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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: DAILY HOT TIP Reply #330 - 02/09/20 at 09:03:44 No need for heat or any form of coercion. Apparently a dollar folded lengthwise put in the waistband will get things started. Adding dollars every few minutes is required to keep the process moving forward.
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Reply #331 - 02/09/20 at 10:40:49

My 96 Savage had no right side chrome battery cover when I bought it. I could not find one on Ebay and the part is no longer available from dealer...

I went to the Lowe's store and bought a piece of premium quality 1 x 4 wood. (no knots or imperfections and perfectly straight and smooth on edges). I cut off a piece long enough to fit the uncovered area on the right side of the battery and fastened it top and bottom with self tapping screws. Before installing it I painted it gloss black. I pondered spraying it with yellow paint (same as tank and fenders) but just decided on black...It looks real nice and the cost was less than five dollars.

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buster6315 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 353	Re: DAILY HOT TIP Reply #332 - 10/27/21 at 07:44:13 Good one. I only hope I am still riding at your age. Congratulations!
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Reply #333 - 09/01/22 at 17:32:44

Sorry about picture size, you'd think people would upload reduced pics

Scottwerty wrote on 09/01/22 at 14:16:50:

I fixed the tool box cover with a knob bolt through the top into the a I think there called thread clip. Works like a charm .

My Jardine exhaust baffle on the other hand had the rivet break off and shoot it out the back . Ironically that happened later on that same day as the shifter. Rivets no more now its 2 bolts

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Scottwerty Full Member Offline It's not a Gang! It's a Club! Posts: 118 Mass Gender:	Re: DAILY HOT TIP Reply #334 - 09/05/22 at 12:09:11 Sorry verslagen! My phone likes to go big. You'll also notice I have a cigarette lighter port there aswell. I use that for a trickle charger and jumper cables that I have modified. Plus I can charge my phone if I had too.
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Riley_N YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 10	Re: DAILY HOT TIP Reply #335 - 02/21/24 at 16:14:27 I think my biggest savage tip is the carry a few fuses with you at all times. Had one on my bike go and left me stranded. 😅
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Reply #336 - 05/17/24 at 13:02:45

If your vacuum petcock has failed, don't forget to have a drain pan large enough for both the engine oil AND also the gasoline that has drained into the engine.

I got lucky and was able to get the drain plug back in before things overflowed so I could empty the pan and drain the rest.

With luck, the inside of the engine is now sparkling clean.

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Reply #337 - 06/14/24 at 08:31:02

My first oil change on my current 2012 was horrible. I didn't realize I had gassy oil from the last owner (likely bad petcock of course), and it gushed out overwhelming the pan and permanently staining my garage floor. I think covering a large area with layers of cardboard makes sense for any oil change I do on any vehicle, because I'm getting much clumsier as I get older.

Michael Moore wrote on 05/17/24 at 13:02:45:

If your vacuum petcock has failed, don't forget to have a drain pan large enough for both the engine oil AND also the gasoline that has drained into the engine.

I got lucky and was able to get the drain plug back in before things overflowed so I could empty the pan and drain the rest.

With luck, the inside of the engine is now sparkling clean.

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Surviving Philly Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 275	Re: DAILY HOT TIP Reply #338 - 06/14/24 at 09:49:58 Jmac I've had good results cleaning oil/gas stains off pavement with a combination of starter fluid and kitty litter. You'll want some ventilation of course.
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Reply #339 - 06/15/24 at 07:48:21

Philly, now starter fluid is one I hadn't heard of. The concrete used for my garage and driveway is like a sponge compared to my last house. I've had fairly good luck with Dawn left on overnight and also Zep degreaser. A trick I learned is to pour boiling water on the area on top of the degreaser and then rinse. However, it takes at least 4 treatments for satisfactory results (if you're lucky). I think I got tired of working on the stain in the garage and figured the car covers it anyway Grin

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Reply #340 - 06/15/24 at 09:01:44

I've never met a bolt or nut I didn't over tighten. When I was a kid, nobody told me to NOT tighten a bolt/nut until it just won't move anymore. You can only get away with that with axle nuts I suppose.

Juliana wrote on 02/02/20 at 02:15:59:

Im a stripper from way back.

Dont think Ive seen a bike thread that I havent stripped. Not for me a gentle tweak of the spring washer, i sniff thread lock liquid with suspicion, and never believe my torque wrench.

Only good thing I suppose, is that ive learned how to insert helicoils ( lots of practice! )

The thing thats saved me ( apart from grudgingly accepting the readings on my torque wrench ) was the impulse purchase of a quarter inch drive tool set. I really only bought it because it looked so cute.

Ive always used a half inch drive socket set and the baby quarter inch really taught me the immense pressure i was exerting with my beefy socket set.

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