Routy, that's why we tell them to do the whack it with the screwdriver 2-3 times on the float bowl trick.   He should do this at the start of any test session just to make sure his float isn't stuck at the end of its travel from the last episode.

He's gonna do it again right after he puts on his Raptor before starting the bike, he's gotta recover from the last episode.

And no, I don't think the Raptor is necessarily going to fix all of what he has going on -- it will just thin the herd a good bit.   Then we can analyze what he has left with some level of certainty.


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The starter is durable, don't sweat using it some.   Plus it is expensive, even bought used.   Rule of thumb is you check the starter for "getting warm" -- if so cool out on cranking it for a bit until it cools down.

If you do just go and replace yours, I want the old one ....    


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Here's to hoping you jest have a split diaphragm in your vac petcork ---  mainly cause iffin it ain't, you got some other issues to work through there partner.  

You took your carb apart, and that is a whole other can of worms as you touched every critical part inside it ....