HPI Savage 25 pull start

[jlobbia]

Hello guys. I recently scored a savge 25 for 60 bucks, and I tried starting after doing all maintenance and removing the cooling head and stuff. However, I turned it over and the roto start housing exploded under the pressure and blew up. It is unusable, so I want to get a pull start for it. Any suggestions?

 

[jlobbia]

And yes I know there is an available drop in replacement, the HPI Racing 1428 Pullstart. However 40 bucks for a pullstart seems a little steep.

 

[tntpoof]

just put a roto start plate back on unless the roto is bad?
https://www.rcsuperstore.com/hpi-roto-start-back-plate-savage-x-f4-1-21-25/

 

[jlobbia]

just put a roto start plate back on unless the roto is bad?
https://www.rcsuperstore.com/hpi-roto-start-back-plate-savage-x-f4-1-21-25/

Yeah my roto start is bad. Do you know if any other brand of pull start is compatible?

 

[tntpoof]

id dig into pull starts that will fit more .seen a few in my brief search .

 

[jlobbia]

id dig into pull starts that will fit more .seen a few in my brief search .

Hm I don't know which brands are compatible with hpi... Can you send me a link to one, preferably under 20 or 30 bucks?

 

[D3MON]

the HPI .25 is part of the F series made by Force engines, so should bolt right up. i do have a HPI .25, but i dont have a force pullstart though, so i can't physically confirm. biggest thing is making sure the OWB is the same size, there were 12mm one way bearings and 14mm one way bearings on the HPI engines.