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Installed the Raptor last night, but..
04/11/14 at 03:15:34

I installed the new Raptor last night with no issues, but forgot to turn it to the closed position after I was done. Undecided

It's been in the open position all night. Will this cause me any problems today, and should I always turn it to the closed position when not running the bike?
Is there any steps I should take if leaving it open over night was not right?
any advice is greatly appreciated!
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Re: Installed the Raptor last night, but..
Reply #1 - 04/11/14 at 03:25:50

It always takes a bit of time to learn to turn off the fuel. This was easier for me as I had always had motorycles with manual petcocks....then when I got the Savage it seemed weird to "not" be shutting off the fuel.

Most of the time there will not be any harm if you forget to turn the petcock off. Your needle/seat in the carb is supposed to limit the fuel level in the carb.....and it does a pretty good job of it......usually. If some dirt gets under the seat or the float sticks you can have some the carb overflow if you forgot to shut off the Raptor petcock.

Check your oil level and if the level has not increased, the oil does not smell like gasoline, pull the plug on the air cleaner drain tube and see if a bunch of gasoline comes out......then if the bike starts as normal you are probably fine.

I tend to just leave the Raptor turned on while I am riding and just make short stops - then on the way home I turn the Raptor off when I pass an intersection about 1/2 mile from my driveway. By the time I get home my bike is running out of fuel, and the bike does not have a float bowl full of E10 (10% ethanol) that can eventually corrode the carb. (I will admit this is a bit of overkill). By having a routine like this, even if it involves shutting off the fuel when you pass your mailbox or some trigger to remind you - it is easier to remember.

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Duckman24 YaBB Newbies Offline Life's better on 2 wheels! Posts: 13 Ottawa, Canada	Re: Installed the Raptor last night, but.. Reply #2 - 04/11/14 at 04:22:54 Thanks Dave!
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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: Installed the Raptor last night, but.. Reply #3 - 04/11/14 at 08:19:44 I forgot to turn my Raptor off when I parked the bike for the winter. I had no issues.
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Blinky-FSO Serious Thumper Offline Three Eyes Are Better Than Two Posts: 528 Kentucky Gender:	Re: Installed the Raptor last night, but.. Reply #4 - 04/11/14 at 09:01:24 While seated on the bike, practice reaching down and turning it on without looking. I always remembered to turn it off but occasionally forgot to turn it on....I became an expert turning it on while on the fly. Good hunting
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S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	Re: Installed the Raptor last night, but.. Reply #5 - 04/11/14 at 21:18:25 I've never turned mine off. Never had a problem (about 8 months of experience with one...) Maybe I should get in the habit though.
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Reply #6 - 04/12/14 at 02:19:06

Checked things when I got home from work, all's fine. Haven't had it out on the road yet, but I swear she's running better!
Blinky, good idea about practicing reaching down, it will help when I run out of gas when on the freeway and need to switch to reserve. That happened to me on my Honda shadow and had to pull over, if I had of practiced before hand I would of been fine.

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Reply #7 - 04/12/14 at 07:44:44

Duckman24 wrote on 04/12/14 at 02:19:06:

Checked things when I got home from work, all's fine. Haven't had it out on the road yet, but I swear she's running better!

That's not surprising! Both of my Savages ran better with the Raptor. On my first bike I ran the stock petcock on prime to get the bike to run decently. But then I ran out of gas a couple times.... Roll Eyes

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WD Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Professional "scooter trash". Posts: 5207 Rosemark TN Gender:	Re: Installed the Raptor last night, but.. Reply #8 - 04/12/14 at 08:16:35 I remember to turn it off at work, but forget to at home... No overflow issues with it. I do need to change or delete the inline fuel filter though, bike feels like it is starving for fuel...
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Greg Serious Thumper Offline Molon Labe Posts: 1251 Southeast PA, uSA Gender:	Re: Installed the Raptor last night, but.. Reply #9 - 04/12/14 at 10:14:53 I agree with the others. My bike runs better with the Raptor as well. I don't know if the reason is because there was something wrong with mine or the factory one is poop. I did want to add that I don't ever turn my fuel off. I wanted to when I parked it for the winter. That is when I forgot.
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S-P Serious Thumper Offline Back in the saddle again Posts: 816 Phoenix, AZ Gender:	Re: Installed the Raptor last night, but.. Reply #10 - 04/12/14 at 20:18:11 WD wrote on 04/12/14 at 08:16:35: I remember to turn it off at work, but forget to at home... No overflow issues with it. I do need to change or delete the inline fuel filter though, bike feels like it is starving for fuel... Yup. I had to remove my inline filter to get the bike to run at all.
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