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Mrs._D

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Cold weather stalling!
10/04/05 at 10:07:43

I just had my Savage (2001) serviced, and am now having problems with constant stalling in the colder morning weather. It stalls the whole way to work-very annoying- and I can't figure out why. Any ideas? In the afternoon it is usually fine the whole way home.
(I have been riding it for a year now, and love it!)
I am not handy enough to fix it myself, and don't want to embarrass myself by going back to the shop if it is my fault- ???

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savage777 Ex Member	Re: Cold weather stalling! Reply #1 - 10/04/05 at 10:21:45 are you using the choke when you start it first thing?
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Mrs._D Ex Member	Re: Cold weather stalling! Reply #2 - 10/04/05 at 10:24:40 I am using the choke, but it doesn't seem to make any difference. Friday morning, I left it on for almost the whole ride and no improvement. (i am confused!)
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savage777 Ex Member	Re: Cold weather stalling! Reply #3 - 10/04/05 at 10:42:18 not sure on that one... I 've never had to use full choke only half . even then I only use it for maybe 1 or 2 min . when they serviced it did they do anyhting to your carb?
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mpescatori Serious Thumper Offline Romanum Thumperium Cavalco, yeaaah !!! Posts: 3547 Rome, Italy Gender:	Re: Cold weather stalling! Reply #4 - 10/04/05 at 11:39:51 Mrs._D, I have a half hunch the choke cable has either been detached from the carb, or it's now so slack it won't really do much. Happened on my carburetted car, so it is quite possible Maurizio
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bentwheel Serious Thumper 2005 No Login Offline Ride free, citizen Posts: 658 Sarnia, Ontario, Canada Gender:	Re: Cold weather stalling! Reply #5 - 10/04/05 at 12:28:31 Choke cable? There is no choke cable. The choke knob is attached to the enrichment valve.
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mew7789 Ex Member	Re: Cold weather stalling! Reply #6 - 10/04/05 at 12:44:03 What about somthing simple like maby the idle is set too low. Try turning the small thumb screw on the left side (if you're on the seat) of the carb to increase the RPM just a little. This is meant to be an operator adjusted control so don't be afraid of it.
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Mrs._D Ex Member	Re: Cold weather stalling! Reply #7 - 10/04/05 at 18:12:17 That may be it! Which direction (clockwise- I guess- or countercw) do I turn the idle screw to speed it up a little? Maybe the mechanic adjusted this, because I didn't have these problems before I brought it in. It ran terrifically this afternoon (very warm out), after stalling in the morning.
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Reelthing Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Fish or ride that is the question Posts: 5397 Houston,Tx Gender:	Re: Cold weather stalling! Reply #8 - 10/04/05 at 19:02:01 Clockwise for a faster idle- but just a tiny bit at a time - best to do it with it running
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SavageDude Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Posts: 561 OC_California Gender:	Re: Cold weather stalling! Reply #9 - 10/04/05 at 21:24:18 I had the same problem like that before, just bump up that idle adjustment up a bit. You will have higher idle in the afternoon; but at least you don't have the stalling problem in the morning.
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mew7789 Ex Member	Re: Cold weather stalling! Reply #10 - 10/05/05 at 07:20:57 For fall and early spring riding, I adjust this frequently. Or you can just leave it running a little fast in the afternoon but you don't get that cool thumping idle at the traffic lights.
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Mrs._D Ex Member	Re: Cold weather stalling! Reply #11 - 10/05/05 at 09:09:13 Bingo! Thanks- adjusting the idle helped. You're right though, definitely doesn't sound as cool. (I am guessing that the mechanic, who is a Harley person, adjusted this to get the cool thumpin sound.) I really like this forum!
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