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Post by hermy90210 on Feb 8, 2009 18:19:09 GMT
Hullo there guys, just wondering if anyone knows what position on the switch is reserve and such, as i cant seem to find the info within the manual.
Maybe i'm just being stupid and blind to the obvious though... lol
-Adam
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Post by Flymo on Feb 8, 2009 18:46:36 GMT
if it's the same as a '95 D6 pointing down it main, horizontal is prime, and pointing up is reserve.
HTH
Flymo
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Post by beeblemaster on Feb 8, 2009 19:12:55 GMT
or you could say fully anticlockwise reserve, fully clockwise on  |
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Post by hermy90210 on Feb 8, 2009 19:22:21 GMT
Thankyou very much guys
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for some reason it runs a little rich when in that position plus there's a smell of fuel when like that....
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Post by amorti on Feb 8, 2009 20:03:48 GMT
On prime it will ignore the vacuum valve, and pour fuel through all the time whether the engine is running or not. Not to be used in most cases.
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Post by bobh on Feb 9, 2009 0:23:48 GMT
Prime is just like an old-fashioned petrol tap, so it shouldn't do any harm to run the bike in that position (except of course you won't have any reserve).
If there's a smell of petrol with it in that position, at least when the engine's cold, it could be a stuck float valve. Leave it in the prime position for a reasonable amount of time (several minures - with the engine not running) and see if there's any external evidence of petrol seeping out from one of the carbs.
When the engine's hot there wil be a bit of a smell as the petrol evaporates from the float chambers due to the heat.
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Post by hermy90210 on Feb 9, 2009 15:45:09 GMT
Ahhh well, when i was checking over my bike this morning, i put the tap to main, i.e. normal, (down position) and fuel started leaking from the tap itself, hmmmmm. doesnt do that when on reserve or prime though. strange
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Post by CD on Feb 9, 2009 20:34:27 GMT
Sounds like the sealing rubber has split. You should be able to get a new seal kit.
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