Petcock

From CycleChaos
Revision as of 13:25, 8 July 2010 by Budlight (talk | contribs)
Jump to navigation Jump to search

The petcock is the device that acts as a manual override on the fuel tank's fuel supply

Common petcocks have the following positions on them:

  • ON (The normal position your petcock should be on)
  • Reserve (Your backup fuel tank, normally it simply draws fuel from a lower position in the tank)
  • Off (Turns the fuel supply from the tank off, this will
  • Prime (Less common, can take the place of the off on some bikes)