Bombardier
Bombardier ATV Fuel Valve
The “Father of the Snowmobile”, Joseph-Armand Bombardier, is the founder of Canada’s Bombardier and Bombardier Recreational Products (BRP). DUring the 1980s, Bombardier made a name for themselves in the motorcycle racing circuit with Can-Am motorcycles but even with Can-Am’s massive race-winning success, BRP could not justify their existence and Can-Am was shut down in 1987. Ten years later, BRP returned to off-road racing using what they’d learned with Can-Am and created their first ATV prototype called the Traxter. The Traxter was a recognized and award-winning design and in 2000, BRP made their first sport ATV, the DS 650. The BRP DS 650 and the Traxter lines evolved into DS 650 Baja, Quest 500, Quest 650, and Quest 650 XT but it was the 2006 Outlander 800 that was Bombardier’s most groundbreaking innovation. The Outlander 800 took victories in the legendary Dakar Rally and earned the 2006 GNCC Racing Series Championship. It was then that Bombardier Recreational Products resurrected the Can-Am name and all following ATV models were built and branded as Can-Am ATVs. If you ride or own a Bombardier ATV, trust HQ Powersports to be your source for OEM-spec aftermarket replacement parts such as fuel pumps and fuel valves for Bombardier 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.