Tammi
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Welcome, Robert.
A carb re-build should not be too difficult if you have a Clymers and previous experience.
Since you have both of these, you should be OK.
And of course, you will not be rebuilding per se, but just opening it up and cleaning out the stale fuel that has turned to jelly (or maybe even gum).
I'm a newbie S40 owner, and I took my carb apart, re-jetted it, did the white spacer mod, and adjusted the fuel mix.
I only attempted this with a Clymer's in hand and some threads on this bulletin board that I printed out.
If you want to learn more specifics about taking the Savage carb apart, do a search on it in this forum (Rubber Side Down) and you'll come up with a lot of good advice.
I think you've got a great chance to get a good bike at a very low price, even at the seller's high end of $800.
But, it won't be a good deal if it needs more than carb work. Some of these bikes develop an oil leak; you could also do a thread search to learn more about that.
Finally, the cylinder wall of a bike left in storage for that long could have some rust on it, so that's not good either.
Do you know whether this guy sprayed a fogging oil into the cylinder before he stored it? And do you know if he changed the oil before he stored it? Acids in old oil can eat away at engine metal parts...
The bottom line: You've got a good price, but I'd ask more questions about how the bike was stored and ask for a 30-day money-back guarantee in case there's more than a carb to de-gunk.
Cheers. Tammi
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