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kkim · July 9th, 2011, 01:22 PM

Not saying you will have other problems, just be aware of things that might happen.

I've had gaskets go bad in fuel systems before due to age and sometimes it was only one gasket go bad.... fuel petcock gasket at the tank/petcock junction, fuel petcock "on/off" gasket inside the petcock, flattened o-rings inside the carb passages, etc. We have ethanol in all the fuel sold in Hawaii, so that could be the contributing factor, but with one known failure on your bike, just be on the lookout for other potential problem areas.

it's crapshoot w/ used bikes. I have over 3k invested in a used dirt bike that I'm still in the process of rebuilding and it only is worth 1- 1.5K on the used market. hope you fare better than that.

July 9th, 2011, 01:22 PM	#13
kkim Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: Too much.	Not saying you will have other problems, just be aware of things that might happen. I've had gaskets go bad in fuel systems before due to age and sometimes it was only one gasket go bad.... fuel petcock gasket at the tank/petcock junction, fuel petcock "on/off" gasket inside the petcock, flattened o-rings inside the carb passages, etc. We have ethanol in all the fuel sold in Hawaii, so that could be the contributing factor, but with one known failure on your bike, just be on the lookout for other potential problem areas. it's crapshoot w/ used bikes. I have over 3k invested in a used dirt bike that I'm still in the process of rebuilding and it only is worth 1- 1.5K on the used market. hope you fare better than that.