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Message started by franch on 09/08/08 at 18:47:14

Title: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by franch on 09/08/08 at 18:47:14

fuelcock part # 5 Lp-24500-01-00
$20.89 from bike bandit plus shipping. it's a direct bolt on.
comes with o-ring.
not as pretty as the original part.
no vacuum line needed.
has on, off and reserve.
must manually turn off.
the nice thing is this petcock doesn't go under the tank towards center of the bike nearly as much as OEM so taking the tank off and on won't be such a tight fit.http://ikepics-1414198-320.jpg

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by T Mack 1 on 09/08/08 at 19:35:55

Pictures, pictures!!!!! Please!!!

Aaaaaa.... wait..... Pretty Please.... how's that?

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by Moofed on 09/08/08 at 20:51:04

It's worth $20-ish just to not have to drain my tank to get it off. Not worrying about the vacuum line is just gravy. :o

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by franch on 09/09/08 at 08:59:32

i'll try to do pics when my daughter comes over with her digi cam

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by serowbot on 09/09/08 at 09:44:04

That's going to be a great help to a lot of people. Mines already converted, but I may consider the change just for easy tank removal.
Thanks

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by Foxman on 09/09/08 at 14:46:36

Its only 15.61 at Ronayers, where i live its 9$ shipping. So im looking at only 24.61. not too bad. thanks alot franch

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by dropoutjohn on 09/09/08 at 14:58:54

can i get a hell yes from the chior!?! mahalo nui loa bruddah franch!

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by YonuhAdisi on 09/09/08 at 15:23:31

41574A554A50514F4A4D4B250 wrote:

can i get a hell yes from the chior!?! mahalo nui loa bruddah franch!

okay,

HELL YES!!!

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by dropoutjohn on 09/09/08 at 15:39:55

cause i was checking the board (i was board...) while waiting for the gas to drain out of my bike when i clicked on this thread is why!

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by Oldfeller on 09/09/08 at 15:40:54

Affirmative brimstone there, good buddy

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by BurnPgh on 09/09/08 at 16:30:53

Im gunna throw out a "HELL YES!" myself.

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by franch on 09/09/08 at 17:11:58

thanks everyone but the real KUDOS should go to DR 1445
He is the one who remembered that his friend did this mod and I just followed his suggestion.

by the way I took it apart and got some comparison pics of it next to the oem petcock. I was right about the tank coming off real easy.

now where was that post about how to post pics ?

never mind that !
who will pm me with their email adress and i will send the folder containing the pics as an attachment and then that nice person can upload the pics to this site.
anybody ?

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by YonuhAdisi on 09/09/08 at 22:10:18

3226353A373C540 wrote:

Here's the thread on how to post a pic.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1218391284

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by dr1445 on 09/10/08 at 03:27:50

glad it worked out for you savage folks, it works great for the dr650 to. my friend measured the the reserve by drawing down the tank and came up with 42 oz"s. that should be only around 13 miles on reserve. so you might want to check that out.
rgds

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by T Mack 1 on 09/10/08 at 10:16:40

544201040405300 wrote:

42 oz's .... approx 1/3 gallon. Current is 0.6 gallon (over 1/2 but under 2/3), which would give a little more mileage before swithing to reserve, but cut the "got to find gas" distance in half ......

Hmmmmmm ... wonder if there is a way to raise the "on" pickup tube.

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by dropoutjohn on 09/10/08 at 12:20:49

copper tube should do it.

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by dr1445 on 09/10/08 at 14:58:44

swap the stock reserve tube for the yam unit?

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by Oldfeller on 09/11/08 at 03:45:19

What part or portion of a tank (talking in inches from the bottom) would be a good improved reserve?

When you are in the mountains or in the desert they put up little signs that say, "LAST GAS FOR 59 miles" and they mean it. An example where I was worried was riding in the National Forest and once again on a deserted leg of the Appalachin Parkway.

