Through some discussion with my brethren on the forums I decided that #1 my new petcock was faulty and not shutting off the fuel supply, #2 the fuel supply valve was faulty, and #3 possibly the float was also defective. So I ordered a carb kit and float from a local dealer.
Next I ordered a new genuine Raptor petcock. Apparently the great deal I got before was no so great. Below you see from left to right, the OEM, cheap knock off , and Raptor from Yamaha.
In take valve parts.
New verses old. If you look closely you will see the wear on the older part on the right.
New valve seat installed.
I had trouble fitting the new float so I reinstalled the old, but it still leaked.
Using my rotary tool I was able to make the new float fit perfectly by slightly trimming the tab where it attached between the mounting post.
Setting the float to the proper height is very important.
The new petcock installed and the carb reinstalled.
Its going to take a few test rides to see if this solved the problem.
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