Omg, I don't know enough about bikes. Of course, my Savage has problems running a lot. If it's too cold, or wet, she wants to die. Well, I was riding home after work the other day, and since traffic was slow and she was having problems running, I decided to turn it off. When I tried to turn it back on, it wouldn't start! The engine wouldn't even crank.

I pulled over to a parking lot..or should I say, pushed over..and decided to run with the bike. It sorta came on, but died shortly afterwards. What's wrong?? Does it need a new spark plug? :'(

what is your idle speed?

I was just thinking..does anyone think it may be the starter??

I just hope it's not.

ok......try this...put the fuel petcock to PRI.  Then start it.  It sounds like the petcock is leaking big time and making it run poorly.

If that seems to fix the problem, then you will either replace the petcock or make it a manual one like the one in the technical area.

NikoruWiriamu wrote on 04/28/08 at 11:45:05:


Hmmmm, that sounds like it could either be a faulty petcock or an improperly sealing needle and seat.  I have had the same problem on my '82 before.  One of the middle carbs liked to load up and dump fuel out the overflow tube.  Next time it starts running rough and leaking, try pulling over, shutting off the engine, and tapping the carb bowl with something hard (a screwdriver handle works a treat).  If you can immediately restart and not have the overflow problem, it means that there is some crap in the carb bowl and you need to clean it out and consider a filter between the tank and carb.

Oh..mah..gawd...what?

Hah. Darn me for buying a used bike.

Let me try being a little more descriptive of what happened. I was riding my bike home after work, and it was running hard..meaning it kept wanting to die on me. What I usually do is rev to keep it running, as horrible as it might sound. Instead of revving so much, I decided to turn the bike off at a red light, since traffic was horrid. When I turned my key back on, the bike wouldn't even turn over when I pressed the start button.

My bike doesn't leak gas all the time, just during the times that it's running hard, such as that instance..and when it is cold outside.

Good grief. I don't even know what the petcock is.
My boyfriends dad knows a little about bikes, and he did mention something about possibly flooding the carbs.


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Thanks verslagen1. Heh. When it did die, since it wouldn't start back up..or even turn over, my boyfriend and his dad push it fast enough to actually start it, but it didn't stay on for long. It died after a few seconds of being on.

Need to figure out the gas leak now - depending on what is not correct - you can ruin the engine with gas in the oil and crankcase or do the Nicolas Cage ghost rider trick.

NikoruWiriamu wrote on 04/28/08 at 11:45:05:


Is the above statement ture? If so nothing else matters