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Message started by Jahoo on 05/22/11 at 14:56:08

Title: Bike is shutting off at stops
Post by Jahoo on 05/22/11 at 14:56:08

The ole savage is shutting off on me when i come to a stop, if i don't keep revving her she shuts off. Float valve possibly? I was thinking about pulling carb and cleaning her again. if this doesn't work I'm out of ideas. anyone have this happen to them?

Title: Re: Bike is shutting off at stops
Post by verslagen1 on 05/22/11 at 15:00:52

what's your idle speed?

Title: Re: Bike is shutting off at stops
Post by Jahoo on 05/22/11 at 15:07:48

i don't know. how do i check that? I don't have it an extremly low idle though. And it's not at a high idle.

Title: Re: Bike is shutting off at stops
Post by verslagen1 on 05/22/11 at 15:09:12

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1303712067

Title: Re: Bike is shutting off at stops
Post by Jahoo on 05/22/11 at 15:47:04

but it idles fine

Title: Re: Bike is shutting off at stops
Post by Routy on 05/22/11 at 16:45:44

If it idles fine, it is not the float valve. If it wants to quit only as you're braking to a stop, I mite suspect too high a float level.

Title: Re: Bike is shutting off at stops
Post by verslagen1 on 05/22/11 at 16:47:14

when you shut off the throttle, the rpms will drop below normal

Title: Re: Bike is shutting off at stops
Post by Jahoo on 05/22/11 at 18:04:09

i had the screw in as far as it could go and it still was dieing on me, it also feels like it's hesitating on the road.

Title: Re: Bike is shutting off at stops
Post by verslagen1 on 05/22/11 at 19:05:54

Idle speed screw or Idle mixture?
if it's the idle speed screw, sure must be reving high
Idle mixture turned all the way in? naw can't be that, you said it idles fine.

it may be a dirty air shut off valve, it's the diaphragm under the triangle plate.

and the hesitation may be a dirty slide.

good carb clean can't hurt.

Title: Re: Bike is shutting off at stops
Post by dasch on 05/23/11 at 00:51:44

Had identical symptoms due to cracked petcock diaphragm. Put petcock on PRI (bypasses the vacuum actuation) and ride for a few days to check that option. If that heals it - replace petcock. If not - we go from there.

Title: Re: Bike is shutting off at stops
Post by Routy on 05/23/11 at 10:06:25

042F2621214E0 wrote:

i had the screw in as far as it could go and it still was dieing on me, it also feels like it's hesitating on the road.

Hesitating,....as a lean fuel hesitating ?

Next time its hesitating, give the choke 1 notch.....mite tell you if its rich or lean.

Title: Re: Bike is shutting off at stops
Post by justin_o_guy2 on 05/23/11 at 19:13:37

Ive been waitin on this bunch O geniuses to come u with the smart answer,, I guess I am just gonna hafta be the one who steps up to the plate,,

Dude,, ride that thing,, dont be stoppin...

Title: Re: Bike is shutting off at stops
Post by Bug Chaser on 05/24/11 at 12:39:50

Try some Sea Foam in the tank then take it out for a ride. Usually helps most fuel related issues.

Title: Re: Bike is shutting off at stops
Post by wesley on 05/24/11 at 17:16:06

727765757E160 wrote:

my bike also have been idleing bad and would die sometimes.

i found a gas leak at the end of the vacum actuation (not on the petcock end but the carb?)

questions;

1. about the fix you mentioned above, can i run on this for a while till i get a new petcock? or is it bad for the bike?

2. when i plug both ends. and put it on prime. do i have to put it back to fuel when im done riding? or leaving it to prime is fine?

thanks in advance

Wes

Title: Re: Bike is shutting off at stops
Post by verslagen1 on 05/24/11 at 17:21:42

73787F6D7F69691A0 wrote:

i found a gas leak at the end of the vacum actuation (not on the petcock end but the carb?)

questions;

1. about the fix you mentioned above, can i run on this for a while till i get a new petcock? or is it bad for the bike?

2. when i plug both ends. and put it on prime. do i have to put it back to fuel when im done riding? or leaving it to prime is fine?

Any gas in the vac line you have ask where did it come from?
Since the vac port is not on the bottom of the intake, I would assume the gas came from the petcock, bad.

1. it's bad to leave it leaking into the intake.
2. Use prime while riding, and "on" while parked. This should give you gas to run the engine and the auto-off feature will prevent flooding while off.