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Message started by jaydaclaude on 06/18/08 at 07:05:43

Title: Help! Cold natured savage
Post by jaydaclaude on 06/18/08 at 07:05:43

I have a 96 savage it starts easily but after a few seconds it dies and once I start riding it dies at stop signs and red lights but after 10 to 15 min. of riding it runs great. Someone suggested I remove the white spacer from the carb. Is this a good idea and Im open to any suggestions. Thanx

Title: Re: Help! Cold natured savage
Post by serowbot on 06/18/08 at 08:37:10

Are you using choke? If you are and it still dies at idle, maybe just raise the idle speed a little.

Title: Re: Help! Cold natured savage
Post by Reelthing on 06/18/08 at 09:05:59

sounds like the idle mixture could use a little richer as well - is the carb stock - as in the brass plug is still in place over the mixture screw?

Title: Re: Help! Cold natured savage
Post by sockmonkeygirl on 06/18/08 at 12:47:11

I just assume mine is a cold blooded beast. She needs to warm up quite a bit too, so I try to give her that time. :)

A quicker method would be great for leaving work, though. Who wants to hang around for another 10 minutes at the end of a shift? :P

Title: Re: Help! Cold natured savage
Post by rigidchop on 06/18/08 at 15:04:57

my bike has always been a hard starter, but if i turn the petcock to prime, pull the choke knob out all the way, wait a few seconds then thumb the button, it usually starts right up. of course that was before i got the mikuni from lancer, now i just thumb the button ;D

Title: Re: Help! Cold natured savage
Post by Jay on 06/18/08 at 20:30:05

Mine tends to be a bit cold natured as well. I put the choke to first positin, and let it idle as I put on my gear; then ride with it out for the first 1/2 mile or so. That seems to do the trick.
Ride safe,
Jay

Title: Re: Help! Cold natured savage
Post by jaydaclaude on 06/19/08 at 06:04:55

Thanks for all the suggetions. Today I increased the idle speed and I decided to ride for the first mile or so with the fuel switch in prime, worked like a charm. Thanks again. :)

Title: Re: Help! Cold natured savage
Post by T Mack 1 on 06/19/08 at 06:13:23

Yep, Idle speed is the cuprit. Since the bike is fairly simple design, you sometimes have to manually compenste to the weather.

Do you have a Tach?? I use mine to set the idle at around 1000 at cold start up. Then the bike usually gets up to 1200 when it warms up.

Warning, remember the bike is a Low oil pressure bike. With an idle less than 1000, (800-900 ... the sounds cool spot.... ;) ) the oil pressure at idle drops below 2 psig. That's not too good for the cam journal...... :(