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jstark47
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Re: Almost there

#11 Unread post by jstark47 »

mikeh wrote:Not yet. Combination of rainy weekends, Boy Scouts, and a perforated diaphragm in the fuel auto-valve have held up progress.
Auto-valve? Is that the same thing as a vacuum petcock?
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Re: Almost there

#12 Unread post by sapaul »

Way to go man, nothing more satisfying than getting the bike ready to ride it.
I spent my therapy money an a K1200S
The therapy worked, I got a GS now
A touch of insanity crept back in the shape of an R1200R

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Re: Almost there

#13 Unread post by mikeh »

jstark47 wrote:Auto-valve? Is that the same thing as a vacuum petcock?
one and the same, had to replace the diaphragm. runs pretty well now that I've gotten most of the seafoam-treated gas through it.

-Mike

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