Savage 25 from the loft!

[findon]

Just dug this out of the loft after a long hibernation (kids now old enough to play with it). Immediate suggestions on anything i need to do to get this going again. Mind has gone blank with regards to what was installed. No idea what the two yellow wires did/do? There's a cut-out in there, and I assume a reverse module?

 

[ohsnap]

Odds are you'll need a new hump battery in the Savage (and batteries for the controller).
A battery for the Roto-start (if you have one)

New foam elements for the air filter (looks like the external foam has already disintegrated).

Try and move (slightly turn) the flywheel (with a finger). You should be alright if it (the engine internals aren't) gummed up. You can pull and clean it out if it is...

Yellow wire - Looks like they are coming out of the switch. Maybe lights were added at some time?
Personally, I'd remove them.

You have a third servo (the middle one) - so the odds of this truck having reverse are high.

Other than that, all I can think of is fuel, air filter oil, and a field...

 

[findon]

Thank you. Yeah the air filter foam is shot. I've tried charging the battery in the roto-start, but after a few hours charge it seems to only hold a very minimal amount of charge, so assuming that is dead. Could the yellow wires have been used as a lazy way of charging the hump battery in the past?

 

[ohsnap]

Could the yellow wires have been used as a lazy way of charging the hump battery in the past?

You would have a better idea of that than I.
I use a 3-wire switch for that purpose.
I just would not feel good about live wires flailing about - hence my perspective about removing them.

Batteries - Yeah, replace them. They just don't stand the test of (attic) time.
Even if "they take a charge" (unless they're only like a year or two old), you don't want them failing while you're trying to have fun.

Filter foam - I think leaving the filter oil in them and the heat of the attic (loft) - they crumble...

 

[findon]

Do these look like sensible replacement parts?

 

[findon]

On the yellow wires... I can only assume that's what I used it for, but amazed I didn't put a connector on the end of the wires if so! What was I doing stuffing the bare wires into a charger? It was 20 years ago I guess!

 

[ohsnap]

Yep, although you have a good filter set-up.
You could get away with just buying new foam elements (and oil if needed).
If you do, make sure you buy the right size - some may look right and still come up shorter than needed - ie measure...

If you purchase the filter that you pictured, I would reuse your current neck - the one circled below is short enough to get caught in the spur gear.

 

[ohsnap]

What was I doing stuffing the bare wires into a charger?

I ask myself "What was I doing....' questions all the time...

 

[findon]

Looking at the wires I am guessing in the off position it switches to 'charging mode'. So I could stick a tamiya connector on the two yellow wires I think.