petcock
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Fig. 1Check the filter At the fuel filter/water separator, open the bowl petcock to see whether water issues forth.
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MISSES: The only step in the installation process that annoyed us was having to drain the fuel tank, as the kit requires you to spin your petcock 180 degrees in the tank.
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Works Connection has been producing the best radiator braces available for years now, and the braces for the new Suzuki RM-Z450 even feature a petcock relocating bracket.
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When the petcock is relocated, the fuel line is rerouted up and over the carburetor, making the hot start and choke knobs on the carburetor much, much easier to access.
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With the turn of a petcock, there came another hiss.
From Beyond The Thunder by Hickey, H. B.
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