New engine soon

[Gregw1]

Hey guys I'm excited got half the cash saved for the nova legend 28-8 to put in my LST xxl. Any way I got a question. The roto start on my 454 is in the center of the backplate , on the nova its set up like a hpi roto so will my losi spinstart work if I buy a new wand or does it turn the opposite way

 

[olds97_lss]

I think you can rotate it in any orientation to get it to work for you. The starter cover should be square which means it can be in any position that best clears your header.

Actually... I think I just realized what you were asking. Does the spinstart shaft itself need to be reversed. I would guess that it does as the losi one doesn't have a gear changing it's direction. It's direct drive to the starter shaft. The HPI/offset type starter has a gear that turns a second gear that the starter shaft of the engine is keyed to, which means the spinstart will spin the opposite direction of the engine.

Also, looking at the photo's of the starter, not only can you rotate it 90 degrees at a time, the outer housing is keyed to the starter input housing with raised notches so you can fine tune where you really want the starter input to be. That's a pretty cool design.

However, personally, I'd go with the pull-start version. Makes break-in more annoying, but feeling the tension on the pull-start helps tell you whether or not the engine is hydrolocked whereas a roto starter can just damage stuff. Also, a PS means less junk to carry on your person.

 

[Gregw1]

Hey thanks olds. I might actually go with the pull start then.

 

[Gregw1]

Hey thanks olds. I might actually go with the pull start then.

Well just ordered the novarossi legend 28-8 from novarossi direct. It was $233.00 USD shipped to Canada. Anyone have some good glowplug recommendations?