petcocks

[Dale Sonnenschein]

I need a pair of petcocks for my 75 harescrambler. Does anyone know where I can find a pair?
Thanks
Dale

74 puch 175 SD
73 Husky 360 WR/RT
75 Penton 250
10 ktm 250xc
02 bmw r1150r

[gooddirt]

Al

[Dale Sonnenschein]

I have a pair from Al, but they don't flow the fuel fast enough. The bike starts and runs for about a minute or so and runs out of gas.I disconnected the line and opened both petcocks and the gas dribbles out.

74 puch 175 SD
73 Husky 360 WR/RT
75 Penton 250
10 ktm 250xc
02 bmw r1150r

[Kip Kern]

Domiracer has them also

[454MRW]

I bought a pair from AL at Rik Smits swap meet, and I thought that they looked like the smaller outlets, unlike the ones I bought from him a couple of years earlier at Mid-Ohio. I almost have a SOLD KTM MX-6 finished and will have to check the flow on these this weekend before test running it prior to delivery. Mike

Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Pentons-1980 KTM 175-400'S
1975 Can Am 175 TNT & 77 250 Black Widow
1979 Husqvarna OR390
1976-78 RM & 77-79 PE Suzuki's
1974 CR250M 07 CR125R 79 CR250R

[Randy Kirkbride]

Is the gas cap venting ok?

[Dale Sonnenschein]

even with the cap off the gas barely trickles out.

74 puch 175 SD
73 Husky 360 WR/RT
75 Penton 250
10 ktm 250xc
02 bmw r1150r

[adrian_goold]

I have bought these and use them on my 400 :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150795361145#ht_500wt_1054

Regards,
Adrian Goold #101
http://www.ozktm.com

'73 175 Rebuilt.
'74 400 Now Racing!
'78 250 running soon!
'81 250 Now Racing!
'81 495 Engine Work stage.
'84 125 Now racing!
'07 300

[checkcrew]

Adrian,

thanks for the lead, those fuel taps look to be hi-flowing taps,
i email the seller for a shipping quote to the States,

thanks again,
Mike G.

quote:Originally posted by adrian_goold

I have bought these and use them on my 400 :

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150795361145#ht_500wt_1054

Regards,
Adrian Goold #101
http://www.ozktm.com

'73 175 Rebuilt.
'74 400 Now Racing!
'78 250 running soon!
'81 250 Now Racing!
'81 495 Engine Work stage.
'84 125 Now racing!
'07 300

Mike Gallagher, NJ.
[email protected]

[454MRW]

Mike, See if he has LH & RH position petcocks. If so, I'm in. Mike

Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Pentons-1980 KTM 175-400'S
1975 Can Am 175 TNT & 77 250 Black Widow
1979 Husqvarna OR390
1976-78 RM & 77-79 PE Suzuki's
1974 CR250M 07 CR125R 79 CR250R

[Dale Sonnenschein]

Thanks adrian,Mike,I'm in for 2 if you wanted to make a purchase. They look like the same as on my puch, but with the 90 degree angle.

74 puch 175 SD
73 Husky 360 WR/RT
75 Penton 250
10 ktm 250xc
02 bmw r1150r

[checkcrew]

Mike,

no need for L&R with these, they point in to the middle when mounted properly,
cut the lines to fit with a "T" in the middle,

the seller quoted me 2.50 UK for shipping, i guess about $4.00 US, sounds fair enough to me !!!

Mikey G.

quote:Originally posted by 454MRW

Mike, See if he has LH & RH position petcocks. If so, I'm in. Mike

Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Pentons-1980 KTM 175-400'S
1975 Can Am 175 TNT & 77 250 Black Widow
1979 Husqvarna OR390
1976-78 RM & 77-79 PE Suzuki's
1974 CR250M 07 CR125R 79 CR250R

Mike Gallagher, NJ.
[email protected]

[454MRW]

Mike,
Original ones that point to the back work better under acceleration, which require LH & RH like the originals. They would still work though. I will have to look up the Domiracer ones Per Ron C. to see which they have. Mike
**The 16mm ones on page 2 of the Domiracer site look just like the smaller outlet ones in LH & RH that I got from AL.** Looks like the eBay ones are the way to go unless anyone has a better option for a higher flow petcock. The stock 38mm Bing on this 78/79 MX-6 250 will probably be pretty thirsty! Mike
Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Pentons-1980 KTM 175-400'S
1975 Can Am 175 TNT & 77 250 Black Widow
1979 Husqvarna OR390
1976-78 RM & 77-79 PE Suzuki's
1974 CR250M 07 CR125R 79 CR250R

[454MRW]

Dale,
Gary Ellis fiddled with one of my new Petcocks that you could barely blow through in the on position, but was less restrictive in-between the detents. On one of them the detent was at the 7:30 position instead of the 6:00 position and oriented similarly off on each detent, and it was easier to blow through the petcock in about the 8:30 range, while the other petcock didn't hardly allow air through it at all, no matter if on or between positions. Gary pulled the control lever out of the better one and installed an old used control lever assembly in varying positions and it worked much better in some areas, so I will tinker with them tomorrow and try to find ones that work best in the new petcock bodies from my old petcock inventory and post my findings. Evidently the control part of the new petcocks are in some way made wrong, but other than being thicker, they look almost the same. It may be that the detents are in the wrong place on the rotating control or dimpled stationary washer with the locating tab on it, or something in that area that is wrong.
I would bet that these came from DomiRacer from the similarity of the improperly positioned detents as pictured on their site on one of the petcocks. Mike

Michael R. Winter
I enjoy rebuilding and appreciating Pentons!
1974 250 HS Pentons-1980 KTM 175-400'S
1975 Can Am 175 TNT & 77 250 Black Widow
1979 Husqvarna OR390
1976-78 RM & 77-79 PE Suzuki's
1974 CR250M 07 CR125R 79 CR250R

[pklinck]

POG members,

Have you checked out the //www.guzzino.com website?  they have OEM style fuel petcocks which appear(some) to be like those on the cmf bikes from the 70s.  go to "search" and then type in "petcocks".  Also, a great selection of vintage CEV tailight material, etc..

cheers

73' penton 125
70' sachs 125

peter klinck