leo3wheel Posted October 15, 2016 Share #1 Posted October 15, 2016 Always turn petcock ON when using bike and turn it OFF when not. Never use RES... Well, this week I turned the petcock to RES with a full gas tank, and engine started sputtering. Switched back to ON, and all was fine. Is it possible the RES portion of tank has bad gas or maybe the petcock is the issue? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo3wheel Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share #2 Posted October 15, 2016 Been doing some reading. I do use a mix of Seafoam and Stabil when bike sits. Guess I can give it a stronger dose and try to leave petcock in RES. Was considering draining the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slowrollwv Posted October 15, 2016 Share #3 Posted October 15, 2016 Leo it sounds like the lower screen on the petcock is clogged and the bike is not getting gas when you put it on res. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamer Posted October 15, 2016 Share #4 Posted October 15, 2016 Leo, without going into a long explanation, put the petcock in OFF, pull the hose off, switch to reserve and drain the water that is in the bottom of your tank into a clear jar. Trust me I have had the same problem. Over time water will collect in the bottom of the tank. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo3wheel Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share #5 Posted October 15, 2016 Okay, I'll try to drain any water before I disassemble the petcock. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamer Posted October 15, 2016 Share #6 Posted October 15, 2016 [ QUOTE=leo3wheel;988630]Okay, I'll try to drain any water before I disassemble the petcock. Thanks! You may want to drain all the gas out if your tank if it isn't full. If it is, go for a ride and run the tank down, then drain the rest out. flush with sea foam this should clean the screens on the petcock. then fresh gas and sea foam mix and go for a ride with it in reserve. I leave mine in reserve all the time now. Never have to worry about water collecting in bottom of tank anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo3wheel Posted October 15, 2016 Author Share #7 Posted October 15, 2016 Bob, Just got back from ride to Maggie Valley. Didn't bother to fill tank when I got home, because I knew I had to do something. It's probably just as easy to drain the whole tank and fill fresh with good dose of Seafoam. Will definitely set to RES when finished. Problem is I developed a respiratory problem from my trip and have a medical procedure scheduled for Monday. Will wait until after my procedure to inhale gas fumes. Will report back with results! Thanks for your help! Leo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamer Posted October 16, 2016 Share #8 Posted October 16, 2016 Bob, Just got back from ride to Maggie Valley. Didn't bother to fill tank when I got home, because I knew I had to do something. It's probably just as easy to drain the whole tank and fill fresh with good dose of Seafoam. Will definitely set to RES when finished. Problem is I developed a respiratory problem from my trip and have a medical procedure scheduled for Monday. Will wait until after my procedure to inhale gas fumes. Will report back with results! Thanks for your help! Leo Sorry to hear that Leo. Get well soon. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leo3wheel Posted October 19, 2016 Author Share #9 Posted October 19, 2016 Here's the outcome. Removed main tank, dumped out all gas, added good dose of Seafoam and slushed it around, reinstalled tank and filled tank with fresh gas. M/C now runs great on RES. So both M/C and me survived our procedures. Hooray! Thanks for your advice!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steamer Posted October 20, 2016 Share #10 Posted October 20, 2016 Good to hear you both survived. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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