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mhart731 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com is a lifeline.. Posts: 33 Jackson, TN Gender:	Cranking Problems 04/05/14 at 14:08:57 I looked around but didn't see anything specifically like my problem. I just finished the cam chain tensioner and petcock mod. Now the bike turns over and fires, even sounds like it is cranking. But it just won't quite go all the way.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Cranking Problems Reply #1 - 04/05/14 at 14:55:46 mhart731 wrote on 04/05/14 at 14:08:57: Now the bike turns over and fires, OK, so which is it? Quote: even sounds like it is cranking. But it just won't quite go all the way.
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S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	Re: Cranking Problems Reply #2 - 04/05/14 at 16:08:20 If you have an inline filter on the Raptor, take it off.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28651 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Cranking Problems Reply #3 - 04/05/14 at 16:52:48 Mixed terminology here... Sequentially.... 1. starter cranks 2. engine turns over. 3. if engine fires,.. it's running... no problem...
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Re: Cranking Problems
Reply #4 - 04/05/14 at 16:53:28

mhart731 wrote on 04/05/14 at 14:08:57:

I looked around but didn't see anything specifically like my problem. I just finished the cam chain tensioner and petcock mod. Now the bike turns over and fires, even sounds like it is cranking. But it just won't quite go all the way.

I'm a little confused by your description of the problem, but if you mean that the starter is cranking the engine, but that the bike won't actually start and run, the first thing you need to do is make sure you have a fully charged battery.

It's not uncommon for a battery that is slightly run down to have enough juice to run the starter, but not enough to operate the ignition system. The spark plug won't fire and the engine won't start.

You changed the petcock ? Double check your work. Make sure fuel is getting to the carb.

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mhart731 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com is a lifeline.. Posts: 33 Jackson, TN Gender:	Re: Cranking Problems Reply #5 - 04/05/14 at 17:08:35 Sorry for the confusion. What I meant was that the battery is fully charged, the engine turns, nothing seems bogged or lagging. The engine sounds like it is just before running as long as the starter is engaged, it just won't actually crank all the way up and run on it's own.
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mhart731 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com is a lifeline.. Posts: 33 Jackson, TN Gender:	Re: Cranking Problems Reply #6 - 04/05/14 at 17:09:35 I know gas is getting to the carb, just don't know where to go from there.
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oldNslow Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2683 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Cranking Problems Reply #7 - 04/05/14 at 17:20:54 Quote: I just finished the cam chain tensioner and petcock mod You installed Verslagen's modified adjuster and a Raptor petcock? The bike ran before you did this work ? Correct?
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mhart731 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com is a lifeline.. Posts: 33 Jackson, TN Gender:	Re: Cranking Problems Reply #8 - 04/05/14 at 17:26:01 Yes is did run before this was done.
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oldNslow Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2683 Rochester, NY Gender:	Re: Cranking Problems Reply #9 - 04/05/14 at 17:43:24 Quote: The engine sounds like it is just before running as long as the starter is engaged I'm not sure exactly what you mean by this. Have you taken the plug out and verified that it is firing?
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Re: Cranking Problems
Reply #10 - 04/05/14 at 18:34:58

mhart731 wrote on 04/05/14 at 17:08:35:

Sorry for the confusion. What I meant was that the battery is fully charged, the engine turns, nothing seems bogged or lagging. The engine sounds like it is just before running as long as the starter is engaged, it just won't actually crank all the way up and run on it's own.

Is it going put cough put cough put cough... ?
or a very subdued tut tut tut... ?

did you adjust the decomp? might be too tight.
check your compression... stick it in 2nd and see if you can push it.
does it mush thru or does it stop?

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mhart731 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com is a lifeline.. Posts: 33 Jackson, TN Gender:	Re: Cranking Problems Reply #11 - 04/05/14 at 18:36:19 This is obviously harder to explain on here but seems to be a fairly simple problem. Battery was charged (even jumped from a car battery once it died a little), no inline filter on raptor, spark plug is firing. When I hit the button the engine turns over but won't run.
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mhart731 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com is a lifeline.. Posts: 33 Jackson, TN Gender:	Re: Cranking Problems Reply #12 - 04/05/14 at 18:38:37 More of the cough put cough put. How do you check/adjust decomp?
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Reply #13 - 04/05/14 at 19:12:08

mhart731 wrote on 04/05/14 at 18:36:19:

This is obviously harder to explain on here but seems to be a fairly simple problem. Battery was charged (even jumped from a car battery once it died a little), no inline filter on raptor, spark plug is firing. When I hit the button the engine turns over but won't run.

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I know gas is getting to the carb

Bike ran before you worked on it.

Starter cranks engine. Getting gas. Plug is firing. I'm stumped.

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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Cranking Problems Reply #14 - 04/05/14 at 19:12:11 Run thru what you did to the bike since it last run. No sense checking anything you didn't touch, but there might be something that you didn't know that you changed. So let's go thru, explain every detail if you can.
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