Silent
Who said FJR's don't do dirt?
Ohh it's an experience all rightOn the XS1100, there are 2 means of gas flow interruption. First, there is a petcock on the tank with "off-on-prime" positions. Then there is a vacuum operated valve (maybe 2?) between the tank petcock and the carburetors. The vacuum operated valves never did completely seal and the needle/seat in one of the carburetors would seep.
I know Ray rebuilt the carburetors but, as I noted, I never trusted things and always turned the main petcock to "off". IIRC, I had kits for both valves and gave them to Ray in one of the boxes of accumulated parts.
Ray, just chalk it up to the experience of owning a "classic"!
Wouldn't have it any other way tho B) I did get rid of the leaking vacuum shut off valve (Octy) when I switched over to a standard tank. I also took the opportunity to rebuild both of the standard petcocks that were on the tank at the time. Good thing too, they needed it badly, and now they work beautifully. Unfortunately the standard petcocks do not have an 'off' position, just res-run-prime. They rely on vacuum diaphragms in the petcocks to keep the fuel from flowing. Works well unless you defeat the diaphragms by witching to prime :glare: Yea, it was totally my own fault.
On a bright note, I did take her out for a bit of a spin a few minutes ago, and it seems that no real harm was done. The clutch is acting a bit weird, but I suppose that's to be expected after sitting in a fuel bath for a week. Sounds good tho, and is running well again. I really don't care much for the 8 qt oil changes on an engine that only holds 3.5 qts.
