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edison YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Won't crank over.... 05/02/18 at 12:44:36 2012 S40, new battery, new gas, raptor petcock just installed but had been sitting for a little over a year previously.....any ideas? Seems to want to start but just can't get there.... ETA: 1,300 miles
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norm92de Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1180 El Paso TX Gender:	Re: Won't crank over.... Reply #1 - 05/02/18 at 13:16:46 Did you plug the vacuum port after installing the Raptor?
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edison YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: Won't crank over.... Reply #2 - 05/02/18 at 13:23:29 Yes, I took the old hose and cut it to about 2 inches,, filled it with RTV half way and let it cure overnight, then put it back on the vacuum port (Used a drill bit to keep it from flowing out the empty side of the hose)
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Reply #3 - 05/02/18 at 13:30:58

Fuel+ spark+ compression = run 1) turn the petcock to off, open the drain on the float bowl to see if you have gas, if not clean the carb. don't forget the filter that sets just above the float valve seat 2) Adding a bit of oil via sparkplug hole will help seal the rings and lube the cylinder wall ,building compression and protecting them from damage until the bike starts and you have oil pressure , a shot or two of starting fuel may also help. Is your sparkplug clean and working? New battery, make sure it's fully charged. If the bike doesn't start on the first few revolutions it's not going to , wait in between tries 10-15 min. or the starter can overheat and be ruined, replacement cost is about $300. I hope you didn't install a inline fuel filter after the petcock .

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norm92de Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1180 El Paso TX Gender:	Re: Won't crank over.... Reply #4 - 05/02/18 at 13:31:54 Possibly gunked up jets in the carb.
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edison YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: Won't crank over.... Reply #5 - 05/02/18 at 13:38:22 Will check the carb and the spark plug tomorrow...I did check the petcock and fuel is flowing in the on and reserve positions...I'm betting gunked up carb!
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edison YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: Won't crank over.... Reply #6 - 05/02/18 at 13:47:31 PS - easiest way to clean the carb? Can I do it by just pulling the bowl and using carb cleaner?
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edison YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: Won't crank over.... Reply #7 - 05/02/18 at 14:00:32 I drained the bowl on a t-shirt....green / yellow tinge from the gas, so the jets are probably gummed up...
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Won't crank over.... Reply #8 - 05/02/18 at 14:52:23 edison wrote on 05/02/18 at 13:47:31: PS - easiest way to clean the carb? Can I do it by just pulling the bowl and using carb cleaner? Yes, but you'll have to repeat it several times till it works. Or you can do it once, and thoroughly with YamaDip
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edgwoodri Junior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 57	Re: Won't crank over.... Reply #9 - 05/02/18 at 16:06:57 You say "won't crank over" is that true, wont even crank at all?
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Won't crank over.... Reply #10 - 05/02/18 at 18:30:34 we know the petcock flows fuel but you should open the drain plug on the float bowl place a dish under it and open the petcock again to see if your actually getting good flow to the carb bowl, if not the filter above the float valve seat could be partly or fully plugged .
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edison YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 25	Re: Won't crank over.... Reply #11 - 05/02/18 at 18:41:22 I pulled the bowl - was not getting flow initially and did have green gas and debris in it. Now when I move the floats, gas comes in...have not used carb cleaner yet but I am hoping that it will be enough when I do.
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Won't crank over.... Reply #12 - 05/02/18 at 19:02:36 I wish you luck ,but if you still have problems it might be better to pull the carb and do a more intense cleaning.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: Won't crank over.... Reply #13 - 05/02/18 at 19:48:43 Get ether, Pop the seat off Shoot a breath of ether into the air snorkel Try that
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zipidachimp Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1411 surrey, b.c. Gender:	Re: Won't crank over.... Reply #14 - 05/02/18 at 22:00:45 check your battery: 12.5-13 volts!
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