Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 08/21/10 at 02:06:32: Next step is to put in the Raptor petcock and see if problems simply go away.
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Put in the Raptor and simplify your life.
Bam -- turn it on and fuel is there. Everything stays full. Bike runs good. Jetting issues go away. Hot running engine issues go away.
Your bike is back ....
Life is simple again.
She's back! Took her for a nice long ride today and no problems.
verslagen1 wrote on 08/21/10 at 07:12:31:simple till you forget to turn it off...
What are the potential problems that can occur if the fuel is not turned off?
I need to take the carb apart to really know what's going on there but once the float bowl is full the float looks like it closes a valve. Valve closed everything stops there? (all just from manual pics)
kk lewi wrote on 08/20/10 at 18:27:05:explain to me how a full fuel filter could be petcock related? Logically that doesn't make sense to me (tho that appears just to be the case)
It's always the simple things that confuse me.. Today I forgot to turn the raptor on and took off down the road. Fuel filter was full. Suki started exhibiting the same problems. I remembered and quickly switched the fuel on, and I got a Eureka! If no fuel is flowing in, it creates a vacuum, and no fuel can flow out. I can be such an idiot.
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I think Suki is all better now! Thx so much for the help to you all