Re: 2002 Savage gas tank problem

"Rob Kleinschmidt" <Rkleinsch1216128@xxxxxxx> wrote in
news:1127953030.022117.3610@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx:

> Ken Long wrote:
>> My Savage has a noise like a very fast rattle or vibration
>> coming from the gas tank area when the rpms get up near
>> the next shift point. I can make it go away completely by
>> pressing down on the speedometer with my hand. I plan on
>> taking the gas tank off this weekend to have a look see
>> but I'm wondering if anyone has ever had this problem?
>
> Missing hunk of rubber in the tank mounts ?

This is a fairly common Savage problem, see:

http://www.heise-workstations.de/ls650/LS650-Tips-e.html

Fix is toward the bottom.

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