RedRocket69
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Hey, so I'm new to the hobby! Bought a second hand hpi x 4.6 savage off Craigslist. Said it worked, got it and it didn't start. Took it to a hobby shop after losing patience after hours of trying to start it and it just needed a new glow plug. Worked good for about 3 weeks. Now I took it through some rough sand. It was real dirty so I Took it all apart to clean
-cleaned filter with water, put filter oil into 2nd stage, let dry out
-took out electronics
-took off wheels to scrub
-cleaned out gas tank with water, let it all dry out
-took apart the transmission and re-assembled according to the pics I took before I took it apart (spur gear has moving room)
-all I did to the engine was take off the heat sink and the bolts that held the engine onto the baseplate off
-I used a towel to scrub to dirt off the chassis and engine and I re-assembled it.
Now it won't start again, here's what i did to TRY and start it
1. Check my new glow plug (good)
2. Blow fuel into the carb (fuel reaches)
3. Flush the engine
4. Put zip ties on exhaust for more compression
5. Set low/high speed needles to factory setting
Now I am getting a really odd noise when I try to start my engine, like a high pitched squeak (bird chirp) and it won't start with my charged Roto start.
-cleaned filter with water, put filter oil into 2nd stage, let dry out
-took out electronics
-took off wheels to scrub
-cleaned out gas tank with water, let it all dry out
-took apart the transmission and re-assembled according to the pics I took before I took it apart (spur gear has moving room)
-all I did to the engine was take off the heat sink and the bolts that held the engine onto the baseplate off
-I used a towel to scrub to dirt off the chassis and engine and I re-assembled it.
Now it won't start again, here's what i did to TRY and start it
1. Check my new glow plug (good)
2. Blow fuel into the carb (fuel reaches)
3. Flush the engine
4. Put zip ties on exhaust for more compression
5. Set low/high speed needles to factory setting
Now I am getting a really odd noise when I try to start my engine, like a high pitched squeak (bird chirp) and it won't start with my charged Roto start.