MustangMan
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I've got three HPI T-15 small block based vehicles. I'm not captain maintenance, but I try my best to keep em clean, aro in them, etc.
I got a Savage a few months ago and have been using it off and on along with the cars in our stable. I've got about 13 tanks through it, which is about a half gallon.
I went to use it the other day and the rotostart wouldn't turn it. I thought it was flooded. Pulled the plug and no fuel and engine still wouldn't turn. WTF? So I pull the head off and on the button around the plug threads are these rusty looking powdered stalagtites! They wipe right off but again I'm thinking WTF?
I try to turn the engine with the rotostart with the head off and the piston starts pushing the sleeve out! I tap the sleeve back down and crank the engine again, tapping the sleeve again, wash, rinse, repeat about five times until the piston is free (with WD40 helping)...
I clean everything up, put the head back on, fire it up, and no problems. Plenty of power, smoke, etc.
What caused this? I did leave about a quarter tank of fuel in it from last Thursday (this was Sunday, so only three days) and I didn't put aro in it from Thursday cause I knew I would be using it this past weekend, but I do use aro when I am not going to use the truck for more than a week. I used to use 3-in-1 oil but I recently got a bottle of "real" aro from the lhs.
The sleeve wall looked nice, no scratches or rust, and the air filter has never come off while running? I'm just worried I hurt the engine.
Any comments welcome...
Thanks guys, your experience always helps...
EDIT: I recently started capping the stinger to prevent oil dripping on the workbench during storage, could this somehow trap moisture or something in the crankcase?
I got a Savage a few months ago and have been using it off and on along with the cars in our stable. I've got about 13 tanks through it, which is about a half gallon.
I went to use it the other day and the rotostart wouldn't turn it. I thought it was flooded. Pulled the plug and no fuel and engine still wouldn't turn. WTF? So I pull the head off and on the button around the plug threads are these rusty looking powdered stalagtites! They wipe right off but again I'm thinking WTF?
I try to turn the engine with the rotostart with the head off and the piston starts pushing the sleeve out! I tap the sleeve back down and crank the engine again, tapping the sleeve again, wash, rinse, repeat about five times until the piston is free (with WD40 helping)...
I clean everything up, put the head back on, fire it up, and no problems. Plenty of power, smoke, etc.
What caused this? I did leave about a quarter tank of fuel in it from last Thursday (this was Sunday, so only three days) and I didn't put aro in it from Thursday cause I knew I would be using it this past weekend, but I do use aro when I am not going to use the truck for more than a week. I used to use 3-in-1 oil but I recently got a bottle of "real" aro from the lhs.
The sleeve wall looked nice, no scratches or rust, and the air filter has never come off while running? I'm just worried I hurt the engine.
Any comments welcome...
Thanks guys, your experience always helps...
EDIT: I recently started capping the stinger to prevent oil dripping on the workbench during storage, could this somehow trap moisture or something in the crankcase?
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