02 Raptor won't start - Please help!!
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02 Raptor won't start - Please help!!
I have a 2002 Raptor that suddenly died out at Glamis and never tried to start again. Upon much investigation, I found that the pickup coil was bad and replaced the stator assembly with a Ricky Stator. My no spark problem went away and now I have wonderful spark. We had a difficult time getting the starter gears to fit correctly when installing, but it finally went together. We started the bike and it ran for about 5 seconds, but making a heavy/loud whack whack noise, so we turned it off. We started it a second time for about 5 seconds, I heard the noise but is seemed to get a little better, but the bike died.
Now it won't start period. Doesn't matter how many times to crank it, throttle position or choke position. We've tried it all. We pulled the air cleaners, we drained the carbs, we checked the intake boots on both sides of the carbs and found no problems. Still won't start and is acting like it really isn't trying.
We've triple checked that we have plenty of spark.
I'm wondering if the loud noise we heard was the decompression valve? Or just that the starter gears were settling back into position? Any thoughts?
If the decompression valve is stuck open, then that would explain the no start problem.
Any other thoughts on why it won't start?
If we get some responses today, then maybe I'll be able to join my friends at Glamis tonight... PLEASE. PLEASE!!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]
Now it won't start period. Doesn't matter how many times to crank it, throttle position or choke position. We've tried it all. We pulled the air cleaners, we drained the carbs, we checked the intake boots on both sides of the carbs and found no problems. Still won't start and is acting like it really isn't trying.
We've triple checked that we have plenty of spark.
I'm wondering if the loud noise we heard was the decompression valve? Or just that the starter gears were settling back into position? Any thoughts?
If the decompression valve is stuck open, then that would explain the no start problem.
Any other thoughts on why it won't start?
If we get some responses today, then maybe I'll be able to join my friends at Glamis tonight... PLEASE. PLEASE!!! [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]
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02 Raptor won't start - Please help!!
If you had the flywheel off at all pull it back off to make sure the keyway didnt fall out when putting the flywheel back on. That scenario would give you spark but at a different time, it would run until it spun out of time.
Loud whack whack noises usually get me to pull it apart anyway so you might want to start there. I doubt its the decompression mechanism or pin unless you have been in there too.
Loud whack whack noises usually get me to pull it apart anyway so you might want to start there. I doubt its the decompression mechanism or pin unless you have been in there too.
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02 Raptor won't start - Please help!!
The flywheel is fine... no need to pull it on the raptor as it is an 'inner flywheel' and the stator is on the outside of it. So no, we didn't touch it.
I was wondering about the starter gears when it comes to the noise.. I think that makes sense.
But what about it not starting? How would the valves go out of adjustment? I'd think they would remain where they were.
I was wondering about the starter gears when it comes to the noise.. I think that makes sense.
But what about it not starting? How would the valves go out of adjustment? I'd think they would remain where they were.
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02 Raptor won't start - Please help!!
Yep, it cranks and cranks and cranks till you wear the battery out and have to jump it. I'm sure the piston is moving but we didn't check that. Can't imagine the piston would stop just from changing a stator [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-confused.gif[/img]
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