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FrankYoungWolf Junior Member Offline Living The Life!! Posts: 61 Ocala, Fl. Gender:	Quick easy Question 07/28/10 at 08:10:46 I keep hearing everyone talk about a reserve tank on their Savage, after having to push mine once or twice, ( those suckers are heavier then you would think) I don't know or cannot figure out my reserve tank or how to fill it. does it have anything to do with the fuel cutoff switch on the side by the choke? thanx guys!!
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Quick easy Question Reply #1 - 07/28/10 at 08:20:34 It fills when you fill the tank so don't need to worry about anything.
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FrankYoungWolf Junior Member Offline Living The Life!! Posts: 61 Ocala, Fl. Gender:	Re: Quick easy Question Reply #2 - 07/28/10 at 08:25:01 cool I thought that might be how it worked but wasn't sure if I was missing anything.. As far as the cut off switch goes I have it pointing towrds the rear of my bike I'm guessing thats right as I do get about 10 miles a tank, however is there a way to switch to the reserve?
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: Quick easy Question Reply #3 - 07/28/10 at 08:25:15 You have to turn the stem over to RES to get the reserve fuel.... if your petcock is stock.
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FrankYoungWolf Junior Member Offline Living The Life!! Posts: 61 Ocala, Fl. Gender:	Re: Quick easy Question Reply #4 - 07/28/10 at 08:25:44 sorry meant to post 100 miles a tank, see there is a reason for that preview button...
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babyhog Serious Thumper Offline Find a Cure for Breast Cancer! NOW!! Posts: 3802 WV Gender:	Re: Quick easy Question Reply #5 - 07/28/10 at 08:38:51 If its the stock mechanism, normal riding "ON" - is pointing down. Pointing toward the back of the bike is PRIme; pointing forward is REServe.
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bill67 Serious Thumper Offline old tired Posts: 8517 genoa city wisconsin Gender:	Re: Quick easy Question Reply #6 - 07/28/10 at 08:45:12 reserve is pointed to the front.Pointed to the back is prime
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Re: Quick easy Question
Reply #7 - 07/28/10 at 08:46:05

i could be mistaken but if you have it pointing to the rear of the bike your on Prime "PRI". that bypasses your main/reserve tank and just dumps fuel into your carb through gravity rather then vacuum and will continue to do so until your outta gas (ie no reserve) . again look at the petcock but if memory serves me right, pointing it down is your main tank and pointing it forward is your reserve. just look at where is says "ON" and "RES" and know that "PRI" is prime.

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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: Quick easy Question Reply #8 - 07/28/10 at 08:56:07 There's an arrow on the petcock itself pointing to where you turn it.
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Phelonius Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 1897	Re: Quick easy Question Reply #9 - 07/28/10 at 09:13:08 Just reverse the reserve lever. Phelonius
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FrankYoungWolf Junior Member Offline Living The Life!! Posts: 61 Ocala, Fl. Gender:	Re: Quick easy Question Reply #10 - 07/28/10 at 11:01:39 cool thanks folks this helps a lot, ( as always.) I always feel like a noob when I come on here, but after a while I'm sure I'll start feeling better about this stuff.
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Reply #11 - 07/28/10 at 11:21:42

As several have said, long arm pointed down is RUN, long arm pointed forward is RESERVE. If you ride with the lever in RUN till it starts to sputter, you can reach down and switch it forward before it dies completely, and then drive to the gas station.

When I first got my Savage 7 months ago, I was riding happily along when the engine quit. I pulled over and tried to re-start with no success. I put down the stand, got off, said offensive things to it Angry

, and then got back on and tried to start again, and it did Huh

. Got about a block and quit again. Went through the same routine, and about that time I realized I was out of gas Grin

, switched over to RESERVE and was fine. Seems that as I got on and off and leaned the bike from side to side, a small amount of fuel was sloshing over to the main side from the reserve, and giving me just enought to re-start. Another lesson learned, this one about paying attention to the odometer!

One thing to remember (and I will not discuss how I know this Wink

), is to be sure and turn it back to RUN after you get to the gas station. Otherwise, you are running using the reserve portion of fuel as well as the main, and you won't have a reserve.

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FrankYoungWolf Junior Member Offline Living The Life!! Posts: 61 Ocala, Fl. Gender:	Re: Quick easy Question Reply #12 - 07/28/10 at 13:43:19 yea seems like I have been running with it pointed the wrong way for a while now, ( since I've had it), maybe I shoulda asked sooner and could have saved myself some pushing huh?
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thumperclone Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline PGR rider riding with respect Posts: 6056 Grand Junction Colorado Gender:	Re: Quick easy Question Reply #13 - 07/28/10 at 18:32:31 FrankYoungWolf wrote on 07/28/10 at 13:43:19: yea seems like I have been running with it pointed the wrong way for a while now, ( since I've had it), maybe I shoulda asked sooner and could have saved myself some pushing huh? yeppers luckly your float didnt stick youd have gas everywhere you park
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Charon Serious Thumper Offline Posts: 1811 Harvard, NE Gender:	Re: Quick easy Question Reply #14 - 07/28/10 at 18:56:52 Oddly enough, the instructions for the petcock lever can be found in the Owner's Manual.
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