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Savage dying while at cruising speed
05/10/11 at 06:05:21

I need some help. My 2004 Savage (3500 miles) is dying while cruising at 60/70 mph. It seems fine when I'm moving up/down the gears - it's just once I hit cruising speed for a few minutes - she dies. I pull over to the side of the road - fiddle with the choke (sometimes, not always) and she starts right back up and I'm on my way.

Any suggestions?!?!

Thanks in advance for all the help!

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Routy Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 2280 Winston Oregon Gender:	Re: Savage dying while at cruising speed Reply #1 - 05/10/11 at 06:11:42 Didja put it.....and leave it on "prime" ?
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Bubba Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 956 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: Savage dying while at cruising speed Reply #2 - 05/10/11 at 06:15:28 Routy wrote on 05/10/11 at 06:11:42: Didja put it.....and leave it on "prime" ? +1 could be your petcock. Also, ya might want to check the main jet to see if it's clogged
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Marc YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 6	Re: Savage dying while at cruising speed Reply #3 - 05/10/11 at 07:45:06 Not on prime. What exactly is Prime for?
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Bubba Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 956 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: Savage dying while at cruising speed Reply #4 - 05/10/11 at 07:53:28 It bypasses the vacuum line. If it starts running better then you can replace your petcock, rebuild it or buy a raptor petcock to replace it. http://www.ronayers.com/Search/N/687/Criteria/5LP-24500-01-00&adv=5&kw...
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Savage dying while at cruising speed Reply #5 - 05/10/11 at 07:59:15 don't forget the easy fix, replace the vac line, make sure the ends are tight, add clamps if not.
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: Savage dying while at cruising speed Reply #6 - 05/10/11 at 14:12:33 verslagen1 wrote on 05/10/11 at 07:59:15: don't forget the easy fix, replace the vac line, make sure the ends are tight, add clamps if not. Do this first. It cured mine. I didn't even replace the hose--just put clamps on, but hose is cheap.
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Re: Savage dying while at cruising speed
Reply #7 - 05/10/11 at 16:11:47

Boofer wrote on 05/10/11 at 14:12:33:

verslagen1 wrote on 05/10/11 at 07:59:15:

don't forget the easy fix, replace the vac line, make sure the ends are tight, add clamps if not.

Do this first. It cured mine. I didn't even replace the hose--just put clamps on, but hose is cheap.

& Yea,, hose IS cheap,, but that hoser Boofer is cheaper still!

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Re: Savage dying while at cruising speed
Reply #8 - 05/10/11 at 18:31:29

Thanks for all the help! The issue happened this morning so I was expecting the same thing to happen on my ride home from work but it rode like a dream on the way home.

Here's the long version of what happened...

This morning it ran out of gas 30 seconds after leaving the house. I pulled over and switched over to RES. Ten minutes later I filled up and switched it back to ON. Once I got up to cruising speed and maintained it for a minute - it bogged down and eventually died. it did this a couple more times on the way to work.

The ride home she ran perfect! Go figure.

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Re: Savage dying while at cruising speed
Reply #9 - 05/10/11 at 18:45:29

So....did you try it on prime and it ran well? Or it just ran well after filling up? Makes a big diff. Former you have a petcock issue. Latter you may still have a petcock issue and it will probably happen again. Mine did some funny things off and on like that until I replaced it with a raptor petcock. No more problems. Cool

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Marc YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 6	Re: Savage dying while at cruising speed Reply #10 - 05/10/11 at 19:59:09 I never put it on prime (I just found out today what "prime" was). It ran like crap after the fill up. It finally ran fine after sitting all day in the sun.
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28886 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Savage dying while at cruising speed Reply #11 - 05/10/11 at 20:08:28 serowbot chime in now you're needed.
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Serowbot YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline OK.... so what's the speed of dark? Posts: 28660 Tucson Az Gender:	Re: Savage dying while at cruising speed Reply #12 - 05/10/11 at 23:30:34 Oh cheez!,... Marc,... You really need to do this test... Test your Petcock...
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Bubba Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 956 Denver, CO Gender:	Re: Savage dying while at cruising speed Reply #13 - 05/11/11 at 08:41:38 Mine used to run bad when it got cold...switched to the Raptor Petcock and it's been super duper since.
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Re: Savage dying while at cruising speed
Reply #14 - 05/19/11 at 19:46:56

I've just had a similar (sort of) experience yesterday and my bike has been towed to the shop. The situation was a bit different in that I wasn't at cruising speed. I had a lot of backfiring (this has not happened before in the month I've owned this '09 S40) even as I was moving up the gears. She was really chuggy, too, like I was lugging the engine, but then she'd pick up and go.

I got to 4th and she bogged down really bad but picked up again, then I went to 5th and she backfired louder and harder than I've ever had happen - I felt it all the way up my back. And then she died.

On the plus side, my wheel bearings are great! I rolled for a very long way before I had to paddle a bit to get around a corner and stop safely. The bike would not start again at all. Even after sitting for about 45 minutes waiting for the shop guy to give her a ride, she wouldn't start. Cranked like a champ but that's as far as we got.

At least she didn't embarrass me and start up right away for him.

Even with the differences, is this likely the same problem?

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