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savage98 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2	fuel leaking stalling out 04/13/13 at 11:54:29 6700 miles on a 98 ls650 been through the carb 5 times completely blowing out all passages replaced the needle value and when through the fuel peacock. still leaked fuel from air box over flow and stalled out when not applying throttle. when through carb again and put an aftermarket needle value with tougher spring
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Re: fuel leaking stalling out
Reply #1 - 04/13/13 at 12:22:36

savage98 wrote on 04/13/13 at 11:54:29:

6700 miles on a 98 ls650 been through the carb 5 times completely blowing out all passages replaced the needle value and when through the fuel peacock. still leaked fuel from air box over flow and stalled out when not applying throttle. when through carb again and put an aftermarket needle value with tougher spring

Sounds like your stock Vac sucker petcock is your issue man. You need to do the full test as described in this link. Do it step by step then report back to us.

Test your Petcock,.. don't just turn it to Prime..

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savage98 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2	Re: fuel leaking stalling out Reply #2 - 04/13/13 at 22:30:58 ive tested it didn't taste fuel and it still did it. i even put clear hose on vacuum line so i could watch it. it does it randomly it wont act up all the time.
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Reply #3 - 04/14/13 at 07:36:41

Given the number of problems the stock petcock has been known to cause & the cost of replacing it, wouldnt you think youd be ahead to just go ahead & swap it & eliminate a variable? I know I wish I had ditched mine a long time ago,, It was just inconsistent in how it ran,,now, it starts up easy & runs, every time, instead of sometimes crapping out when I give it gas..

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Fipronil YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 23	Re: fuel leaking stalling out Reply #4 - 04/15/13 at 05:01:56 Sounds like you need to adjust the float cut-off valve. Just need to bend the tab. Good luck.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: fuel leaking stalling out Reply #5 - 04/15/13 at 08:05:22 Be careful bending that tab. Youll note that its just attached by melted plastic. Hold it with small pliers back in there, pinching the tab flat to the plastic body of the floats, then put a little bend in that tab.
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Re: fuel leaking stalling out
Reply #6 - 04/15/13 at 08:43:36

If yer' sure it ain't the pet...I'd suspect a dried out rubber tip on the float needle... No amount of cleaning will stop it...
Once the rubber tip is too dried out, you have to replace it...
(you can test it, by gently holding the floats up with a finger and blow into the fuel line... you should feel the air stop completely, and very easily)...

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: fuel leaking stalling out Reply #7 - 04/15/13 at 08:57:06 If thers any doubt, hold that needle up to a light & look at it, if theres any indentation where it sits in the seat, put a fresh one in there. Touch it, it should feel soft, the tip should bend some at the gentlest touch,
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JRLeathercraft Full Member Offline I'm not a biker, I just own one. Posts: 153	Re: fuel leaking stalling out Reply #8 - 04/15/13 at 09:24:03 Replace the petcock. It's fairly easy task. Get the raptor replacement instead of a stock. I did and my bike ran so much better. It sounded like it was missing or a bad plug and the petcock resolved all of it.
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Reply #9 - 04/15/13 at 10:46:03

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 04/14/13 at 07:36:41:

Given the number of problems the stock petcock has been known to cause & the cost of replacing it, wouldnt you think youd be ahead to just go ahead & swap it & eliminate a variable? I know I wish I had ditched mine a long time ago,, It was just inconsistent in how it ran,,now, it starts up easy & runs, every time, instead of sometimes crapping out when I give it gas..

Add this to the other posts,, you MIte just avoid a trip into a carb &, Heres the Big And, the symptoms caused by that stock petcock as it gets flaky are numerous. IF its going bad youll solve the problem & save headaches. If its not, youll have eliminated a variable that makes troubleshooting hard,

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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: fuel leaking stalling out Reply #10 - 04/15/13 at 11:25:56 Does the Raptor Petcock touch the frame like our stock ones do? Would I be able to raise tank slightly without petcock issues?
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rfw2003 Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1108 Yantis, TX	Re: fuel leaking stalling out Reply #11 - 04/15/13 at 11:28:37 paulmarshall wrote on 04/15/13 at 11:25:56: Does the Raptor Petcock touch the frame like our stock ones do? Would I be able to raise tank slightly without petcock issues? Nope it doesn't come anywhere near the frame. It makes taking the tank off a breeze R.F.
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paulmarshall Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1268 Carterton,New Zealand Gender:	Re: fuel leaking stalling out Reply #12 - 04/15/13 at 11:35:51 Cool, Don't know why I have waited this long before getting one. I did convert my vacuum into a gravity feed and its worked fine til now. But now it has to go, as its impeding my cosmetic vision.
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Re: fuel leaking stalling out
Reply #13 - 04/15/13 at 11:42:33

paulmarshall wrote on 04/15/13 at 11:35:51:

Cool, Don't know why I have waited this long before getting one. I did convert my vacuum into a gravity feed and its worked fine til now. But now it has to go, as its impeding my cosmetic vision. Wink

That vac sucker was one of the first things to go when I bought my Savage, I wanted manual control of my fuel shut off, plus the ease of tank removal was a big bonus.

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