Posted by Polar Pilot on May 15, 2003 at 08:02:44:
In Reply to: Carb and backfire posted by Aleck Rinaldo on May 14, 2003 at 19:23:57:
The Clymer manaul was written back in the 1980's - but it still applies in 99% of the service applications for all Savages - the conversion to a 5 speed transmission is the only significant change Suzuki has made over the years.
Have you considered going to your local library and asking them to bring in a Clymer Manual on inter library loan? I guess most folks forget what a resource a library can be.
You can significantly reduce the backfiring by paying close attention to your throttle controls - when decelerating - make sure you close the throttle entirely - no gradual slowing down - it is those partial throttle decelerations that pumps the fuel into the hot exhaust with such noisie results.
I solved most of my backfiring by openning or closing the throttle with this modified technique - when I am accelerating I use the throttle necessary - when decelerating - I close the throttle completelly - and I do this every time - I get a couple of wffs per week with this technique and rarely get a pop
Hope this helps
Don't forget to keep the rubber side down
Polar Pilot