Petcock
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Petcock
My petcock appears to have 3 positions.
I think they are On, Off and Prime.
I've always got mine set on the Prime position, so I was wondering if anybody knows what it means.
I've heard of On and Reserve, but what is Prime?
I think they are On, Off and Prime.
I've always got mine set on the Prime position, so I was wondering if anybody knows what it means.
I've heard of On and Reserve, but what is Prime?
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Re: Petcock
You got on, reserve and prime....with prime you flood gas into the carbs (don´t need fuelpump).throttle wrote:My petcock appears to have 3 positions.
I think they are On, Off and Prime.
I've always got mine set on the Prime position, so I was wondering if anybody knows what it means.
I've heard of On and Reserve, but what is Prime?
I use it when i missed to quickly switch to reserve...otherwise it takes a while to start the tractor!
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You shouldn't leave it in prime. If you have a leaky needle valve in the carb then you could fill the float chamber of the carb with fuel and potentially pour fuel all over the floor. Also there may be a chance that you could pour fuel into the combustion chamber which could lead to all sorts of expensive consequences.
Plus of course in the prime position, if you take the tank off then fuel will flow out all over your boots. It shouldn't if you leave it in the 'On' or 'Res' positions.
Plus of course in the prime position, if you take the tank off then fuel will flow out all over your boots. It shouldn't if you leave it in the 'On' or 'Res' positions.