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Jake

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Tilted bike and starting issues
09/24/04 at 05:40:56

Hi all,
I am new to this group but not to the Savage.
My bike has a funny quirck and I was wondering if anyone has seen this odd starting issue.

If the bike has a greater than normal angle due to side stand sink, it starts ok, but when I tilt it straight up to ride, it stalls! It will restart with a little throttle but runs crappy til I hit the end of the block after leaving the driveway.

Sounds like a float issue,not sure, but it might be a common thing. Let me know if you have seen this!
PS> 1988 Model

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Jon Ex Member	Re: Tilted bike and starting issues Reply #1 - 09/24/04 at 10:25:32 My '88 never did that. It does sound like a sticky float that may be keeping the float needle down and causing flooding. It may also just be a gas gum problem in the bowl. Before you tear into it, add some SeaFoam to the gas, it will dissolve the sludge deposits.
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Re: Tilted bike and starting issues
Reply #2 - 09/25/04 at 02:35:21

Jake wrote on 12/31/69 at 16:00:09:

Hi all,
I am new to this group but not to the Savage.
My bike has a funny quirck and I was wondering if anyone has seen this odd starting issue.

If the bike has a greater than normal angle due to side stand sink, it starts ok, but when I tilt it straight up to ride, it stalls! It will restart with a little throttle but runs crappy til I hit the end of the block after leaving the driveway.

Sounds like a float issue,not sure, but it might be a common thing. Let me know if you have seen this!
PS> 1988 Model

Do you smell gas at anytime during this event?

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