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Re: Reserve Fuel
Reply #30 - 05/15/13 at 08:07:10

At lease on a 2007, you can take the tank off without removing the regular petcock, though you have to lift, pull back, and wiggle the tank to the left before it will clear the frame. Much easier to do with the Raptor installed, though. And now off is off and on is on, which my ancient brain finds more logical. I used a rubber nipple from Autozone to block the carb port. I think it was 7/16th. Fit perfectly. [/quote]

7/16 is .437. I measured mine and the OD of the shaft is .220. So I believe the 7/16 will be way too big. Huh

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DavidOfMA Senior Member Offline Getting back in gear after a long time away Posts: 336 Beverly, MA Gender:	Re: Reserve Fuel Reply #31 - 05/15/13 at 08:45:00 Have to check when I get home. Must have been 7/32 (which would be a perfect fit), unless for some reason that manufacturer is referring to the OD of the nipple.
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Beagle Full Member Offline 1998 Suzuki Savage Posts: 217 Ohio Gender:	Re: Reserve Fuel Reply #32 - 05/16/13 at 05:33:07 I am just waiting for the Raptor to get shipped to me. I guess they order it from the vendor and then the vendor ships it to them...and then finally they ship it to me. (sigh) So, maybe I'll get it next week. No worries though! We've been getting rain almost everyday, so I'm not going to go riding in the rain.
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Beagle Full Member Offline 1998 Suzuki Savage Posts: 217 Ohio Gender:	Re: Reserve Fuel Reply #33 - 05/16/13 at 10:25:37 By the way, thanks for all the answers to my questions all!
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apache snow-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 509 Gender:	Re: Reserve Fuel Reply #34 - 05/16/13 at 13:54:58 My rapter came today. It is going to rain tomorrow so will be a good day to put it on.
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DavidOfMA Senior Member Offline Getting back in gear after a long time away Posts: 336 Beverly, MA Gender:	Re: Reserve Fuel Reply #35 - 05/16/13 at 15:11:09 apache snow-FSO wrote on 05/16/13 at 13:54:58: My rapter came today. It is going to rain tomorrow so will be a good day to put it on. If the tank's close to empty, you may not even have to drain it. I ran mine down to reserve and was able to make the swap just by tipping the tank.
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apache snow-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 509 Gender:	Re: Reserve Fuel Reply #36 - 05/16/13 at 17:21:50 Heck, why wait till tomorrow. I put it on this afternoon. Took all of 10 minutes and thats draining the tank. I am now raptorized
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wambr Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 610 Russia, Samara Gender:	Re: Reserve Fuel Reply #37 - 05/20/13 at 05:46:22 I "boredom" moding the fuel petcock, the same http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1113631600 and to better was to imagine the amount of fuel in the tank when I also installed
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Beagle Full Member Offline 1998 Suzuki Savage Posts: 217 Ohio Gender:	Re: Reserve Fuel Reply #38 - 05/21/13 at 19:25:34 Got the Raptor Petcock installed with no problems but I have a very NEWB question.... Which way does the switch go to ON, RES and OFF?
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Beagle Full Member Offline 1998 Suzuki Savage Posts: 217 Ohio Gender:	Re: Reserve Fuel Reply #39 - 05/21/13 at 20:25:06 OK...I'm blind! I see the arrow on there! Doh!!!
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Beagle Full Member Offline 1998 Suzuki Savage Posts: 217 Ohio Gender:	Re: Reserve Fuel Reply #40 - 05/22/13 at 06:47:23 Badass94Cad wrote on 05/14/13 at 05:41:03: You probably couldn't do it wrong, but if you did, post pics. Sorry Badass94Cad, I was able to do it with no problems in about 20-minutes...so no posting of pics! If I can do this install, ANYONE can!
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Beagle Full Member Offline 1998 Suzuki Savage Posts: 217 Ohio Gender:	Re: Reserve Fuel Reply #41 - 05/22/13 at 06:51:54 apache snow-FSO wrote on 05/14/13 at 12:06:50: You'll have to really work hard at screwing that up. I tried to screw it up apache snow....but it wouldn't let me!
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Re: Reserve Fuel
Reply #42 - 05/22/13 at 07:17:04

Beagle wrote on 05/22/13 at 06:51:54:

apache snow-FSO wrote on 05/14/13 at 12:06:50:

You'll have to really work hard at screwing that up. Wink

I tried to screw it up apache snow....but it wouldn't let me! Grin

The only way I have seen it screwed up......is when someone used regular washers to install it. The screw threads do not seal into the tank, and fuel can seep past the threads and screw head if you do not use the sealing washers.

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