Hey all,
I just got my savage back out of storage since 2012  :'( but now I’m having problems with it starting and staying on. I’ve redone the carb and put new gas in and it’s draining my battery ( new ) since I keep trying to get it started. It gets going once I. A while with the choke on but stalls when it’s off. Don’t know what to do in terms of turns on the air fuel screw. I need your help!!  I want to ride this summer but doesn’t seem like I am going to be able to

don't burn up your starter, let it rest in between attempts.

don't let it idle on the kickstand for long periods, while leaning, the cam doesn't get evenly oiled.

put a 2x4 under the kickstand so it's nearly vertical.

if it won't transition to the main jet, you need to clean it and the needle jet and blow out the passageways.

If you don't put it on Prime you're not doing yourself any favors.
Use ether. Or brake parts cleaner.
After ten years, the oil that is supposed to be in the cylinder probably isn't.
If you have already pulled the plug then whatever was going to fall in probably has, but blow it clear anyway. Spray some light lube in, spin it over with the plug out. After that if you can't get it to try, the plug may have oil on it, check it out.
The stock petcock is famous for letting gas in the oil, if it's over full on oil,it's probably got some gas in it.
The bowl on the carburetor doesn't get gas till the engine vacuum opens the petcock. It's probably hard and needs replace and you need to put a Raptor petcock, about thirty bucks, on it. If you get a cheap one the fuel lines are skinny and don't work.

was injured with multiple surgeries

They sure get in the way of living, don't they? I got home yesterday from hospital.
I'm betting the cylinder is dry,read what I posted. You don't have to put the tank on to get it running. Fill the bowl, if the weather is warm and the choke is on if you twist the gas it's easy to flood. The battery has to be charged, it can be turning over and no spark happens if it drops too much. It sounds like it Otta start, but it won't.
You have a voltmeter?
Charger?
You can use brake parts cleaner to blast the crap from around the plug before you pull it to oil the cylinder.
And you can open the air filter and squirt a whiff in there or if the seat is off just a quick shot down the snorkel. Don't get crazy with it. You're just looking for a bump,then hit it again just a hair harder. If it catches you can spritz little shots in and keep it lit while the engine starts pulling fuel. I do that with every engine that is being stubborn or just parked a bit too long. I get long life out of my mower batteries. If it's been sitting a few weeks I bump it off on ether.
Heck,WD40 has a butane propellant, or used to. You get oil and fuel.

Furby wrote on 07/17/22 at 14:31:07:

It's starting, so that's half the battle won.
with no air filter, it's running lean and that's why you have run it on choke.
best to get a new one asap.
and it maybe why it's stumbling when you twist the throttle.

Sounds like I’m going for a new air filter asap and we will see how it goes!!

Ohio, yeah I took it all apart. I believe I’ve got it all back together properly. I will check the next time I’m working on it and see if I’ve done everything correct if these other things don’t work. I’m having high hopes!!

I did see a post, where you take the vacuum hose off of the petcock and give a suck on the hose to see if fuel is coming through to see if the diaphragm is leaking. I tried this and it’s like I’m sucking through a straw, I don’t know if there should be back pressure with this action but it felt like there was no pressure at all   got nervous that I was just inhaling gas fumes.