I think I might have finally got the carb tuned. At least to the best of my ability. I will find out for sure here in a little while.

Just picked up the proper o-ring from the stealership and it is just a tad bit smaller in both diameter and thickness than the one I had picked up from Lowes. Gonna swap it out soon and will report back on the progress.

52.5 pilot gave me shot gun blast back firing on decel.
55 back in and it floods it out.
By the way, I have tried to adjust the pilot screw to no avail.
I have replaced my old pilot screw because of being stripped.

Just wanted to go thru the symptoms it might point you in the right way.

1st, shot gun blast, it does it on decel, also shut down?
When my header leaked (loose bolts) I got the blast on decel and sometimes shifting, and shutdown (if I remember correctly, it's been a while)  Tightening the header bolts resulted in the normal poof on shut down.  
2nd, floods out, only at idle?
3rd, you have replaced the pilot screw, was it the right one?  Sounds like there are 2 different types from what another has said.  Did the ends look alike? same length? etc.

I would say check the header gasket and the muffler connection for leak (candle flame sounds like a good way to check)

You can drill out the 52 to match the 55 or some where inbetween.  Personally, I wouldn't do this, but only as a last resort just before you get the shotgun.  

I think either you got the wrong 55 or the pilot screw is the wrong one.  But check the header 1st.  

Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote on 03/25/08 at 21:02:41:

you bet, big time - when it goes back together it needs to be very clean and it's bore - no oil no greasy finger prints - otherwise the slide will push all the grime to the bottom of the bore - form a little ring and prevent the it from seating all the way - this in turn leaves the needle a little high in the needle jet tube and will flood the engine at low rpms

not really as the throttle plate on the intake side would be closed

JakeB wrote on 03/26/08 at 12:58:32:



No, I only have the one Savage. But after riding back and forth to work for a couple of days, I have decided the FireLizard is afraid of the dark. Riding to work, 12:00 or 1:00 o'clock she runs fine, coming home 9:30 or 10:00 at night she floods out as soon as I reach my drive way.

I'm thinking slide is sticking in the cooler air at night or there is something going on about air density. I have been racking my brains to figure it out.

Yonuh Adisi FSO wrote on 04/01/08 at 17:33:54:


wow - stay away from the stealing dealers on such a thing

the online folks aren't a lot better $363

hopefully it won't come to that