Helping a friend get the old miniceptor running

Ok , first with the first ....
New here . Registered to try and find help . I'm active on other forums , and know about the "try the search feature" thing , but that ain't workin out I ain't got no more patience (I like to play with grammar :crazy: )
Now on to the next , it's a 1st gen (84 or 85) . He said it ain't ran in a while . First thing I did was pull the carbs and clean them , though they weren't that dirty to begin with . Got 'em back on (yeah , THAT sucked . I like my IL4) , and noticed an "extra" hose on the petcock (TWO vacuum hoses ) . So I put some gas in it and tried to start it anyway . First , the starter stuck . I mean , I turned off the ignition and the starter was still spinning . Had to disconnect the battery . Neat . So I go make a sammich to think about things , and go back out to find a huge puddle of gas spreading under the bike . Looks like the petcock developed a leak . So .... If someone could enlighten me as to the routing of said vacuum lines (and for sh1ts & giggles , the fuel lines while we're at it) , and maybe point me in the right direction for the sticking starter , I'd sure 'preciate it . Was hoping to be done with this bike this weekend and get it back to him next week .

 

The sticking starter could be the button....they have a tendency to get stuck. Check and see if you can pull the button back out to it's default position with your finger tips.

This thread has some basics about re-installing the Petcock:
http://vfrworld.com/forums/first-second-generation-1983-1989/16735-help-re-installing-petcock.html

....and Welcome!

 

there should be a vaccum line running from the REAR nipple on the petcock (the middle one is not used) to a nipple located right below the carb on the rear set of cylinders on the same side as the petcock

 

+1 on checking the starter button. It might need taken apart and cleaned.

 

Ok guys , starter button taken apart and cleaned (that sucked) , primed carbs using a baby snot sucker into the fuel line , little starting fluid , and it fired right up . Looking for a petcock rebuild kit currently . Believe the fuel pump relay may be bad . Thinking about converting it to gravity-fed like I saw elsewhere on this site . Seems it'd simplify things a bit . But then there's no prime setting (hence the snot-sucker priming thing), so I'd have to gut the petcock like I saw elsewhere . That's where we stand . 'Preciate the help thus far .

 

Welcome aboard, md.

Glad we could help a little. Good luck with the rest of the project.
Pics would be cool if your friend will allow it.

 

Did cleaning the starter button help?

Was it gunked up or was the somethign wrong with the spring?