petcock

Hey guys, 1986 zl600 owner here... I've been trying for months to get this thing running right but can't quite get it together. It's a little difficult to have a project when you can only get at it one or two weekends a month. Basically it goes like this: - Turned it to PRI to...

The problem: I took it out for a ride with my girlfriend, and it performed stellar for 30 miles or so. I drop her off and am on my way home when I realize I've been riding on about a quarter of a tank. So I stop off at the nearest gas station and put about $10 in premium on a whim. This almost...

I just bought a beautiful red ZL600 in perfect shape. A question about the petcock postion, owner's manual says to leave it on but service manual says put in pri. Any idea which it should be? This looks like a great place for me to learn about my ride. Z

Does anybody know where to find the "filter" that attaches to petcock and goes inside the tank? Mine is figure 8'd at the base and not doing its job Looked everywhere and it appears I have to purchase the entire petcock (part # 51023) ??? please advise and thanks!!

Hey! I have just got my first bike back. My brother borrowed it for a while and then my son had it for a bit. He put whatever in the gas to keep it from going bad last fall but didn't run the gas out of the carbs. It would start up for a second, maybe two and then die. I figured it must be the...

so tonight i'm gonna put a pingel fuel tap on the zl. a couple of weeks ago i had a freak fuel leak, there was gas all over the floor of the garage and the stock tap was all wet. luckily it was an external leak and it didn't fill the oil with gas.(i had just changed the oil the day before) is...

Ok...got it done, but tank still off bike...Gotta clean vent and drill broken mounting bolt.. First thing... You have to open up the slot for the pingel to fit..If you put the adaptor plate on and look through the hole you can see how much has to come off..Probably 1/16" off each...