Recent content by fbrillou

I will do that, but I thought the Raptor never had one, only the Warrior.

Hi guys, since the last time I visited there have been some major repairs on my 05 Raptor. A new piston was installen, together with new crank and con rod bearings. It ran fine for a while, but then it was hard to crank and it didn't idle smoothly. New stator, new cdi, new crankshaft sensor and...

Update on the engine: Due to not enough time to disassemble the engine myself, I brought it to a repair shop. They have inspected the engine and found this. - Piston needs to be replaced - 1 crank bearing is messed up - Con rod bearing is broken (knew that already) - Oil pump is broken - 2...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tVUnTv72GC4&feature=youtube_gdata_player I have not disassembled the engine any further than this yet, but this is what I have found. And I presume it is the connecting rod bearing that has failed. What do I do about this? Do I change the bearing itself, do I...

Well it appears to be something much, much worse than some rattling valves. I've found a lot of metal shavings and a few pieces of metal inside the case. I am contemplating pulling apart the entire engine because I think the issue is located in the gearbox. Wlii pist some pics of the pieces of...

Will check it later this evening. The exhaust valve nut was still on the adjustment screw, couldnt get to the intake valve yet since I haven't had the time to disassemble the bike that much. Cheers, Frederic

Anyone?

The fuel screw should be on the underside of the carburetor near the front of the carburetor, at least it was on my Raptor. I have a new issue at the moment. Since a few days the Raptor has developed an intermittent rattle near the top of the engine, but I am not sure what it could be. I've...

After playing around with the fuel screw, I managed to get it purring nicely. Thanks for all the advice guys! Thank you for the offer, but I think it would be pricey trying to send it over here. Cheers, Frederic

Ok will do that, thanks. Also, sorry for the numerous questions, does anyone have an idea how to fix the fuel petcock? I turned it to the off setting and petrol was still running from the fuel hose when I removed it from the carburetor yesterday. Cheers, Frederic

Get well soon! How come you needed surgery? Cheers, Frederic

I don't have a clue what size jets I am running, I presume the standard jets. Previous owner has been running it like this for a while already, says he never had trouble. But maybe the guy that cleaned the carburetor for him changed some settings, because if it were running like this when he had...

Thank you! Cheers, Frederic

Right, status report. Dismantled the carburetor, cleaned the pilot jet. Made it run a bit better, but then I discovered that the engine idle speed screw was turned up way to high. I set it lower and I achieved a more stable idle. Afterwards, when it was cold, it fired up nicely, but the idle...

Will check that as well, thank you for the tip! Cheers, Frederic