Petcock ?
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Sounds like you have a parisitic drain somewhere. Thankfully the electrical system isn't too complicated.
I think something is grounding out that shouldn't be.
You may just have to go over the wiring harness from front to back and look for obvious points where it could be shorting out.
If the battery is dying while the bike sits for a couple days, I'd look at the circuits that are in front of the ignition switch. Like the battery to the starter relay and battery to fuse / stator / regulator.
That might be a good place to begin. If you are getting a short to ground in that area, it will kill the bike for sure, and drain the battery when the key is off.
I think something is grounding out that shouldn't be.
You may just have to go over the wiring harness from front to back and look for obvious points where it could be shorting out.
If the battery is dying while the bike sits for a couple days, I'd look at the circuits that are in front of the ignition switch. Like the battery to the starter relay and battery to fuse / stator / regulator.
That might be a good place to begin. If you are getting a short to ground in that area, it will kill the bike for sure, and drain the battery when the key is off.
#13
Wow - a big to do about a petcock.
The bike sat for 2 years. Two things will happen - fuel will congeal and chunk up and stuff will get plugged.
Riding it is good therapy - may clear it up.
Best bet is to drain fuel and open carb and spray it out including pulling out jets to ensure they are not gummed. A bit of brake spray or seafoam spray will work well. When you drain fuel, inspect and clean the petcock screen. It can have all sorts of stuff blocking it.
As far as the petcock - very simple. Set to reserve. Remove the vac line and take a length of similar vac line. Remove the fuel line and put a lenght of fuel line in its place and directed into a bottle or receptacle. Suck on that vac line. That will cause the diaphragm in the petcock to release fuel. You'll be able to see if it's a good poor or not. However - most likely - if the petcock is not leaking - it is good. Go to carb.
I just cleaned a carb that had the equivalent of Chunky Soup in the bowl. No substitute for open and clean.
The bike sat for 2 years. Two things will happen - fuel will congeal and chunk up and stuff will get plugged.
Riding it is good therapy - may clear it up.
Best bet is to drain fuel and open carb and spray it out including pulling out jets to ensure they are not gummed. A bit of brake spray or seafoam spray will work well. When you drain fuel, inspect and clean the petcock screen. It can have all sorts of stuff blocking it.
As far as the petcock - very simple. Set to reserve. Remove the vac line and take a length of similar vac line. Remove the fuel line and put a lenght of fuel line in its place and directed into a bottle or receptacle. Suck on that vac line. That will cause the diaphragm in the petcock to release fuel. You'll be able to see if it's a good poor or not. However - most likely - if the petcock is not leaking - it is good. Go to carb.
I just cleaned a carb that had the equivalent of Chunky Soup in the bowl. No substitute for open and clean.
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You need to fix that vacuum line, those petcocks will not flow fuel without a vacuum applied to them.
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