mako_308 wrote on 04/25/11 at 10:12:25:


All you had to do was go to the Tech/ref section, and look in the table of contents thread. But here ya go.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?board=tech;action=display;num=1099227295

after replacing the head gasket i cam across that darn plug and was thinking to myself what if this was my main cause of the oil leak and it just looked like the head gasket was leaking.

after see that plug laying on the counter top next to it i was trying to figure out were it went, after reading the manual i downloaded it showed me were to go and it said to apply some gasket sealant. which there was none there to begin with, i thought there would of been an o-ring on it or something but there isn't. so i just cleaned it up real good and some silicone sealant.

so at least i have a new head gasket anyways, and i got the experience of replacing it. but i believe my seal on the plug has broke loose in a spot and that's why its leaking.

as for the petcock, after i start the bike i go to give it gas and it dies on me. and when i switch it to prime it doesn't seem to do it. so i was thinking about doing the conversion to it which i found on this site looking for that plug fix.

http://suzukisavage.com/cgi-bin/YaBB.pl?num=1113631600

i also pulled off the little vacuum line from the petcock to the carb and gave it a little suck (i seen in another topic) but no gas came out. but i could taste it still.

When taking things apart, Ive found that placing things in an order that keeps me from leaving stuff out saves me much misery. It took a few years of shafting myself to learn it. Now, I tape things or tie them or box them up in sub assemblies, Like, I woulda taken the plug & put it with the head cover, Im not ashamed to use notes, because I cant trust my memory. I also cant trust Il be able to get back on the project before Ill forget where things go, So, HOW I disassemble a project & how I store the parts is a important to me as my general mechanical ability.

* Note: Even with these "anal" ways of handling parts & taking pains in disassembly ( Like, I try to remember to sweep the floor before I mess with anything, so when I drop something, the floor isnt already covered with little things. I also lay rags down when Im messin around with parts that have tiny bits in them, like an ignition switch,, uh huhh,, little stuff in there), we are all still just fallible people & even the best efforts to not screw up can be thwarted by , well,, by us.