Ok I am a Nubie but I did try a search first. 2000 Savage with 5000 miles. Took it to stealer and they cleaned the carb. I replaced the Peacock with the Raptor. From cold, starts right up. Ride for a bit, turn off motor and it will not restart. Appears to be flooded even though I do not twist the throttle. Do I have a stuck float? Do I need a card rebuild? I can turn the peacock off, open the throttle and hit the starter and after what seems like 10 minutes (probably 30-45 seconds) it will start and I can quickly turn the peacock back to on and ride. What do I try next? Thanks all for your input.

MMMkay,, Starts up easy, cold, doesnt wanna play once its warmed up..

Okay,, You got it running & its still warmed up,, What happens if ya kill it & immediately restart?
How long does it need to sit before it gets difficult?

&, for the carb gurus, what would cause this? If its the float/needle, then why is good to go cold?

Also, if you think for a second gas is moving when its shut off, check your oil. More than one has found oil with gasoline in it,, Thats not how to keep an engine alive,,

Recommend you learn to do the maintenance on it,., The cost of tools will be nothing compared to the cost of paying someone AND ya cant trust them to do it right. We have seen at least 2 engines destroyed by dealership mechanics just doing an oil change. By "destroyed" I mean, They no longer ran,, ruined, had to be replaced, The people here can talk ya thru everything that is Day to Day stuff.. At 5,000 miles, its time to check valves.. Theres no way Id let someone take MY $$$ for that,, Unless I got to stand there & watch them do it,

Any time youre gonna pull the tank, prepare a place to put it first.
Always blow the dirt out from around the spark plug before ya pull it out. Dirt will fall into the cylinder & screw up the walls & rings..

My neighbor has peacocks,, noisy things,,

There ya go,, but dang,, The float has all kinds leverage on that itty bitty needle, Hafta be some way gummy stuff in that seat,.,
Maybe a dose of sea foam?

Hey, dude,, have ya dumped the bowl into a glass container to see if any gunk comes out? OHH,, wait,, the "profeshunnals" already cleaned it,, Ah fergot,,

Ok sorry. petcock not peacock. So when in the garage, I have the petcock to OFF. I turn the petcock to ON, start it and take a ride and the engine gets warm. I turn it off but leave the petcock in the ON position and have a chat with a friend for 10 minutes. When I go to start it, it appears to be flooded looking at the white puffs coming out of the tailpipe. Its raining right now but I will try smacking the screwdriver handle on the bowl to see if that changes anything.

AND, since youve pretty well proven youve had a carb farting ( passing gas) into the engine, you need to make sure the oil doesnt have gas in it,

Yes to both.

My sniffer doesnt work so well,, I drained some off & tried to lite it.,,decided being right was more important, so, I dumped it, Being wrong = an engine,, 100% certainty = cost of oil,.,I went for the oil.,