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i could use some info please
01/09/08 at 11:46:31

i am getting a used savage with a seized motor for free. not sure the year, and i would like to fix er up. my first question is about how much for a used engine and where do i find one i have been searching the internet for hours now and cant really find good used savage parts. i know you are experts so i came to you for help. i might not need the whole engine but we will see. i will keep you posted when we tear the old one down what i will need. all and any advice is much appreciatted!!

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Yonuh Adisi FSO Serious Thumper Offline Savage Jedi (Knight) Posts: 3622 Pilot Valley NV, aka Tatooine Gender:	Re: i could use some info please Reply #1 - 01/09/08 at 11:54:03 Check "The Market place" on this site. Some one may be parting out an old Savage. Most of the parts are interchangeable between years. Just scroll down to the forum jump and choose market place.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28884 L.A. California Gender:	Re: i could use some info please Reply #2 - 01/09/08 at 12:36:50 ebay is a good source of used parts. Many engine/parts have been there.
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Reply #3 - 01/09/08 at 14:55:41

If the old engine is seized - go looking for for an entire engine - I blew an engine by letting the oil get to low and got a newer engine on ebay for about $1,000 delivered. It took a couple of years to finish the project up but I am back riding the Savage and loving it once again!

Don't throw your old engine away - there are some parts in the electrical system you will have to switch over especially if you are going from an older Savage to a newer engine ( mine was an 89 four speed switched up to a 96 five speed)

Hope you got the seized bike for a reasonable price and will enjoy the conversion project

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Reply #4 - 01/09/08 at 17:20:02

I once un-siezed an air cooled Porsche engine (low oil, overheated). I squirted penetrating oil in to each cylinder, waited an hour, and then slowly turned the engine at the flywheel with socket wrench and a steel pipe as a breaker bar. It took a while and a lot of muscle to get 1 revolution, then it took a while to start (with lots of smoke), but it did get runnng.

The car ran fine after that until an oak tree fell on it while parked durring a thunderstorm.

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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10661 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: i could use some info please Reply #5 - 01/09/08 at 17:39:47 You need to take it apart to see what is actually damaged. It is possible that just a rebore may be all that is needed. But without looking at the inside first there is just no way to know for sure.
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Reply #6 - 01/09/08 at 17:47:54

I bought my '01 with the engine in pieces. It wasn't that hard to put back together (but you really need a manual for the torque spec and how thing fit). I will say, it is very helpful that one of my riding buddies is a machinist, and provided free labor honing the cylinder. Grin

The local motorcycle salvage yard sold me a head ($200). I had the option to buy the entire engine ('86 or '87) for $450.

If you don't know where your local MC salvage yard is, go to the dealer and ask. They most likely will have someone that knows.

T-Mack in Eastern PA

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el_capitan5150 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2	Re: i could use some info please Reply #7 - 01/10/08 at 09:49:50 thanks for all the helpfull info folks i hope to have it running in the next four months i will keep you posted. again thanks
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Reply #8 - 01/11/08 at 05:49:10

some people get all the deals! i'm in the market for a free savage too Roll Eyes

i bought a good used engine for our '96, from savagemom on this website, EXCELLENT deal, motor runs like a champ! dad rides it every day. the advantage here, is buying from family, you can be relatively certain you going to get a great deal, and you're getting what you expect, perhaps more

other sorces would be ebay or craigslist

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T Mack 1 - FSO Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline sold 2001 LS650 for a 1986 XLH1100 Posts: 2919 Emmaus,Pa Gender:	Re: i could use some info please Reply #9 - 01/11/08 at 06:14:04 Motor on eBay now, 399.95 starting bid. WOW......shipping cost outragous $287 http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&viewitem=&item=35001...
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SteveRocket1 Senior Member Offline A day without riding is like a day without beer. Posts: 441 California Gender:	Re: i could use some info please Reply #10 - 01/11/08 at 08:11:36 Shipping costs should be around $75 thats what I paid Steve
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