There is this valve that controls the gas supply on my motorcycle. It
doesn't seem to work very well for me. When I turn it to the "off"
position, the bike often continues to run, even after I try to shut if off.
I think the valve is defective. When I fiddle with it a bit, it seems to
work OK, but it can be fickle.

Anyhow, I was told that it was a pet cock valve. Do any of you have a pet
cock you need to fiddle with from time to time? What's the solution to my
dilemma. Thanks for your time.

On 8/11/2008 6:03 PM Mark spake thus:

There is this valve that controls the gas supply on my motorcycle. It
doesn't seem to work very well for me. When I turn it to the "off"
position, the bike often continues to run, even after I try to shut if off.
I think the valve is defective. When I fiddle with it a bit, it seems to
work OK, but it can be fickle.

Anyhow, I was told that it was a pet cock valve. Do any of you have a pet
cock you need to fiddle with from time to time?

Yes, I do. His name's Buster and he can kick your rooster's ass.


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Mark,

It's one word, petcock. You should not need to fiddle with it. Rebuild or
replace it.

Dave M.

In article ,
"David L. Martel" wrote:

Mark,

It's one word, petcock. You should not need to fiddle with it. Rebuild or
replace it.

Dave M.

I guess P.T. was right. How'd that one taste going down, Dave?

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:37:32 -0700, Smitty Two
wrote:

In article ,
"David L. Martel" wrote:

Mark,

It's one word, petcock. You should not need to fiddle with it. Rebuild or
replace it.

Dave M.

I guess P.T. was right. How'd that one taste going down, Dave?

hehehe

On Aug 11, 9:03*pm, Mark wrote:
There is this valve that controls the gas supply on my motorcycle. *It
doesn't seem to work very well for me. *When I turn it to the "off"
position, the bike often continues to run, even after I try to shut if off. *
I think the valve is defective. *When I fiddle with it a bit, it seems to
work OK, but it can be fickle.

Anyhow, I was told that it was a pet cock valve. *Do any of you have a pet
cock you need to fiddle with from time to time? *What's the solution to my
dilemma. *Thanks for your time.

Does it have three positions? One on, one off and one reserve?
In the off position it will continue to run for a while. It is not a
switch to turn off the engine. The only time mine gets turned to off
is when it is going in storage.

On Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:03:17 +0200 (CEST), Mark wrote:

There is this valve that controls the gas supply on my motorcycle. It
doesn't seem to work very well for me. When I turn it to the "off"
position, the bike often continues to run, even after I try to shut if off.
I think the valve is defective. When I fiddle with it a bit, it seems to
work OK, but it can be fickle.

Anyhow, I was told that it was a pet cock valve. Do any of you have a pet
cock you need to fiddle with from time to time? What's the solution to my
dilemma. Thanks for your time.

Jeez.

You have a motorsickle.

Most motorsickles have carburetors.

Carburetors have float bowls, which store a few oz. of gas.

Shut off the petcock, the bike will likely run until the few oz. run out.

If you got nary a clue about how a motorsickle works, you're a very
good bet to do yo'self harm.

Consider an automobile.

AQ

"The monkey and the baboon was playing 7-up.
The monkey won the money but he scared to pick it up.
The monkey stumbled, mama.
The baboon fell.
The monkey grab the money and he run like hell!"
- from "Dirty Motherfuyer", Roosevelt Sykes, around 1935

Mark wrote in
:

There is this valve that controls the gas supply on my motorcycle. It
doesn't seem to work very well for me. When I turn it to the "off"
position, the bike often continues to run, even after I try to shut if
off. I think the valve is defective. When I fiddle with it a bit, it
seems to work OK, but it can be fickle.

Anyhow, I was told that it was a pet cock valve. Do any of you have a
pet cock you need to fiddle with from time to time? What's the
solution to my dilemma. Thanks for your time.


Yes I have one and it shoots live bullets just like a gun. Some guns need
to be cocked. Have you ever cocked a gun? I'd like to see a pic of that
one.