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Old 12-30-2011, 05:30 AM   #7
alantf
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Re: Fixed leaking petcock; Don't buy a new one yet!

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Originally Posted by gzlocal
I just changed it two days before
Are you sure you remember tightening the plug properly? It's easy to put it in finger tight, then get sidetracked, & forget to go back & tighten it up before filling the oil. Could've taken a couple of days to shake itself loose. Seems more likely than someone bringing the correct wrench & then crawling under a bike in a public place, then having to get cleaned up because they got oil all over their hands. :??:
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