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  1. CX Customization and Mods Forum
    Getting ready to jump into this rebuild and am trying to find the right gas tank to switch out the existing tank on my 82’ CX500C. Found one that appears to be from a 78’ but owner doesn’t have exact year, the existing tank on mine is the cruiser style and I’m going for a boxier look. Can this...
  2. Technical Help Forum
    Hello all! I have an 81 GL500 that is leaking fuel out of a the end of a hose that comes off the back side (opposite of the selector valve) of the Petcock. Any idea how to fix or where to get parts or do I need a new petcock? TIA
  3. Technical Help Forum
    Hi guys. Name is Steve. First post. I have an 81 Honda gl500 that now won't start. I took off my old carb and installed two new performance carbs from Murray's. My petcock has (what I believe is) a vacuum hose that ran to my right carb. I don't see the same brass connector on either of the new...
  4. Technical Help Forum
    I'm new 'round here, but I just picked up an '80 CX500D, and am loving it so far. Everything's great, other than a strange fueling issue that has me stumped. I did a ton of poking around/searching here & elsewhere, and haven't found a similar issue. I'm able to ride for ~30-40 mins...
  5. Where Can I Find...
    I have the petcock itself but I dont have the packing or filter that goes with it and im having a hard time finding replacements. Any idea where I can get some?
  6. Technical Help Forum
    So I recently picked up a 1982 cx500 custom. The petcock had a leak in it, so I purchased a replacement kit from bike bandit. It seems now that I can not get fuel to pass through the petcock at all. We had some residual gas in the lines after the petcock and was able to start, but after it ran...
  7. Technical Help Forum
    I start a ride yesterday, and the valve is in the 12 o'clock position, on. I happen to look at the valve today after cleaning the mountain of dust out of my air filter (routine maintenance here), and now it's facing 2 o'clock. This isn't the first time this has happened, but it seems to be...
  8. Technical Help Forum
    The bike's been running beautifully. I hopped on it yesterday to run to the store and about a mile into the ride, the bike sputtered out. The engine started cutting out like I wasn't giving it enough throttle, then it died. I noticed I hadn't turned on the petcock, so I flipped it to reserve and...
  9. Technical Help Forum
    Hey guys I've taken my 1982 cx500 tank off to clean out rust. I'm going to be using the electrolysis method but I'm having trouble removing the petcock filter. The petcock and tube came out fine however there still appears to be a plastic liner in the tank connection. I assume this is the actual...
  10. General Discussion
    Hi all! I m driving an old Honda CX500 Eurosport. How do I set the fuel petcock on the left to on / off / reserve positions? I've tried to look up but the metal is really rusty and I'd rather trust experienced cx gurus! Thanks in advance :)
  11. Technical Help Forum
    The petcock I bought from China has stopped working. Where can I get a good one? Honda dealers say it is not available. Any ideas? Ed.
  12. Technical Help Forum
    Hey everyone...i feel like i'll be on here alot trying to get this bike running. I've got a fresh carbs thanks to fogelsvillejoe and have de-rusted the gas tank using Evapo-rust. Everythings on, but there is no fuel getting through the petcock. I think it needs a more thorough cleaning. Any...
  13. Technical Help Forum
    I've recently swapped the 2 gallon Custom fuel tank for a nice big Deluxe tank for additional range. The used tank I got did not include a cap or petcock... so I sourced a new Taiwanese-Joe-special knockoff petcock, and a grungy used Deluxe cap. Everything works fine puttering around and...
  14. CX500 & CX650 Turbo Forum
    OK, I have some questions about the duel TAP Pingle petcock that I see discussed on the Form. Has anybody used it and does it work for our bikes? The reason I ask is that this is a DUAL SOURCE petcock and our bikes require one source and one Return. The return line on the original petcock...
  15. Technical Help Forum
    So I'm back. I'd been having troubles since my reserve has been clogged. I got fed up, drained the tank, and pulled it off. I poked around, but didn't see anything wrong so I reassembled it (should I have sprayed it with something?) and put it back on. Well, now I have two problems: the reserve...
  16. Technical Help Forum
    Greetings all. 1981 CX500C. There are two small hoses on the vacuum petcock. I understand one is for the vacuum hose routed to the right intake manifold and one is a breather tube that hangs down by the swing arm but... which hose goes to which fitting on the petcock? My idea is the vacuum...
  17. Technical Help Forum
    I have a 1981 CX500C with a vacuum petcock with a vent hose. Does anyone know if I can replace it with this petcock?
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