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Starting problem with rotastart

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Demonbell

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Hi new owb fitted rotastart checked the handset that controls the rotastart is working But when I try to start car it just spins on the shaft making a zzzzzzzzz sound not a clacking sound it's a hpi firestorm
 
I have a Firestorm and have taken the engine apart, I don't think the G3.0 has such a setup :)
 
From the above comment with collar / screws holding it on.

If you take the owb off and put it on the other way does it do anything differently?
 
Hi took off heatsink where do the 3 brass shims go on top of the engine I can't remember thanks
 
You can download the exploded view diagram from the HPI site but as a quick answer I'm sure that the three shims go under the part that holds the glow plug and then the head holds it all down.
 
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