petcock for 84 FJ1100

[karl61]

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

[Dan Filetti]

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 

[karl61]

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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[karl61]

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.