The bits inside the petcock can dry out and leak too, or the mating surfaces can give up. Sometimes just tightening it down a touch or sliding it back and forth between On and Off to find the one position where it doesn't leak will work. They aren't that hard to tear down and clean though if you take your time. I'd wait until your rebuild kit comes in and fix it right.
-Kyle On Fri, Jan 21, 2011 at 8:12 PM, surfswab <[email protected]> wrote: > Is that "peacock," as in purty colored bird, or "petcock," as in > domesticated rooster? > > Sorry. I'm a congenital smartass, so I couldn't let that one lie. > > As for the leak, try removing the petcock and inspecting the pencil- > shaped filter that fits over the supply tube. If it's chewed up at > the bottom from twisting the petcock while aligning it during > tightening of the big nut that secures the assembly to the tank, it > will leak. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]<nighthawk_lovers%[email protected]> > . > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en.
