Kawasaki
Kawasaki ATV Fuel Valve
Kawasaki joined their countrymen Honda and Suzuki in the American ATV market in 1981. Their initial entry was the KLT200, a powerful beast of an all-terrain vehicle that boasted the largest engine displacement available (at the time). Like Honda and Suzuki, Kawasaki had a long history in engineering sport bikes and in motorcycle racing but while Honda and Suzuki had designed their ATVs to perform a variety of tasks--from sport to utility--Kawasaki saw the opportunity to emphasise sheer performance and extreme horsepower. The KLT200 brought many new innovations that were eventually implemented in other competitor’s models, features such as electric start, manual clutch, and a dual-mode differential. Kawasaki’s follow up to the KLT200 was the performance-based KLT250. In 1985, Kawasaki’s first 4-wheel ATV, the Bayou 185, was marketed as a “4-wheel dirt bike” and offered superior maneuverability and agility over its rivals. By digging deep into their own racing heritage, Kawasaki began building race ATVs for the street with little compromise for the road; they were as close to factory racing ATVs as legally possible. The Tecate 4 was such an example and with the introduction of the first-ever V-twin powered ATV, the Prairie 650, Kawasaki established themselves as a leading maker of hardcore ATV performance enthusiasts and off-road racers. If you ride or own a Kawasaki ATV, trust HQ Powersports to be your source for OEM-spec aftermarket replacement parts such as fuel pumps and fuel valves for Kawasaki ATVs. The fuel valve, or fuel petcock, is a small shut-off valve that controls the flow of liquid fuel. ATVs and UTVs, like motorcycles, have fuel tanks that are situated higher than the carburetor and fuel feeds are controlled by gravity. Most older designs incorporate a 3-position fuel petcock valve: ON, OFF, and RESERVE. The RESERVE setting is used to access the bottom portion of the fuel tank. This was due to compensate for the lack of a proper fuel gauge. Today’s modern systems use an automatic, vacuum operated petcock that often include a PRIME position as to allow fuel flow into the carburetor without having to fire the engine. A faulty fuel petcock, like any fuel delivery system problem, can cause issues with your ATV or UTVs performance. Sputtering, stalling, failure to crank, and poor idle quality are some of the ailments that can be attributed to a bad fuel valve. This relatively simple and inexpensive fix can save you valuable time, effort, and money versus going out and replacing the entire fuel system. HQ Powersports specializes in high quality maintenance parts and performance parts for 4-wheel off-road ATV and UTV powersports vehicles.