Just curious, has anyone tried an aftermarket ebay fuel petcock? like this one:
http://r.ebay.com/Yjc0Ej
Seems like good deal, but wonder how quality compares to OEM. lots less money tho, thoughts yall?
Aftermarket Fuel Petcock
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Re: Aftermarket Fuel Petcock
Im assuming they would function as described since theres really not much to a petcock valve. Basically a spring and a rubber disk inside. The bigger issue is fitment! This Ebay auction claims a long list of bikes it will fit on but (as we know) these bikes have different threads on their respective fuel tanks. A petcock that fits an SA50 will NOT fit a NQ50..etc etc..
I bought one of these "cheap" petcocks from Ebay last Summer for a Spree. Auction claimed it fit NQ50 and many others. It was only $5 and arrived in 2 days. Unfortunately, the threads were too coarse to fit the Spree. I nearly cross-threaded my Spree gas tank before I realized it was wrong....luckily I didnt or the $5 petcock wouldve cost me much more.
It wasnt a total loss...I used the filter!
I bought one of these "cheap" petcocks from Ebay last Summer for a Spree. Auction claimed it fit NQ50 and many others. It was only $5 and arrived in 2 days. Unfortunately, the threads were too coarse to fit the Spree. I nearly cross-threaded my Spree gas tank before I realized it was wrong....luckily I didnt or the $5 petcock wouldve cost me much more.
It wasnt a total loss...I used the filter!
I need to find some new haters...the ones I have are starting to like me.
Re: Aftermarket Fuel Petcock
I bought one similar to that last summer for an SB50 project and it worked flawlessly.
Currently own:
->1995 Honda Elite 50 (Derestricted)
Have previously owned:
->Multiple 94-01 Elite 50s
->1985 and 1986 Honda Sprees
->1985 Honda Aero 50
->1995 Honda Elite 50 (Derestricted)
Have previously owned:
->Multiple 94-01 Elite 50s
->1985 and 1986 Honda Sprees
->1985 Honda Aero 50
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Re: Aftermarket Fuel Petcock
Guys were running aftermarket petcocks back when I was on the board, no problems. The fuel strainer in the aftermarket I bought not have a super fine mesh like the OEM. So I cleaned and kept the OEM strainer.burnt_toast wrote:Seems like good deal, but wonder how quality compares to OEM. lots less money tho, thoughts yall?
Biggest issue I recall was a fit problem. Aero 50's and Sprees required 2 different thread sizes, as Honda made a change between 85-86 model year.
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Re: Aftermarket Fuel Petcock
Greetings:
I'm pretty sure Honda made the change to Spree and Aero thread sizes between '85 and '86.
One aftermarket (Cheap!) petcock I purchased was bad out of the box. Another worked. YMMV.
I'm pretty sure Honda made the change to Spree and Aero thread sizes between '85 and '86.
One aftermarket (Cheap!) petcock I purchased was bad out of the box. Another worked. YMMV.
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