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Art Webb Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3007 columbus, Texas Gender:	Re: New rider, 2001 s40 not running well Reply #15 - 05/05/15 at 20:05:17 You can ride it on Prime until you get your Raptor, I did (only way it would run, didn't have a car, either )
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Re: New rider, 2001 s40 not running well
Reply #16 - 05/05/15 at 20:10:36

Cass wrote on 05/05/15 at 19:53:26:

Thanks everyone, looks like as I anticipated, I'll be going with a Raptor petcock. I'll make sure to get the real deal and not a knock-off. Now here's another question: should I drive the cage until I get the petcock swapped? I'm ordering it tonight, but I don't want to do any damage. Oh, and when I put the line into the gas can and switch to PRIME, is that going to drain the whole tank out? Don't want to try using too small of a vessel...

The tank will drip, no matter. But Prime will rid the tank of almost all gas.
You know to be ready for some minor fuel, not done near the gas water heater...
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Flint Full Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks Alberta! Posts: 124	Re: New rider, 2001 s40 not running well Reply #17 - 05/05/15 at 20:14:25 Get all you tools ect. ready and take the tank off and lay it on the side. I changed mine in about 3 minutes after the tank was off and every thing ready. Maybe lost 1 cup of gas.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: New rider, 2001 s40 not running well Reply #18 - 05/05/15 at 20:19:48 I didn't pull the tank. And wouldn't. It's a hassle and the speedometer cable requires planning. Don't wanna lose the o ring. Much easier to leave it secured, in my biased opinion.
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Re: New rider, 2001 s40 not running well
Reply #19 - 05/05/15 at 20:33:58

Cass: It definitely sounds like you need to replace the petcock. Order one from the supplier recommended on this site. (I ordered one on Amazon and they sent the wrong one... Angry

) If you are going to work on the carb remember to reassemble in the same way it was. (I had to re do my carb when I put one spring ABOVE the diaphragm instead of below it.) Roll Eyes

Other than that..... They used to have areas around the bases' motor pool where you could take you vehicle to work on, and usually there would be some gearheads around that would help and/or advise...

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jcstokes Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com is very useful Posts: 2119 Mauku New Zealand Gender:	Re: New rider, 2001 s40 not running well Reply #20 - 05/05/15 at 21:00:37 Don't disassemble the carburettor until you have read some of the threads about stripping screws, some are assembled with studlock/threadlock or something.
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Re: New rider, 2001 s40 not running well
Reply #21 - 05/05/15 at 21:45:36

I would much rather not pull the tank, obviously. Seems like an unnecessary procedure based on the petcock thread in the tech section. I am fortunate enough to work with some darn fine mechanics with skills on 2 wheelers as well as rotary wingers. I'll do the petcock over the weekend provided it gets here by then. Hopefully that alone will do the trick. I am very much looking forward to finding out that it does. Thanks for all of your input. I love this forum!

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Reply #22 - 05/05/15 at 22:06:10

The fact the mechanic adjusted the float height rings alarm bells,just because I don't trust bike mechanics abilities. When I got my savage It ran a bit rough,float was too high. Dropped it a bit for an improvement. Maybe check the mystery pipes out the carb body aren't blocked. They vent to atmosphere,if they're blocked fuel can't get in. (because the air can't get out ). But first I'd do as the others suggest,check the fuel tap. I'd check the belt tension as well, using the specs in the tech section. Others say the Suzuki spec is too tight.

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