Loose petcock on Interstate

[Mike M in ohio]

     Quick question: Had my 2000 Interstate serviced at local dealer, (wanted valves checked and new timimg belts put on) and she returned a bit grubbier than when she left. While shining, I noticed that the petcock assembly had some movement to it, which I hadn't noticed before. The whole petcock can be moved up and down about a half inch. I see that a flat aluminum arm extends to the left from the assembly, with one small black bolt through it. I snugged up on that, but it made no difference.
     Is this movement normal, and I just never noticed it before? (I only have owned her since December) Or, in the process of the service, which included a new air cleaner, could something have been loosened, or, a bolt left out? Appreciate any comments or ideas. Thanks in advance. Mike

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     Quick question: Had my 2000 Interstate serviced at local dealer, (wanted valves checked and new timimg belts put on) and she returned a bit grubbier than when she left. While shining, I noticed that the petcock assembly had some movement to it, which I hadn't noticed before. The whole petcock can be moved up and down about a half inch. I see that a flat aluminum arm extends to the left from the assembly, with one small black bolt through it. I snugged up on that, but it made no difference.
     Is this movement normal, and I just never noticed it before? (I only have owned her since December) Or, in the process of the service, which included a new air cleaner, could something have been loosened, or, a bolt left out? Appreciate any comments or ideas. Thanks in advance. Mike

The moving thing is probably the chromed plastic knob. Mine was all wobbly when I got it. A #2 phillips down the middle of the knob and the bolt you're talking about will
get the knob off and you can see where it attaches to the petcock. Once you see how it works, you can figger out how to put a washer or two in there where the black
bolt goes and get the knob to be not wobbly. It might be scary if your actual petcock is loose...

-Mike

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Often when tightened too much, it will cause the petcock to NOT turn off properly.
Being loose (to a point) will not harm anything and in my opinion preferrable.

[DFragn]

Often when tightened too much, it will cause the petcock to NOT turn off properly.
Being loose (to a point) will not harm anything and in my opinion preferrable.

Oh yeah +1
It's better to let it float a bit.

[hubcapsc]

Often when tightened too much, it will cause the petcock to NOT turn off properly.
Being loose (to a point) will not harm anything and in my opinion preferrable.

Oh yeah +1
It's better to let it float a bit.

I agree if you lock it down so that the plasticy part with the #2 philips screw is not straight
onto the petcock - if you lock it down in a bind it wouldn't be so good. I had mine off
yesterday... when I first tightened it up I fooled around with some combinations of
washers and stuff until it seemed good... that was three years ago, it still seems good...

-Mike "too wobbly is just too wobbly"