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1999 Savage/Ryca fuel petcock position
06/27/16 at 18:46:35

Hi guys,

I bought recently Ryca CS1 bike (1999 Savage), and after riding it for couple of times, I noticed the petcock is set to "PRI" position (pointing to the rear of the bike). However, to my knowledge (and according to the manual), it should never be kept in this position, and should be used only to "refill" the carburator. So I set it to "ON" (pointing to the ground), but the bike would not run properly and would stall soon after starting up. It just felt like the engine can't breathe. I noticed many people on this forum replaced the stock petcock, so I wonder if this is sign of faulty petcock or something else is wrong? I returned it to the "PRI" position and bike seems to be running well.

Thanks for your responses and have a nice day!

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Re: 1999 Savage/Ryca fuel petcock position
Reply #1 - 06/27/16 at 19:01:59

You need to go to the tech section and do the test as written ,no short cuts! most off us that have had problems have switched to a Yamaha raptor petcock (manual)(on/off/reserve)the only downfall being a smaller reserve. It bolts up easily having the same base and bolt pattern,and you then plug the vacuum line at the carb.

my old work mates called me MacGyver

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Kris01 Serious Thumper Offline Eat, sleep, RIDE! Posts: 3767 Tennessee Gender:	Re: 1999 Savage/Ryca fuel petcock position Reply #2 - 06/27/16 at 20:39:43 If it runs in PRI but not in ON, the petcock is faulty. You could do the test but you're probably better off replacing it with a Raptor.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5043 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: 1999 Savage/Ryca fuel petcock position Reply #3 - 06/27/16 at 21:00:54 Lancer can get you a raptor petcock , get from him or Yamaha , never know what your goin get from eBay! Great and easy upgrade,problem solved !!!
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whoisrawb YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 40	Re: 1999 Savage/Ryca fuel petcock position Reply #4 - 06/27/16 at 21:09:08 https://www.amazon.com/Yamaha-5LP245000100-Fuel-thingy-Assembly/dp/B004K9I25C this is the one i used, i put it on about a month and half ago, hasnt failed me yet, super simple install
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 1999 Savage/Ryca fuel petcock position Reply #5 - 06/28/16 at 13:01:09 OEM petcock will fail. If I bought a new savage I'd swap it out.
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