Well, I finally had my Savage tuned correctly and running great. Unfortunately, it had to sit for a few weeks and some problems have arisen and I cannot determine the sources. And I have no idea if any are at all related. So I am asking for help.
Problem #1: Steering is suddenly very vague and un-sensitive. Turning the remote’s wheel all the way only yields a very, very wide turn. Only symptom I can think of is that it gradually did not want to drive straight. One of the remote adjustments has to be turned all the way to keep the Savage going in a straight line. Could this be some sort of toe-out or alignment issue? I have not had any crashes, etc which would have altered any factory settings.
Problem #2: Again, all of a sudden, I have almost no brakes. One minute they worked, the next minute my Savage was flying though my neighbor’s flowers because I had no brakes. Again, I did not adjust anything or otherwise screw anything up. One minute they worked, the next, they did not. When I trigger the brakes, it acts almost like it is in neutral.
Problem #3: All of a sudden, the Savage is very hard to start. I may also have a fuel pickup problem, as described in #4. It seems like the roto start is not turning the motor over. When I use the roto start, I hear it spinning, but nothing from the tailpipe, except the occasional sputter when I release the button on the roto start. Once it finally gets running, it runs great, so I don’t think I have internal engine problems.
Problem #4: Fuel pickup. When starting my Savage cold, the motor does not want to pull fuel from the tank. I have tried a towel/finger over the tailpipe, which did not help. To get it started, I have to put a little fuel in the carb and suck the fuel through the fuel line myself. Even this is not enough sometime, and it is so easy to flood it. Once it is running, it pulls fuel fine, but getting it started can be a half-hour project.
Can anyone help me diagnose any of the above? If nothing else, I have learned that this is a very frustrating hobby!
Problem #1: Steering is suddenly very vague and un-sensitive. Turning the remote’s wheel all the way only yields a very, very wide turn. Only symptom I can think of is that it gradually did not want to drive straight. One of the remote adjustments has to be turned all the way to keep the Savage going in a straight line. Could this be some sort of toe-out or alignment issue? I have not had any crashes, etc which would have altered any factory settings.
Problem #2: Again, all of a sudden, I have almost no brakes. One minute they worked, the next minute my Savage was flying though my neighbor’s flowers because I had no brakes. Again, I did not adjust anything or otherwise screw anything up. One minute they worked, the next, they did not. When I trigger the brakes, it acts almost like it is in neutral.
Problem #3: All of a sudden, the Savage is very hard to start. I may also have a fuel pickup problem, as described in #4. It seems like the roto start is not turning the motor over. When I use the roto start, I hear it spinning, but nothing from the tailpipe, except the occasional sputter when I release the button on the roto start. Once it finally gets running, it runs great, so I don’t think I have internal engine problems.
Problem #4: Fuel pickup. When starting my Savage cold, the motor does not want to pull fuel from the tank. I have tried a towel/finger over the tailpipe, which did not help. To get it started, I have to put a little fuel in the carb and suck the fuel through the fuel line myself. Even this is not enough sometime, and it is so easy to flood it. Once it is running, it pulls fuel fine, but getting it started can be a half-hour project.
Can anyone help me diagnose any of the above? If nothing else, I have learned that this is a very frustrating hobby!
