2007 FE550 RH Petcock gasket search

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wescat

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I'm trying to find a souce to purchase the gasket inside of the right hand fuel tank petcock on my 2007 Husaberg FE550.

The complete petcock is listed as:
"50307005000 GAS **** MIKUNI ON/OFF | 2001".

The petcock also fits some KTM's, it is a good, current part number.

The petcock is available for $60.00; I'd much rather replace the gasket though. I $@!@@*&^^%^$%& hate the throw it away mentality. Nothing wrong with the hard parts, this petcock is fully serviceable if I can just locate a replacement gasket.

So, I'm trying to find a souce for the gasket. KTM parts fiche on the web do not give a breakdown for the 50307005000 part number. Sudco does not list it either. It is not a plain o-ring, it's a circular rubber gasket with holes at 12/3/6/9 O'clock, to correspond with the petcock ports.

Any help is greatly appreciated.
 
if you can't find a gasket you can usually make one from a few different compounds

not sure about the washer but for general o ring type ones you can use

polysulfide elastomeric rubber aerospace fuel tank sealant or

flexible marine grade sikaflex brand polyurethane

you degrease everything thoroughly with a water based biodegradable detergent, apply some of the gel, use 2 tiny spacers 0.6mm thick to keep the petcock body away from the tank, finger tight then leave to cure

when cured remove the spacers and tighten it up.
 
logjump said:
Does it look like this?

Petcock repair kit (SKU KL 18-2709)
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photo_18_2709.jpg
 
logjump, bushmechanic, thanks for the replies.

The gasket I need looks like the one in the right center of that jets R us picture.

I called offroadboss this AM, they were no help, said it is not a serviceable part.

I sent jets R us an email, perhaps they'll be helpful.
 
wescat said:
logjump, bushmechanic, thanks for the replies.

The gasket I need looks like the one in the right center of that jets R us picture.

I called offroadboss this AM, they were no help, said it is not a serviceable part.

I sent jets R us an email, perhaps they'll be helpful.
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Jets-R-Us was no help. Daaaaaaaaamn frustrating.
 
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We understand your frustration wescat. Sorry neither of my suggestions were of any help. It's likely just a $5.00 part if you could find one.
BTW, I found jets'r'us just by googling mikuni petcock then looking though a few of their parts and going from your description of the four holes. I''ll bet if the repair kit from jets-r-us is for a Mikuni, it'll work.
bushmechanic is right in that the part surely crosses over from some other dirt bike/atv. Just most people wouldn't know and even Mikuni probably doesn't know what a Husaberg is.
 
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Same as Bushie's suggestion of making one from a sheet - When I had trouble with a '96 Husqvarna TE-410 petcock, the local wizards told me to get some generic fuel-resistant gasket material and cut it to fit the petcock.
 
I installed (1) Honda part # 16955-268-020 today. It is a bit small, I'd guess that the "port" diameter and OD should be ~ 1.5 mm larger for an ideal fit. Found it on fleabay for $5. It is not leaking!
 

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