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/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl General Category >> Rubber Side Down! >> Did the petcock conversion /cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1225156675 Message started by RangerBob on 10/27/08 at 18:17:55 |
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Title: Did the petcock conversion Post by RangerBob on 10/27/08 at 18:17:55 The savage wouldn't run on "on" or on "reserve" but got to where it would only run on "prime". I followed the directions stored on the board, and now the savage is running great. I wanted to thanks all involved in storing this information. Bob. |
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Title: Re: Did the petcock conversion Post by savagespence on 10/27/08 at 18:21:09 I did the 660 raptor conversion and love it!! |
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Title: Re: Did the petcock conversion Post by seviersavage on 10/27/08 at 18:28:19 Did mine today, more peace of mind knowing thats one less problem down the road. Seviersavage |
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Title: Re: Did the petcock conversion Post by Moofed on 10/27/08 at 21:11:01 Yeah, I did and like the raptor petcock too. Makes getting the tank on and off effortless compared to the little-back-little-sideways-little-twist-lots-of-scratches method. Now I just need to remember to turn it off at the end of a ride! ::) |
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Title: Re: Did the petcock conversion Post by Yonuh Adisi on 10/27/08 at 21:45:18 Don't forget to turn the fuel on before the ride also. I did that several times with my Harley manual petcock. Quite embarrassing. :-[ |
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Title: Re: Did the petcock conversion Post by srinath on 10/28/08 at 11:44:56 That means ... a lot of savage petcocks are available ... cheap ... to free ... OK so ... anyone wanna get rid of one ... Cool. Srinath. |
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Title: Re: Did the petcock conversion Post by T Mack 1 on 10/28/08 at 11:55:34 One day I'm going to get up the nerve to buy a 1982 GS1000 diaphram to see if it will work. The '82 GS1000 petcock looks almost identical to ours , only it has the rear plate mounted 90 deg turned. I figure the screen is different too. Here's a link to one on ebay , but not the best picture, see: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/GS550-GS650-GS750-GS850-GS1000-GS1100-PETCOCK_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem200267652004QQitemZ200267652004 Also, the Diaphram on ebay ('82 model) looks very much like ours. see: http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/SUZUKI-GS1000-GS850-GS750-GS650-GS550-PETCOCK-DIAPHRAGM_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trkparmsZ72Q3a1205Q7c66Q3a2Q7c65Q3a12Q7c39Q3a1Q7c240Q3a1318QQ_trksidZp3286Q2ec0Q2em14QQhashZitem380075002910QQitemZ380075002910 |
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Title: Re: Did the petcock conversion Post by seviersavage on 10/28/08 at 11:56:49 I put mine in the marketpace, got a bite but not a word back yet. Seviersavge |
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Title: Re: Did the petcock conversion Post by srinath on 10/28/08 at 12:02:04 Oh ... the on/off petcock that will work, and never ever intervene with the frame on removal ... I know for sure ... GS500 tank petcock. Its got 2 lines out of it, on and res, but its non vacuum and its opened with a screwdriver/key. The GS 500 frame petcock is the vacuum operated one. A kawi vulcan 750 one also will fit and work, but kawi petcocks are total crap. Cool. Srinath. |
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Title: Re: Did the petcock conversion Post by srinath on 10/28/08 at 13:51:36 6665707B767067627C79797C747866150 wrote:
I thought it sold ? Cool. Srinath. |
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Title: Re: Did the petcock conversion Post by steely on 10/28/08 at 19:24:46 5B5C4D4D4451280 wrote:
If I recall correctly, the bolt holes on the base are further apart. The 1000 takes the same petcock as my 850, but I am not sure about the diaphragm in comparison to the savage. I tried to rebuild the petcock on my GS, but found that that way lies madness. After two attempts, I just gave up and bought a new one. I wanted to ride. The next time mine goes, I think I will put the raptor petcock on. That diaphragm seems to fail too often. srinath, if seviersavage doesn't still have his, I think I have my old one floating around the garage. |
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Title: Re: Did the petcock conversion Post by Jay on 10/29/08 at 03:38:45 Put a Raptor petcock on mine. No problems. |
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Title: Re: Did the petcock conversion Post by srinath on 10/29/08 at 07:19:00 Steely shoot me a $ ... You're not talking GS500 petcock are you ... cos that GS500 petcock is actually a straight on fit and its a super small one ... It only has 2 lines, not 1 and is opened with screwdriver/key tip ... but it should work well ... I'll put up a pic. Cool. Srinath. |
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Title: Re: Did the petcock conversion Post by 88pagan on 10/29/08 at 11:11:51 Rangerbob, did you mean you did the mod to the stock petcock or installed a new one? I did the stock mod while attempting to narrow down the source of my over-richness at idle but not sure I'm happy with it. Anybody do the stock one and notice the fuel flow is much less? I have an inline fuel filter and it doesn't stay full now while I ride like it did previously. Didn't seem to affect the ride yet so I guess the carb is getting enough fuel, just don't feel like getting stranded. Maybe I too will pickup a raptor one if nobody has any input on this. |
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Title: Re: Did the petcock conversion Post by seviersavage on 10/29/08 at 12:25:46 Srinath, Yep, sold. My inline filter wasn't staying full all the time either- high usage would overtax it. Will see if the 660 keeps up. Otherwise it's a filter problem. Seviersavage |
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Title: Re: Did the petcock conversion Post by steely on 10/29/08 at 15:27:00 Sorry srinath, I thought I had the old one from my 850 kicking around the garage. I must have tossed it last time I cleaned up. |
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