Then you have to balance that by the aggravation of going to reserve all the time when city driving because of the increased reserve. Not much of an aggravation, mind you, just some.

What's a good balance?

Oldfeller

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by T Mack 1 on 09/11/08 at 06:27:10

2C0F0705060F0F0611630 wrote:

hey this one I can semi- answer... ;D

First step. figure out how gas you will need. To do this, you will need to figure your worse case scenerio to find gas.... (59 miles?). Then figure out both your avg and your worse MPG (gives you a little buffer). (i.e 60 MPG avg, 52 MPG worse). Use a number half way in between (56 for my examlpe). Do the math to find how much gas you need. (59 mils divide by 56 MPG is 1.05 gallons)

Second step, find out where in the tank that magic gallon amount is. First, get the bike level (poor man's bike stand????). Next, get a piece of clear fuel line (Hardware store, Lawn-mower repair shop, Home Depot). Pull fuel line off petcock and replace with enough clear hose to get over the top of the tank. Then, drain the tank by putting hose into a container and setting petcock to PRI ( or onconvertedd petcocks, whatever setting makes fuel flow). Then seaperate your magic fuel amount (in my example 1.05 gallon). Set Petcock back to ON or Res (or OFF for the converted petcocks). Pour the magic fuel amount back into the tank. Hold the clear hose up so that it clears the top of the tank, and then turn petcock to PRI ( or on converted petcocks to whatever setting makes fuel flow). The hose will fill up with fuel only to the level of fuel in the tank. Mark were that level is on the side of the tank. Preferably close to the petcock location. Turn off fuel flow and let the little bit of fuel in the hose drain into the container. Measure distance from joint of tank&petcock to the mark. This distance is where you need to move you ON inlet to.

the only thing you need to do, is figure out how to move the inlet.....

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by Oldfeller on 09/11/08 at 13:55:10

Adding something to the tube part depends on the construction, which nobody has seen yet as cameras were not available when one was installed.

As far as how much reserve, an easy meatball answer would be 1/3 of the depth of the filled tank, this giving a reserve greater than a gallon as curve of the tank plays against the volume as you go up.

That would be a low tech answer that would split the difference on the city aggrevation factor vs the need for lots of reserve miles.

Who has one on order and who is going to tell us the construction, give us a pic and figure out the add the tube part for all of us?

Lazyoldfeller

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by Moofed on 09/15/08 at 11:14:42

Found an ebay listing with an okay picture (not great).
http://ls650.info/PetcockReplacement?action=AttachFile&do=get&target=2001_Raptor_Petcock.jpg
From http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Yamaha-Raptor-660-Gas-Cap-Fuel-Petcock-55B2_W0QQitemZ200223635922QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphotohosting

It's from a 2001, but bikebandit says 2001 through 2005 use the same part.

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by Jay on 09/15/08 at 21:09:55

Thanks Moofed. This info is so freakin sweeeet! My Petc0ck is working fine, but I may order one anyway; just to have for when it doesn't work so fine.
It should fit the S40, right? :-?

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by Foxman on 09/16/08 at 15:05:15

I also posted this in the tech section.

http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x12/CurtisFox2004/100_1383.jpg
http://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x12/CurtisFox2004/100_1387-1.jpghttp://i187.photobucket.com/albums/x12/CurtisFox2004/100_1387.jpg

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by Oldfeller on 09/16/08 at 21:47:03

Foxman, what holds the filter screens on to the tubes? Is it glued in place, held by friction or what?

Title: Re: 2003 yamaha raptor 660 petcock fits
Post by Foxman on 09/17/08 at 15:14:07

Quote:

Foxman, what holds the filter screens on to the tubes? Is it glued in place, held by friction or what?

It looks like its snapped in, but may be glued. Im scared to mess with it to much. i dont wanna break it. The reserve looks like it wouldnt come out nicely. But the ON one there a lil ring around the top of it kind of like it clips on. But im not tryin to pull it apart either.