tri-z confusion please help

[erikb45]

hey guys im wondering if the petcock in the picture is in the on position or in the reserve position? thanks

[erikb45]

all these tri-z experts and no one knows?

[tyman]

wait a little while longer... sometimes simple answers take hours....

[ATC-Eric]

That would be the on position homeboy.

[Bryan Raffa]

on the ring around it with the two tiny screws it tells you on,off,reserve
The longer part of the lever is what its on just like the smaller one.. so right now in the pic its on reserve,,pointing down is ON and in the middle is off;)

[icp4life162005]

Reserve. :)

[erikb45]

the only letters i cans see is reserve the others faded or got scraped away.
i see that im not the only one who is confused! lol :eek: keep it coming ill take the majority i guess

[chris200x]

Can I ask a queston Erikb45..

I see you also have the second switch there.. does yours have to be pushed inwards a bit first before you can turn it? That's how mine is and I was just wondering if I put it back together correctly or if mine is messed up?

thanks!

[Bryan Raffa]

chris its worn out and soon will start to leak

[brrcuda]

Its funny cause i always had difficulty trying to remember which was reserve and which was on. I used to look at the other bikes i rode with to make sure it was the same.:lol:

glad to see others had issues too.

[ColeTrickle]

I wondered the same thing until I ran out of gas and turned it around. Now I can tell when it's starting to run out then go to reserve right away while going, that way I don't have to kick it a million times to get the fuel going again. I don't let it run all the way out, just listen for when it's getting lean.

Man I'm really having a problem with this site, I need to get some work done!
any tips on how to slow down a bit would be greatly appreciated :crazy:

[Bryan Raffa]

Im 110% positive on what I said before..I checked both my bikes and 4 other pumps.. it even says that in the service manual,Witch I know you all have:lol:

[Billy Golightly]

It depends on how it was put back together. You can put the lever in backwards and they will actually be reversed because of how the backside of it is setup. I believe stock is like Raffa said but mine is reversed cause I put it back together wrong :P

[Bryan Raffa]

or another possibility is that the lines comeing from the tank are switched.. I dont think it can go together backwards...

[Billy Golightly]

If you put it with the short end pointing the opposite direction of how it is stock (which I believe is towards the front) then it would be different.

[erikb45]

thanks everyone. chris that is not my picture i just copied that to make it simple to describe. sorry. think im gonna scribe marks on both pieces so i remember whats what. :beer

[erikb45]

ok so with some brake cleaner i found the letters on mine and the little plate with res / on was upside down. so stupid ass (me) had to fix it and pulled the 2 screws and flipped it around now the petcock is leaking no matter what i do to it. even tried putting it back the old wa. any ideas anybody else have this problem?

[Bryan Raffa]

not together right?

[ceaserthethird]

Change it around , till it don't leak .

[erikb45]

theres the rubber part then the petcock lever also a thin round washer then the plate with res/on. in that order. it wont get tight enough. i managed to get it to stop leaking but im afraid to turn it.. at least its in the on position lol