rebelrider28

I am wanting to get my tank powdercoated, but have a few questions regarding the fuel petcock. First off, should I remove it in order to get the tank powder coated or can I just leave it on? In order to leave it on I cannot have anything that may melt when the powder coating is heated to cure the material, and I am unaware of anything in the petcock that may melt during this process. I have never removed a fuel petcock before however and do not want to mess it up taking it off. Do I need a new seal/o-ring kit for in order to put it back on? I searched a thread to see a how-to on the removal and instilation of the petcock but had no luck. I would much rather leave it on if possible, so I don't have to mess with it, but I don't want it to be ruined because something inside it melts when the powdercoating is being cured. I would appreciate any information on what the best thing to do is!! I can take it off if that is best and someone can lead me in the right direction!! Thanks

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Henryinva

Id carefully take it off.

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rebelrider28

Do you think I will be able to just remove it and then replace it without any additional seals or anything? Do they have some sort of seal or o-ring or something that may need replaced when putting it all back together? Thanks for all the help!!

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flitecontrol

Go to bikebandit.com (see the top of this page), click on OEM parts on the left side of the screen, enter the prompts for your bike, and you will be able to pull up microfiche of the various parts of your bike. For my 2001, all they show is a flat gasket and no o-rings. Therefor, you will probably be ok to leave the petcock on the tank. If in doubt, order a new gasket or make one from some similar thickness gasket material available from your local auto parts store. I don't recommend using the old gasket as new ones are cheap and less likely to leak.

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Fridgitator

I wish I had taken some pix when I pulled mine. There is a plastic or nylon screen tube that goes up to the top of the tank. It has a neoprene collar part way up on the brass tube. I don't think either would take kindly to being baked. When I pulled mine, I had some difficulty getting the screen tube out, because it was bent in the middle. I had to slide a rod into it to straighten it, pull pretty hard, and hope for the best.

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flitecontrol

I'm from the Middle Ages when they only used brass screen tubes. Fridg is right, nylon and plastic don't play well with heat!

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2001 Rebel 250, 1989 Vulcan 750
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cagie

I believe that there is an o-ring or nylon washer inside the 'switch' although they don't show it on the parts diagram. I definitely would not leave it in to powdercoat. And if you did leave it on, unless you get a real good seal on the masking you are risking coating getting into the works.

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Fridgitator

Clymer's shows it to have an internal Oring. Even if it didn't, I wouldn't want to subject something with moving parts and close tolerances to heat like that. Nothing good can come of it.

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