2000 Harley Davidson XL 1200 C Sportster Custom "vacuum petcock" Questions

...vacuum to the petcock with the pump. Fuel should flow from the petcock. If not, the petcock is either bad or the strainer in the tank is stopped up. Remove the petcock from the tank. Place a large ...

...vacuum to the petcock diaphragm and the fuel is shut off. With the fuel line off, turn the ignition switch on and spin the engine. Do not take the spark plugs out of the engine or you won't have ...

...petcock and see if it is square looking on the backside and has a vacuum line going to it. If so, you need to check the vacuum line. It comes of the backside of your carb and has a tee fitting in it. ...

...replace the petcock with a high quality manually operated petcock and plug the vacuum line. Of course, then you'll have to turn your gas on and off manually, old school style. Good Luck ...

...petcock is vacuum operated. You must turn the engine over until the float bowl fills up enough for the engine to run. Some petcocks have a "prime" position on them but I don't think the Harley does. ...

vacuum operated petcock that is supposed to cut off the fuel when the engine is not running. If fuel constantly drips from the overflow hose when the engine is not running, you have two problems. One,

vacuum to the petcock. Check and make sure this tube is properly connected on both ends. If it is, you can loosen the petcock to drain the fuel out of the tank. Catch the fuel using a large funnel and

The reason it's sputtering is its running out of fuel. That's why when you pull over it starts right up.. double check the vacuum line to the petcock. But i believe the main culprit is the carb itself

...vacuum operated petcock. If it does, it will have a small vacuum hose connected to the rear of the petcock. Whenever the engine is off, there is no vacuum on the line and the petcock shuts off the ...

vacuum operated petcock on your bike. If you have a hand operated vacuum pump, you can unplug the vacuum line from the back of the petcock and apply vacuum with the pump. Otherwise, use a large funnel