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97 Savage: No Longer Starting
11/07/16 at 08:45:28

Hey all, hoping you can help with some troubleshooting. I've read as many previous posts I could find with the same symptoms.

97 Suzuki Savage: No Longer Starting.
Bike ran great, been sitting for a couple weeks, but I was starting it every other day, mostly kept in garage but spend the night outside a couple times.
Last I started it, it ran, then died a few minutes after running. Thought is was low on fuel, so I filled it. No luck from there on out. I've charged the battery, changed the plug, checked for Spark (good), I do smell fuel in tail pipe, it turns over but will not fire. Carb was cleaned back in April or May.
Thoughts?

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Gary_in_NJ Serious Thumper Offline LS650 Cafe Racer Posts: 2633 Amongst the Twisty Roads	Re: 97 Savage: No Longer Starting Reply #1 - 11/07/16 at 09:07:22 black5750 wrote on 11/07/16 at 08:45:28: I do smell fuel in tail pipe, it turns over but will not fire. Search for (or look in the technical section) for Raptor Fuel Valve. With the strong fuel smell I'm fairly confident on this one.
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black5750 YaBB Newbies Offline "That's one Savage, Savage" Posts: 5 Lake Saint Louis, Mo Gender:	Re: 97 Savage: No Longer Starting Reply #2 - 11/07/16 at 09:12:46 I have installed the Raptor Petcock, is the Fuel Valve something different? On google search I'm just getting Petcock info. Could I possibly have a flooded Carb?
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 97 Savage: No Longer Starting Reply #3 - 11/07/16 at 09:12:48 Might wanna look at the air filter. They have been known to get gas soaked. The oil can get polluted by gas, too. When you had it running last, how was it doing? What did you do in the seconds before it died? Some guy just had quite a time with his,, and it was the float.
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Re: 97 Savage: No Longer Starting
Reply #4 - 11/07/16 at 09:52:30

black5750 wrote on 11/07/16 at 08:45:28:

97 Suzuki Savage: No Longer Starting.
Bike ran great, been sitting for a couple weeks, but I was starting it every other day, mostly kept in garage but spend the night outside a couple times.
Last I started it, it ran, then died a few minutes after running. Thought is was low on fuel, so I filled it. No luck from there on out. I've charged the battery, changed the plug, checked for Spark (good), I do smell fuel in tail pipe, it turns over but will not fire. Carb was cleaned back in April or May.
Thoughts?

Are you riding it around or just sitting?

Do you have a volt meter? check voltage before you start and while starting.

Sparky looked like?

Assuming all good, volts over 10v while starting, I might try to clear a flood and hold it wide open for a bit. but changing the plug should do the same.

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Re: 97 Savage: No Longer Starting
Reply #5 - 11/07/16 at 11:27:53

black5750 wrote on 11/07/16 at 08:45:28:

Bike ran great, been sitting for a couple weeks, but I was starting it every other day, mostly kept in garage but spend the night outside a couple times.

Thoughts?

If you can't get the bike out and ride it for 20 minutes......it is best not to start it - it would be better to just let it sit (and put a battery tender on if you will not be riding it for a month).

Starting the bike up without riding it just puts condensation in the crankcase, carbons up the engine, and most likely will run your battery down eventually....as the charging system just can't keep the battery charged when it is just idling.....which also brings up the point that there is very little oil pressure at idle, and it is definitely not a good thing to let the engine warm up and idle while parked on the sidestand.

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black5750 YaBB Newbies Offline "That's one Savage, Savage" Posts: 5 Lake Saint Louis, Mo Gender:	Re: 97 Savage: No Longer Starting Reply #6 - 11/07/16 at 14:53:55 Thank you everyone!!! Much appreciate all this. The bike was just idling before it died, not even 2 mins. I'm pulling the carb now, it has given me trouble a few times, so hopefully that's it. I'll keep ya posted after my bro helps me clean it. Lesson learn on idling and not riding!
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