Sandy Koocanusa
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Hello all. I'm new to the forum, and have been diligently reading the previous posts. What a wealth of information!. Without the Savage-specific knowledge and experience I've found here, I'd have spent beacoup bucks unnecessarily. I'm going through all the old posts, but am impatient to find one particular answer in the mix... I recently bought my first Savage, a BEAUTIFUL '87 with 3600 miles on it. It was actually owned by a little old lady, who kept it in a garage all its life. New tires and battery. I gave $1500 for it. As a result of its sitting so much, the carb is giving me fits. If I run the fuel selector in the "on" setting, fuel spills out from the top of the carb and gets me all stinky. In the "reserve" setting, everything is dandy except for a little black smoke at startup. Also, my mileage is REALLY lousy.I suspect float trouble.
My question is this: Is there some mechanism to retain the needle and other goodies if I remove the bowl with the carb (stock Mikuni) still installed? Or will the float drop far enough to let those little pieces and parts fall out? I'm currently commuting daily on the bike, and would rather not dismantle the whole bike right now, especially until I finish perusing the posts on this site. With my luck, page 186 has a post saying "don't take the bowl off an '87, whatever you do!"
I am runnig Seafoam and two stroke oil in the gas, pursuant to advice you folks have offered others in the past, but am not sure whether that will address a sticky needle or not.
Sorry to ask ANOTHER carb question, but I just gotta know, so I can decide how and when to address this. Thanks in advance for any help.
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