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Badass94Cad Senior Member Offline This space for rent Posts: 313 Mass-->Jerz-->PA! Gender:	Re: petcock issues? Reply #15 - 06/05/12 at 05:17:36 Boofer wrote on 06/04/12 at 09:53:27: And you have to plug or cap the vacuum hole on the right side of the carburetor. HAHA...I didn't remember reading that anywhere previously, but good point to mention. I figured that out when I realized there was no vacuum port on the Raptor petcock.
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Re: petcock issues?
Reply #16 - 06/05/12 at 07:17:04

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/04/12 at 07:56:47:

Kyle wrote on 06/04/12 at 07:16:43:

@Bubbe

I was taught on a bike with a manual petcock. MSF even teaches FINE-C = Fuel, Ignition, Neutral, Electrical, Clutch as their starting procedure. I keep finding myself going to shut mine off now and have to stop myself.

I don't think my petcock has even been turned. I was out for a long ride a few weeks back, ran out of fuel, and that was a bear to turn to reserve.

They do get stiff, I would oil it & work it, till it worked a bit smoother.

I switch to prime when Im really needing reserve, because its easier to pull than push while Im riding,
& do that even if Im Not wanting reserve, just to make sure it works & I have access to that last bit of gas.

I had someone suggest to run it on "prime" all of the time Shocked

. That didn't sound right to me.

Any thoughts on that? What say ye verslagen?

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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: petcock issues? Reply #17 - 06/05/12 at 07:29:35 Nothing wrong w/ using prime all the time,.......if you put some gas in it now and then !
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Re: petcock issues?
Reply #18 - 06/05/12 at 07:33:18

bikertrash wrote on 06/05/12 at 07:17:04:

I had someone suggest to run it on "prime" all of the time Shocked

. That didn't sound right to me.

Any thoughts on that? What say ye verslagen?

Nothing wrong with it... technically. You just don't have a reserve.
But riding around with a problem, is riding with something that'll bite you in the @$$ someday. It could mean running out gas at a inopertune moment and sitting on the side, or an F250 kicking your @$$ down the road.

Fix it! whether itza raptor, replace the vac line, or rebuild it with the kits I found.

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Bubba Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 956 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: petcock issues? Reply #19 - 06/05/12 at 07:56:31 my vote goes to raptor http://www.ronayers.com/Search/N/687/Criteria/5LP-24500-01-00&adv=5&kw...
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tarkm812 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 39 Long Island Gender:	Re: petcock issues? Reply #20 - 06/05/12 at 09:41:26 Ordered the raptor and should get it tomorrow. Anyone know offhand what size cap needed to plug the vac on the carb? Mine is an '87 with about 22,000 miles (only about 500 is mine). Its my first bike and i love it.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28644 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: petcock issues? Reply #21 - 06/05/12 at 09:47:01 Do more than just cap it... block the tube with something solid... the caps will rot away in just a couple months... don't know why... ...
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Bubba Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 956 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: petcock issues? Reply #22 - 06/05/12 at 09:53:09 @ Tark, check your cam chain adjuster...22K is a lot http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1191167029
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bikertrash Full Member Offline another bad example Posts: 171 Ogden, Illinois Gender:	Re: petcock issues? Reply #23 - 06/05/12 at 20:30:11 Thanks guys.
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