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hawk41 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 65 Gilbert, AZ Gender:	New Raptor 660 leaks badly 06/13/16 at 10:38:00 My newly installed Raptor 660 leaks badly! The rubber gasket appears to be OK but I can't tighten the mounting bolts enough to get it to quit leaking. Am I just holding my tongue wrong during the installation or is there a gasket or something I can use to stop the leak? Thanks! :'(
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: New Raptor 660 leaks badly Reply #1 - 06/13/16 at 10:48:50 You need to use sealing washers under the mounting screws.
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hawk41 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 65 Gilbert, AZ Gender:	Re: New Raptor 660 leaks badly Reply #2 - 06/13/16 at 10:55:19 Are those washers available at auto parts stores or just cycle shops? Terry
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Re: New Raptor 660 leaks badly
Reply #3 - 06/13/16 at 11:13:15

The part is most likely specific to the bikes that use the same type of petcock and tank connections. On some tanks the threads are sealed in the tank casting (plastic tanks like the Raptor quad the petcock came from and they don't leak).

Go to your Suzuki dealer and get the proper washers.....or find a helpful Kawasaki/Yamaha/Honda dealer will take the time to help you find a sealing washer that works. You have to be a bit careful not to just use any sealing type washer from a hardware store, as not all rubber is resistant to fuel or ethanol.

(What happened to the washers that held on your stock vacuum petcock?)

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hawk41 Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 65 Gilbert, AZ Gender:	Re: New Raptor 660 leaks badly Reply #4 - 06/13/16 at 12:43:03 One of the original washers was missing and the other was squashed so flat that I just thought it was dirty and did not realize that it was supposed to have a rubber sealer. Too bad its Monday and all the cycle shops are closed. Was looking forward to getting it running today! Bummer!
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gizzo Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiCabbage. It's Savage. Posts: 1318 Australia	Re: New Raptor 660 leaks badly Reply #5 - 06/13/16 at 16:30:26 Some home made cork ones will get you on the road quickly. I used the sprue (or whatever the waste part of a gasket is called) of a small block rocker cover gasket 3 years ago. No leak.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: New Raptor 660 leaks badly Reply #6 - 06/13/16 at 16:40:55 Maybe some inner tube.
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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: New Raptor 660 leaks badly Reply #7 - 06/13/16 at 18:07:35 hawk41 wrote on 06/13/16 at 12:43:03: Too bad its Monday and all the cycle shops are closed... Yeah, what's up with that?!?! The bike shop around here is closer to me at work on Monday than at home on Saturday. I guess they think being open Saturday is more convenient for most people.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: New Raptor 660 leaks badly Reply #8 - 06/13/16 at 20:01:55 Most people are off on Saturday.. And that equals convenient.
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18100 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: New Raptor 660 leaks badly Reply #9 - 06/14/16 at 03:28:46 Sunday is race day......Monday is recover from race day!
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: New Raptor 660 leaks badly Reply #10 - 06/14/16 at 06:38:15 Werx Fermie...
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zipidachimp Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1417 surrey, b.c. Gender:	Re: New Raptor 660 leaks badly Reply #11 - 06/14/16 at 22:00:30 closed on monday in canada too...........weird!
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