Posted by Polar Pilot on March 19, 2003 at 01:45:59:
In Reply to: Carb white spacer--love it or loose it ? posted by Krug on March 19, 2003 at 01:35:05:
OVer four years I have read it seems like a thousand comments about the white spacer trick to avoid backfiring from the Savage engine.
I mostly run into town at highway speeds so my engine is good a hot on almost every ride.
I have not removed the white spacer - but I did modify my throttle usage - when I want to slow down - I close the throttle completely. This has almost totally eleminated the backfiring - although at shut off I do sometimes still get a wuufff.
If your machine runs better with the choke out one notch, it may be that the needle in the carb is set to low - and needs to be raised to get more fuel into the motor.
Removing the white spacer would only be a last step option to solve this problem in my opinion.
Keep the rubber side down
Polar Pilot