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Offline steve

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550 petcock
« on: May 04, 2014, 04:24:31 PM »
Where can I get a the gasket that goes between the fuel petcock and the fuel tank on a 1974 cb550?  The black oring style.

Offline riverfever

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Re: 550 petcock
« Reply #1 on: May 04, 2014, 05:21:38 PM »
I just found one at True Value but I also had the old, ripped one to use for measurements. Do you have the old one?
http://forums.sohc4.net/index.php?topic=127186.0

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Offline underachiever

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Re: 550 petcock
« Reply #2 on: May 05, 2014, 12:14:36 PM »
The original one I had wasn't just a simple O ring, it was thicker and the hole was shaped in such a way as to easily allow fuel to flow properly on reserve. In trying to fix mine I inadvertently plugged up the reserve hole which had I not found out at home could have caused a real headache.

That being said, I'm pretty sure I just bought a pack of O rings and found one which fit well enough. No problems since. At least not fuel related ones. ;)

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Re: 550 petcock
« Reply #3 on: May 05, 2014, 12:47:06 PM »
 underachiever does your tank have the flip cover over the fuel cap?if so its a different style tap you have and not like the earlier ones.