hydrolock question a simple one

[mmurffy03]

if the gas is shut off pingle manual petcock and a float seat or whatever goes bad is there enuf fuel in the single carb float at shutoff time to seep into the cyl and cause lockup also im guessing its best to either run the bike out of fuel when storing or drain the float bowls for any period of time thanks

[Patrick]

Yes there is , but, some may argue that point. Just trust me.  I store the bike with fuel in the carburetors, I don't drain them. I just give it a good dose of Sea-foam before storage with new non-ethonal fuel and allow it to be run long enough for the fuel to get to the carburetors.
After storage if you're worried about it, just remove the sparklers and give it a spin to see happens. When starting I just tap the button. If the engine has decided to lock, I remove the sparklers and clear it.
I had a stretch when #2 carburetor was having hissy fits and locking that cylinder due to some crap [ technical term] in the fuel line. If the engine locked after ' tapping' the button I would clear that cylinder. If home, or when I got back home, I would open the drain and flush fuel thru that carburetor. It eventually gave up and decided to cooperate with me and hasn't locked in quite awhile.[ knock on wood].

[mmurffy03]

ok thanks now something tougher can a float stick so badly while riding the bike it could lock while running also if a float does stick while riding wont you notice a difference in power output and smell a rich running engine

[Ricky-D]

Well, I have to disagree with that!

I don't believe there is enough available gasoline in the system to cause hydrolock.

When you shut the motor off, the carburetors all have the proper level of fuel and that fuel will not leak in any way, there is no way it can.

The only fuel available is in the fuel line and it is this fuel you need to consider.

Definitely not enough, much less than an ounce.

I've had a float stick while running and the motor ran crap. I shut the gas off and ran a bit, then turned the gas back on and the trouble cleared. The motor really ran terrible but I didn't smell the gas much.

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[Hoser]

I pretty much agree with Rickey on this, however to be safe, just shut off the petcock a couple miles from where you are parking.  If you forget to turn it on when you leave, it will let you know.  Hoser 

[98valk]

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[teadream42]

I have a question for pingle manual petcock  owner. Just recently bought one but not yet install on my Val. When the valve is on the "off" position I could still suck some air through the output. Would this be normal? May be air and liquid act differently . Hydro lock kind a scare me. Thanks .

[mmurffy03]

not sure my shutdown I leave the engine running turn the pingle  off let it idle for a minute then turn the key off

[vanagon40]

. . . .  When the [Pingle] valve is on the "off" position I could still suck some air through the output. Would this be normal? May be air and liquid act differently. . . .

I have never messed with a Pingle valve, but it does NOT sound right to me.  If air can get through, so could fuel.  I'm sure someone will correct me if I'm wrong.

[Patrick]

It may not be evident from from my first response, but, I use a manual Pingle and have for at least a dozen years. The fuel-locking problem with #2 cylinder was with the Pingle, the fuel lines hold quite a bit of the volatile stuff.