forgetting to turn it on. When I first got the bike, I only turned it off when it was going to be parked all day or all night, so I didn't get in the habit of turning it on every time I get on. I've since started tuning it off every time I dismount, but for some reason I don't always remember to turn it on. Switching to reserve on the highway is no big deal. Turning it on when I'm shifting from second to third is another matter!
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07-24-2010, 11:17 AM
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Join Date: May 2009
Location: Honesdale, PA, via York, UK
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Am I an idiot too? (That's a RHETORICAL question!) ...
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Originally Posted by mountainclimber
I checked the petcock 1st thing. I just checked the owners manual, and I was doing just the opposite. I've been running on reserve this whole time, soooo when it's empty, It's EMPTY! Boy do I feel stupid! Anybody else in this rocket science club? |
... wait, pointing DOWN is on, not reserve?? I've got to check my manual on this when I get home!!
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07-24-2010, 12:26 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2005
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Originally Posted by PhilipJ
... wait, pointing DOWN is on, not reserve?? I've got to check my manual on this when I get home!!
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Yep.......down is "On", up is "Reserve"......
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07-24-2010, 10:04 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Atascadero Ca. 93422
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I just leave mine in the on position all the time. With the vacuum needed to open it to allow fuel to go to the carbs. I don't bother with it.
Ride safe
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07-25-2010, 12:00 AM
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Does the 450 have a vacuum activated petcock? I know the 250 Rebel is gravity fed.
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07-25-2010, 12:08 AM
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Join Date: Apr 2010
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On my '85 250, down is reserve, flat is off, and up is on.
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