Testing bike with vaccuum line on petcock

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Testing bike with vaccuum line on petcock

21 Mar 2009 15:37

I have this KZ440 a 1981, its the first bike I have ever owned or had to work on with a vacuum line going to the petcock. I want to run it off my auxiliary fuel tank that I use for testing. I was wondering if I need to hook up the vacuum line from the carburetor to anything so it will run properly or can I just leave it or plug it?

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Re: Testing bike with vaccuum line on petcock

21 Mar 2009 17:01

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If your petcock has a pri or prime setting, you will not have to hook up a vacuum line to get fuel to flow.

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Re: Testing bike with vaccuum line on petcock

21 Mar 2009 17:41 - 21 Mar 2009 17:43

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You should however block the vac. line to carb. or there will be a vac. leak to that carb, G

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Re: Testing bike with vaccuum line on petcock

24 Mar 2009 11:59

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A golf tee works great for plugging that vaccuum line.....chris3

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