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My "Savage" Experience Part 1

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geardigger said:
Well, the past couple of weeks have been very interesting to say the least. It all started with finding out I had a broken back plate and a savage 25 that wont start for nothing. Sweetdiesel came to the rescue and sent me a working back plate and didnt charge me a dime for it! Mad props go out to sweetdiesel for this one! He truely saved my ass to say the least. Always nice to know there are really nice people out there willing to help those that need it. It will not be forgotten. HPI was sending me one out but they are back ordered and I may not see it until the end of summer they say.

So anywho, while I'm waiting for a backplate (from HPI) I decided I was going to clean up this bitch and do a couple of mods while I have it apart. The rear end got the 4 spider mod which went off without a hitch. I didnt do the front end because I didnt order enough parts (that will come soon enough). I also upgraded to a motor saver air filter.

One thing I will say is that I truely believe the only way to learn anything about your savage or any RC car or truck is take the damn thing apart and put it back together again!


Now after putting it back together (several times cause I did alot of poop wrong and missed some stuff) the darn thing still doesn't run. I think I must have missed something with the roto-start. At first it appeared that I had the one-way bearing on wrong because it was spinning freely when I tried starting it. I took the motor off again and turned it the other way and I am still finding the same thing. It just spins without turning the motor over at all.


Two weeks of hard work and numerous misc. parts and this heap of poop still does not run. I have given up. I can't take this anymore nor I am willing to drop any more money into it to get it to run. If there is anyone in the twin cities area that wants to look at it, that would be great. Otherwise I just done know what to do anymore...... :(
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its better to be pissed off then pissed on.
 
Just bought a pull start...Time to see if I get can get this bitch running again. My gut says dont even try.....but somehow I must. :D
 
yes you must.. the roto is overated anyway.. you an loosen the plug just a bit to make it easyer to turn over... just a tiny bit though.. they be sure to tighten it back up..
 
geardigger ..... you ever think about collecting stamps..LOL

really if it wasent for bad luck you would have none at all
 
damnit, I dont have bad bash planning. I can't plan bashing at all because I dont have anything that runs to bash with!!! I was in a hurry when I went to the hobby store so that is my fault.

maybe i should buy a new motor and start fresh?
 
motor should be fine.. just get the RIGHT parts and take your time.. you should have realized by now that its when you get in a hurry that stuff goes bad.. so slow down calm down and relax just keep thinking once you figure it out it will be the most fun you have ever had...
 

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