Sean Dell Posted August 10, 2019 Report Share Posted August 10, 2019 Good morning, everyone, The original petcock on my TL 250 was gummed up and blocked. So I ordered two aftermarket petcocks on eBay. One was a useless thing, The other was exactly like the OEM petcock (indeed, it was advertised as such), but there was a critical difference. The flange on the mounting side of the OEM petcock is 2cm. The flange on the new one is only 1CM, and therefore will not clear the standing seam on the bottom outer edge of the tank. Has anyone else had to deal with this problem? Any suggestions on where I might get a good petcock would be gratefully received. SD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lineaway Posted August 10, 2019 Report Share Posted August 10, 2019 seems like I used something like this. https://www.amazon.com/Petcock-Honda-Degree-outlet-fitting/dp/B00N1RY0AU/ref=asc_df_B00N1RY0AU/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=312190333361&hvpos=1o4&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1507952643283573428&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9030399&hvtargid=pla-570137448458&psc=1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Dell Posted August 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 11, 2019 That looks like it should do the job. Thank you very much for finding it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thai-ty Posted August 12, 2019 Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 I've made aluminium sandwich plates or blocks in the past, for fitting different fuel petcocks to different tank dimensions. If you get stuck, pretty easy to fabricate a 10mm spacer if you know someone with a mill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sean Dell Posted August 12, 2019 Author Report Share Posted August 12, 2019 (edited) I've ordered the one recommended by lineaway. Thank you for your suggestion, though. SD Edited August 12, 2019 by Sean Dell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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