Hi Proangler,

I am not an expert but I recently took my 88 motor out to do the camchain and ended up having to put a new starter clutch in too as I found stripped teeth on the large ring seated behind stator.

It appears that the earlier Savage motors are prone to backfiring if started on a weak battery, or under some circumstances when stopping the motor - the piston can kick back against the compression at TDC and slam the starter clutch backwards - the clutch won't permit backwards movement so the end result is broken teeth etc.

There are some very good threads within this forum and links to a German Savage Forum where this problem is discussed and fixes proposed - getting the valve lifter solenoid to actuate when you stop as well as start s one such fix.

However, first off all I'd get the electrics back together and start the bike in the usual manner having fully charged the battery - kill the ignition with the handlebar switch or key and see what happens. With luck you won't get any issues.

If you have found some metallic chips but the gear teeth look OK you may have shards of the bonding agent that Suzuki use when installing the stator. I got plenty of that from around the stator and the bolt that secures it to the crank when I pulled it off.

Try searching this forum for starter clutch and starter solenoid threads - there is a wealth of info to be found here.

I hope that helps a little

Daz

If my engine was going spastic on shutdown I would kill it in gear, flip the kill switch just as the clutch starts to engage. & use the clutch to control it. If it wears the clutch a bit, so what? Its an easy fix & it wont leave ya stranded, BUT if that thig breaks 50 miles from home because it backfired, then thats a whole nother matter/