Topic: Solved, **unacceptable mostly fuel nonsense

[DaveBarbier]

Nice, my Ace hardware went out of business. Lost a good resource for odd nuts and bolts.

[BomberMann650]

Nice, my Ace hardware went out of business. Lost a good resource for odd nuts and bolts.

The one my buddy works at is having a retirement g.o.o.b sale too.  Now theres only two ace place in my hood

[BomberMann650]

Update,
16 hours post petcock refurb. 

Set tank directly over the pail and this is all it lost.

Whatever I did made a Big difference.

[DaveBarbier]

Nice. Still means the carbs are leaking!

[BomberMann650]

Nice. Still means the carbs are leaking!

Yeah, I figure with the age and condition of the original petcock, any repair was going to simply slow the effect.

Eventually I may have to bite the bullet and get one of those Brand New single outlet 550F petcocks.

[alacrity]

Nice. Still means the carbs are leaking!

Yeah, I figure with the age and condition of the original petcock, any repair was going to simply slow the effect.

Eventually I may have to bite the bullet and get one of those Brand New single outlet 550F petcocks.

Hey Bomber....

So maybe given your screen name the idea of anything exploding (or catching fire) doesn't bug you as much as me...

But having gas leaking out of anything in my garage is unacceptable (to me).

So the cost/value ration of getting a new petcock is easy for me to justify:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-GENUINE-HONDA-1971-CB500-CB-500-OEM-FUEL-PETCOCK-GAS-VALVE-ASSEMBLY-/272161311979?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368

[BomberMann650]

Nice. Still means the carbs are leaking!

Yeah, I figure with the age and condition of the original petcock, any repair was going to simply slow the effect.

Eventually I may have to bite the bullet and get one of those Brand New single outlet 550F petcocks.

Hey Bomber....

So maybe given your screen name the idea of anything exploding (or catching fire) doesn't bug you as much as me...

But having gas leaking out of anything in my garage is unacceptable (to me).

So the cost/value ration of getting a new petcock is easy for me to justify:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-GENUINE-HONDA-1971-CB500-CB-500-OEM-FUEL-PETCOCK-GAS-VALVE-ASSEMBLY-/272161311979?_trksid=p2141725.m3641.l6368

Funny you mention the screen name...

It's actually a nod to my 4 wheeler, a Bombardier DS650 - and a little bit of old skool video game nostalgia too.  (which does involve blowing stuff up!)

I appreciate the ebay link, tho that's the wrong part.  Believeyoume, I've been hunting for that 550 Supersport Petcock.  I had bought an extra over the winter, but as RFO (really f///ing old) parts go, it hasn't worked in my favor.

But things are looking up for now, I tinkered with that pesky float needle some more, and left the bike sit for about an hour now with the switch on RES, Bloo seems to be back to her old self.  No drips yet!  Big improvement given the way she was not too long ago.

[DaveBarbier]

...and left the bike sit for about an hour now with the switch on RES

Where's the level in your tank? It might not be leaking just because the level is below the reserve tube. Don't want to burst your bubble though, haha. Hopefully you get everything fixed and can chase down those BMWs

[BomberMann650]

...and left the bike sit for about an hour now with the switch on RES

Where's the level in your tank? It might not be leaking just because the level is below the reserve tube. Don't want to burst your bubble though, haha. Hopefully you get everything fixed and can chase down those BMWs

fortunately, the reserve has no stem to fool me, if's there's gas in the tank, the reserve will suck it out!

even with the over-rich mix screw setting and improper float level I was still able to pull a maneuver on those BMW's.   

note* I've since dialed down the fuel mix, and bloo's burnin' nicely