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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 10:46 AM
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Have an 02 fxdwg I just bought within last two weeks.

Several things I want to troubleshoot but want to check plugs, add a fuel additive, etc before i go on tangents.

The immediate question I have is:

My fuel petcock/toggle looks like this.

____ON_____
FUEL____OFF

Somewhat normal I guess. My switch looks like a standard pointer switch, narrow on one side and fat on the other with a marker line.
However, it doesn't sit over all 3 of the positions on the toggle.

The narrow side can point to ON,OFF, or down, and when looked at from the line marker side, points to Down, FUEL, and ON.

Am I to presume that the indicator should actually read like this for practical purposes on the narrow side?
FUEL__
____ON
OFF___

Or is it possible to have a carb with no reserve and that's why the toggles misplaced? I need a manual!
 
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 11:11 AM
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02's were either FI or Carb. If you have FI there is not a petcock fuel position valve. So you have a carb and the unmarked position is reserve.
 
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Old Jul 20, 2006 | 12:28 PM
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Thank you! - I knew I had a carb version [8D]

Just wasn't sure if the FUEL label had any significance. It all makes sense now.
 
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