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Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2016 1:39 pm**

Can someone tell me if this was the original petcock. I just bought a Li 150 special. As far as I know the have always been silver in color. As you can see this is brass. Okay can't attach photo due to board attachment quota has been reached. I assume this is the sites server. So I am posting the question anyway. If possible I will post pic when able.
Thanks
Eyeguy

Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2016 3:03 pm**

you need to include the image eyeguy

Might be worth a bog at Stickys manual

Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2016 3:11 pm**

The first square bodied fuel taps were made from brass,this was later changed to aluminium.

Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2016 4:00 pm**

well i went down to the shed and upended all my junk boxes and look what I found !

the original tap from my Feb 1964 LiS150 special . Not sure if this is original or not though
Ignore the metal tab on the end of the spindle. (Some Italian DIY when the shaft broke )

SORRY NO IMAGE UPLOAD AS THE SITES ATTACHMENT LIMIT HAS BEEN REACHED :roll:

Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2016 5:22 pm**

when I got mine, the petcock was square brass

Posted: **Wed Oct 19, 2016 8:33 pm**

Well still can't upload photos. I've uploaded before with no problem. File is not to large as it has been resized.

It is square. So I think it must have been original. I will try again later to send pic

Eyeguy

Posted: **Thu Oct 20, 2016 7:45 am**

Sorry but I must ask; what's a "petcock"?

Posted: **Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:04 am**

CHRIS in MARGATE wrote:Sorry but I must ask; what's a "petcock"?

+1

Posted: **Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:31 am**

Petrol tap or petrol cock.

Cock is another word for a valve or tap - as in seacock - used on ships to let in seawater to the bilge for ballast or to scuttle the ship.

(R.N. Retired).

Posted: **Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:39 am**

Ah fits in the gas tank !

Posted: **Thu Oct 20, 2016 8:42 am**

CHRIS in MARGATE wrote:Sorry but I must ask; what's a "petcock"?

Its a term that Americans (in particular) use for "petrol/fuel tap"

Posted: **Thu Oct 20, 2016 9:28 am**

HxPaul wrote:
CHRIS in MARGATE wrote:Sorry but I must ask; what's a "petcock"?

Its a term that Americans (in particular) use for "petrol/fuel tap"

Might have known that it's an Americanism!

Posted: **Thu Oct 20, 2016 4:45 pm**

Grifo de la gasolina...a right mouthful in Spanish.. :mrgreen:

I believe all the original early square OMG taps were brass. These look great polished up..

Posted: **Mon Oct 24, 2016 9:11 pm**

thanks for the replies guy's. Sorry about the Americanism word petcock. It's funny I thought you guy's called it that :lol:

I would rather call it a fuel tap.

anyway I feel I got the answer

Later
eyeguy

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