Question about Yamaha XJ 700 X Maxim Motorcycles
...prime position it eventually quit dripping where's the problem? If I understand "the petcock was in prime position and it eventually quit dripping." Prime = on Sound like the needle rubber was hard ...
...fuel line hooks to the larger one. the line from the breather is actually a vacume line that turns on the fuel, without it you will not get fuel out of the petcock unless it is in the prime
...prime" position for a few minutes. This by-passes the vacuum line cutoff mechanism and lets gasoline flow until the carb floats shut off the fuel valve (this is also how all older motorcycle fuel ...
...position anymore it's been replaced with PRi which is prime..The petcock lever has a long side and a short side.w/long side pointed down that is ON..long side up that is RESERVE..halfway between is ...
prime position on the petcock that allows flow without vacuum to "prime" the empty carb......usually marked as PRI on the petcock, So rotate the lever on the petcocck to prime....wait a couple minutes
Question about Yamaha XJ 700 X Maxim Motorcycles
...prime" position on it. If so, put it in this position. If you still don't get any fuel to the carb, you'll have to remove the petcock from the tank and clean the screen or unstop the petcock. I'd put ...
Question about Yamaha XJ 700 X Maxim Motorcycles
...prime position and a float needle sticks, then you get you get gas running into the cylinders, past the rings, and into the oil. When you start your motorcycle the oil/gas mixture has no place to go, ...
Question about Yamaha XJ 700 X Maxim Motorcycles
...prime position and a float needle sticks, then you get you get gas running into the cylinders, past the rings, and into the oil. When you start your motorcycle the oil/gas mixture has no place to go, ...
...constant fuel flow when the engine is not running? Run and reserve operate off the vacuum diaphragm. Prime is the only position that should allow fuel to flow with out having the engine turned
prime PRI position. Often as these age, the diaphram leaks and raw fuel leaks into the vacuum line, into the engine and then crankcase. You could test by removing the vacuum hose, switching briefly to
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