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Title: petcock Post by Bubba on 05/25/10 at 12:00:39 Could someone let me know what is the purpose of a vacuum activated petcock? Why wouldn't I want to replace it with a Raptor? I'm suspecting mine but haven't figured out the how/why of using a vacuum to pull the fuel. Any thoughts? Thanks |
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Title: Re: petcock Post by Serowbot on 05/25/10 at 12:12:57 Well,... it theoretically prevents the possibility of flooding fuel into your crankcase... Problem is,.. when it fails,... it floods fuel into your crankcase... :-?... How's that for stupid?... Get a Raptor... ;)... Raptor info here...... http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1251932429 |
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Title: Re: petcock Post by BurnPgh on 05/25/10 at 12:49:36 +1. Only benefit it seems to give is you dont have to remember to turn the fuel off. Its expensive, when it fails it does so with a vengence, and its often a murky problem to diagnose. |
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Title: Re: petcock Post by Bubba on 05/25/10 at 13:09:41 Looks like Raptor here I come! I remember reading on here somewhere that it can also be cold sensitive also...seems like whenever it drops to around 45 or below my bike runs like dog doo unless I crank the idle way up and set it on PRI. So is it a given that you'll get fuel in the crankcase if you forget to shut it off? Thanks guys |
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Title: Re: petcock Post by Serowbot on 05/25/10 at 13:25:31 586F78787B2B2A22291A0 wrote:
Not at all,... it will only happen if the float sticks at the same time... I've never had it happen in over 25 years of riding, and I never shut mine off unless I'm pullin' the tank... |
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Title: Re: petcock Post by dasch on 05/25/10 at 13:34:18 Mine is on PRI ever since.. well, since it failed! I'm happy. |
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Title: Re: petcock Post by Serowbot on 05/25/10 at 13:41:46 It has two ways to fail,.. one is failure to suck.. switching to prime fixes that... two is sucking fuel,... switching to prime adds more fuel to the fire... :-?... |
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Title: Re: petcock Post by Bubba on 05/25/10 at 14:16:22 On order...should be here in a week or so... |
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