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mrlmd1 · 04-23-2011, 09:27 AM

Look at the pic on pg. 7 of the manual posted on here. The LONG ARM of the petcock selector lever with the arrow points to what you want to select, NOT the short arm of the lever. Do not leave it on Reserve by mistake instead of On because if you run out of gas, you are out of gas, period, with no reserve left.
There is only one tank, the Reserve draws from a tube lower down in the tank than the On position, as can be seen in the photo attached, so you have about 0,3 gal. left to go another 10-15 miles to get to a gas station. When you fill up again, don't forget to switch the lever back or ON so you have your reserve. Check and reset your odometer each time you fill up to determine when to fill up again and if you do it every 100-150 miles, you should be OK.
In this pic below, the petcock is in the ON position, with the long arm facing forward.

04-23-2011, 09:27 AM	#9
mrlmd1 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Crawfordville, Florida Posts: 2,853	Re: fuel valve question Look at the pic on pg. 7 of the manual posted on here. The LONG ARM of the petcock selector lever with the arrow points to what you want to select, NOT the short arm of the lever. Do not leave it on Reserve by mistake instead of On because if you run out of gas, you are out of gas, period, with no reserve left. There is only one tank, the Reserve draws from a tube lower down in the tank than the On position, as can be seen in the photo attached, so you have about 0,3 gal. left to go another 10-15 miles to get to a gas station. When you fill up again, don't forget to switch the lever back or ON so you have your reserve. Check and reset your odometer each time you fill up to determine when to fill up again and if you do it every 100-150 miles, you should be OK. In this pic below, the petcock is in the ON position, with the long arm facing forward.
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