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Rebuilding the Yamaha Vacuum Fuel Valve w/pics

Discussion in 'XJ DIY How-To Instructions' started by bigfitz52, May 9, 2010.

  1. Rooster53

    Rooster53 Well-Known Member Premium Member

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    Scroll up about 5 posts, BaldWonder and bigfitz52 show the part. BaldWonder even lists the part number from Chacal - email him at info@xj4ever.com for the best parts and service you will ever find for these bikes.
     
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    What are the pros and cons of switching over to a non-vacuum on/off switch?
     
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    chacal Moderator Moderator Supporting Vendor Premium Member

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    Pros: less to go wrong
    cons: you ALWAYS have to remember to turn it both on and off every time you start or stop the engine!
     
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    Knowing my short term memory problems, that sounds like a recipe for disaster....
     
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    Chacal; how much for a 1982 xj650 rebuild kit?
     
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    How ya doing all, new here,Great post Fitz, just bought an 82 midnight maxim, had been stored indoors for 3 years then outdoors in wet for a year before I got it, there was only a little juice in the tank was riding on reserve put 10 litres in it did about 40 miles and phut phut phutted to a stop I could hear fuel in the tank when I shook it but wasn't coming through the reserve position petcock I managed to get some fuel about 4 litres left it in reserve got about 1 mile down the road and died again, put it in primary and was grand topped the tank up, clocked the clock and today happened again only got 70 miles on full tank, and got stuck in the middle of nowhere for a while till I could get more juice in to get home, so I can physicality see petrol in the bottom of the tank but reserve position not working at all, is the reserve blocked? I also noticed a strong fuel smell when I did fill the tank but no visible leaking that I can see, could this be petcock related? many thanks
     
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    Max.. you will be better off starting your own post about your bike in Technical chat where all the questions and info' will be together and others can follow what you have / haven't done.

    Have you taken the fuel line off the tap and seen what is happening at Pri Res and Off. Checked the breather in the fuel cap is clear. Completely drained the tank .."outdoors wet for a year ".. could be water sitting in the bottom. It sounds like time to start on the catch up maintenance.
     
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    Hey, I'm in the middle of trying to get the petcock on my 750mk to stop leaking, but for some reason the pictures in the main post just aren't there. I remember there being so many great pictures of the process but now it's a wall of text. Were they taken down, do they load for everyone else?
     
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    I see all of the pictures. Perhaps there was a server problem, or your browser needs to be updated.
     
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    How do you remove the in tank filter from the petcock? I've tried gentle pulling, with no luck, I don't want to break it, it is still in good shape. is it glued in or clipped in?
     
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    They are held in by a light press fit. If it's in useable condition it does not need to be removed. Most of the time they are not in great shape and will fall out on their own.
     
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    Ok..thanks.
     
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    Ian Vanore Thank you SO much. you have saved us all from the great photo bucket FU of 17! The write up was copied with permission to the XS650 forum and to my horror all the pics were lost, UNTIL I found your PDF link, WHEW!!!! That has now been saved as file on the XS650 forum with a credit to you Ian, hope that's OK, G
     
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    Ian, did Fitz give you permission to copy and re-distribute his work?

    I'm rebuilding his forums right now, and I DO have permission from him.

    Dave F
     
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    Really great post. Thought I was gonna have to cower and send it to the mechanic to fix. Nope. Just had to read a few times, get supplies, and dedicate two hours to. Of course, Len crushes it. Should've taken a pic of the packaging for the deluxe rebuild kit. Sleek, well organized. Got it rebuilt and reinstalled. No leaks. Took a ride, felt great. Thanks a bunch, guys.
     
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    I just finished building my leaky petcock, after ordering a rebuild kit. I should have ordered from from xj4ever... but using some permatex Motoseal closed those up without leaks so far. I dressed practically every part. Also I put In in line valve (1/4 inch from Home Depot) just to make sure no extra fuel was getting past the petcock. It works very well, and isn’t too visible.
     

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