I'm at a crossroads with my savage at moment 😭
93, stock exhaust + air pod + currently running 155main 55 pilot + raptor PC
Recently had valves checked+ adjusted 3 weeks ago. Bike seemed to run great for those 3 weeks...was riding daily. Then my last few rides I was lacking power & the bike would stay at a high idle when gearing down OR anytime I pulled the clutch in. At first I thought was maybe my throttle was getting stuck but I've thoroughly taken this apart and cleaned it, everything looks & feels good! Bike still giving me the same issue when I went for a test ride and if I tap the carb it'll settle down again...or if I go full throttle (it'll give off some black smoke) but as soon as I start riding, it hangs at high idle again.
This morning I changed the oil, and filter (yes it smelled like gas so I assume something is getting stuck open?) , Changed my sparkplug and took apart the carb, thoroughly cleaned that all up & then reassembled the bike....went on test ride & no changes
I recently replaced the float needle + seat & the choke & my jets are brand new as well. My air adjustment screw doesn't seem to be working (turned all the way in doesn't kill the bike) so I'm wondering if this is my issue or would it be my needle slide getting stuck?? Needle slide is expensive so I'm worried to jump on replacing that.
Or would this be an outcome of my valves needing to be readjusted again? (Note, the person who did my valves did not check the header bolts, as someone told me this is an important thing to do on the savage)
I do the work myself and I still consider myself a newbie at this bike stuff. Any advice would be awesome!