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Dies after only a few minutes of riding
11/26/12 at 13:18:01

Bonnie is running out of fuel after about 2-3 minutes of riding, she will idle all day long but if you ride with even half throttle she only lasts about 2 minutes. If I sit for about a minute she will start right up again and I can go another mile or so, but sure enough she will sputter and die only a little ways down the road. Any thoughts?

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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28385 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Dies after only a few minutes of riding Reply #1 - 11/26/12 at 13:40:55 Um,.. petcock?... ... Test your Petcock,.. don't just turn it to Prime..
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Reply #2 - 11/26/12 at 13:46:07

You've been around here a long time. I feel silly asking if you have a Raptor petcock, but it sounds like you do (or you run on Prime).
In any case, it sounds like a gas feed problem. 2-3 minutes is a bit longer than it takes to empty the float bowl.
You let it sit, and the bowl fills up.
Check for good fuel flow out of the bowl drain. If not so hot, then start looking for obstructions, clogs, hose kinks.
There is a screen on the petcock, another on the carb before the gas gets to the bowl.

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splash07 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 911 Charleston, SC Gender:	Re: Dies after only a few minutes of riding Reply #3 - 11/26/12 at 14:08:50 Yeah running a raptor, got an in line filter too which is full of fuel. So maybe the screen on the carb side or in the bowl?
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Reply #4 - 11/26/12 at 14:14:09

I would start with pulling the line off the carb and seeing if you get good fuel flow to that point.
If so, then the problem has to be in the carb. That little screen or your float level.
If not, then the problem is your in-line filter, the line itself, or the petcock screen. Just because the filter is full of fuel doesn't mean it isn't partially clogged. You need to watch it in action as the fuel flows through.

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Re: Dies after only a few minutes of riding
Reply #5 - 11/26/12 at 15:12:07

Eliminate the filters and see what happens.

Just recently several went thru all the filters and looked at fuel delivery.

So, the test is easy enough, replace the inline filter with a straight hose.

If you still got the problem, yank the filter off the raptorcock inlet.

and if that don't work, drop the carb (while you're there, might as well clean it) and pull the little screen above the float valve. might find a dead spider in there... don't laugh, it's happened. I found a hairball once.

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Charon Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1811 Harvard, NE Gender:	Re: Dies after only a few minutes of riding Reply #6 - 11/26/12 at 16:16:24 If you test and find the filter is blocking flow, you need to find out where the dirt clogging the filter is coming from. True, the filter (may have) kept the crud out of the carburetor, but your fuel flow is still getting blocked. A dirty filter is a flag for dirty or contaminated fuel or a rusty tank.
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v-pilot Senior Member Offline Loud bikes rule! Posts: 257 Rexford NY Gender:	Re: Dies after only a few minutes of riding Reply #7 - 11/26/12 at 17:05:30 I don't know how old your bike is but the Ethanol in the gas as been known to breakdown the rubber fuel lines over time...small bits maybe in the in line filter and in the carb screen. It's happened to one of my older bikes
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Dies after only a few minutes of riding Reply #8 - 11/26/12 at 19:05:21 As stated above, its a flow rate problem, Pull the line off the carb & turn the gas on, see how it flows,if its slow. Remove potential restrictions & see if it improves. If its not slow feeding the carb, then its a carb issue. But, I sure doubt that.
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splash07 Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 911 Charleston, SC Gender:	Re: Dies after only a few minutes of riding Reply #9 - 11/27/12 at 06:27:49 pulled the filter off and ran straight through a hose, flow was slow even without the inline filter so my bet is the screen on the raptor is blocked up. Didnt have time to pull it last night so will hopefully get to it today after work.
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Re: Dies after only a few minutes of riding
Reply #10 - 11/27/12 at 06:41:02

splash07 wrote on 11/27/12 at 06:27:49:

pulled the filter off and ran straight through a hose, flow was slow even without the inline filter so my bet is the screen on the raptor is blocked up. Didnt have time to pull it last night so will hopefully get to it today after work.

There is a remote chance of the gas cap vent causing the problem as well. Easy to check, just take the gas cap off and see if the flow gets better.

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Dies after only a few minutes of riding Reply #11 - 11/27/12 at 07:36:35 If you blow gas backwards thru the fuel line youll flush the screens on the petcock. If it flows nice after that, then youve got somethin icky in yer gas..
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28385 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Dies after only a few minutes of riding Reply #12 - 11/27/12 at 09:34:27 Ever notice how often we're telling people to blow or suck on lines?... That's entertainment... ...
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Grayowl Junior Member Offline Always learn from yesterday Posts: 56 North Texas Gender:	Re: Dies after only a few minutes of riding Reply #13 - 11/27/12 at 10:01:45 I have noticed that, but was afraid to ask – now I know.
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Reply #14 - 11/27/12 at 10:30:17

Hey, Look,, its a Valid approach to troubleshooting

AND its fun to tell someone

Now, IDK where YOu been for the last few years, but where Im from, theres a little cliche' thing we use on stuff like that..we call that a

Win,Win,,

& I feel like IM winnin, right now, just talkin about it!

Now,, you run blow in yer thingy & see if that dont help,PIcs would be nice,,but not necessary as I have a vivid imagination..

Hyucckk Hyuckk Geesh,,

(The Roscoe, Dukes of Hazard laugh goes well with that)

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