Lots of leaking petcocks..

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turbokh
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Lots of leaking petcocks..

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I've got 3 Combat Wombats, so that means 6 (SIX!) leaking petcocks.
I've considered plumbing in some of those $4 plastic lawn mower shut offs on a few of the bikes.. how NOT cool would that look? :/

Is there a proven way to rebuild the original brass petcocks, or should I just spend the $240 and buy new ones?
MTRob
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Re: Lots of leaking petcocks..

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JB Weld works.
SpokaneHodaka
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Re: Lots of leaking petcocks..

Post by SpokaneHodaka »

Is the petcock not shutting off or is it leaking where it meets up to the tank? I would think that a little valve lapping compound used on the internals might help the surfaces mate up and stop leaks. I recently took mine apart and was able to use a little elbow grease and a medical rag, nice to have a wife that works in the OR, and they are doing great.

Dale
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Re: Lots of leaking petcocks..

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Description of the problem, and photos will help focus the advice.
turbokh
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Re: Lots of leaking petcocks..

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Sorry.

They leak when they are In the off position.
They don't shut off.
There is no leak where they screw into the tank(s).
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Re: Lots of leaking petcocks..

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It sounds like in your situation the valve lapping compound used in moderation should help the body and lever parts of the petcocks mate up.

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Re: Lots of leaking petcocks..

Post by hodakamax »

They do come apart, have you peeked inside? I had all those symptoms on my 94 and they were cured with disassembly and clean-up. Seems like the older brass ones were curable with lapping.

Max's small input--hopes this helps and give us a final report, It is a common problem.

Maxie
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