Back in the day, petcocks didn't have auto shutoffs. That's why they were invented. Ditto electric starters, side stand and engine kill switches, dip sticks, day time headlights and turn signals.
Them good ol' days weren't as good as we like to remember, sometimes. On Friday, January 2, 2015 11:22:29 AM UTC-5, jaybird248 wrote: Thanks to all who suggested a cause and a fix for why my NH750 suddenly > started dumping fuel out of the carbs after a two week layover. > > In fact, later that day, I tried starting it again, and presto, no more > leaking, nor has there been any since. So probably a stuck float which > freed up on my restart. Since then, however, I've shut the petcock off > between rides. I know it's vacuum operated and should not release fuel > unless the engine is running, but can't hurt, right? > > Thanks again. > > Jay S > 93 NH750 > 92 NH750 (retired) > South Florida > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to nighthawk_lovers+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to nighthawk_lovers@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
