does anyone have a source for a petcock for my 84 FJ1100...doesn't matter, anywhere on earth is good.....can't find one on ebay or bikebandit. I just picked my bike up from the shop..they had to replace the relay and the mechanic said my petcock "was" leaking and thought I should get a new one before it starts leaking again.
Another thing I needs is a starter switch. The shop said there is a problem with the connection with the starter switch. It pauses for a second when pushing start. The green neutral light isn't working but you get a quick flash of it when pushing the start button. I bought a used one on Ebay and it was completely broken so I still have the half working one on my bike.
Thanks in advance.
Karl
Karl-
I believe some folks have had success disassembling cleaning, lubricating and reassembling to make that switch work as it's supposed to.
Other can confirm.
Worth a try anyway. Why replace when you can repair?
Dan
i found this on the net:
Let me pass along what worked for me, courtesy of the guys on this
site not more than a month ago. Someone sent me these part numbers
from Kawasaki to try to rebuild it before spending large bucks on a
whole new old stock petcock assembly. I ordered them at my local
shop. They said the spring was no longer made, but just replacing the
o-ring worked for me. I cleaned it our really good with carb cleaner
and Q-tips and now it's fine, for now at least, and it was cheap.
Here's the parts:
FUEL PETCOCK O-RING: (KAWASAKI PART) 670B1504
FUEL PETCOCK SPRING: (KAW PART) 92081-1054
Good luck!
JimmyR
1986 FJ1200
to which the poster replied
Thank you Jimmy,
I went down to my local Kawasaki Shop and they had these two parts in stock.
For $5 I replaced the o-ring and spring, and the leaking petcock is cured.
Don't know how you figured out those two parts would work but I am sure glad
you did.
Thanks again and my FJ1100 is back on the road.
Rob
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Quote from: Dan Filetti on June 22, 2010, 09:22:24 PM
Karl-
I believe some folks have had success disassembling cleaning, lubricating and reassembling to make that switch work as it's supposed to.
Other can confirm.
Worth a try anyway. Why replace when you can repair?
Dan
Dan, thanks...I'm new to vintage bikes. This is great advice.