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    New Savage Octane Owner - Issues

    Caballeros, just to give you a brief update: I was able to unscrew the nut off the crankshaft - finally. First I bought a bench wise and tried unscrewing it using my 12mm jaw wrench. Yeah... believe it or not, it broke a professional grad stainless steel wrench... It turned out to be a two-man...
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    New Savage Octane Owner - Issues

    Hi guys, I finally managed to spend some time with my Octane today. I removed the engine, unscrewed the clutch, removed the clutch shoes ... and failed to unscrew the flywheel. It is screwed on there super tightly and I‘m not able to hold the flywheel with my bare hands. Does anyone of you...
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    New Savage Octane Owner - Issues

    Will do. The flywheel has arrived and once I had some time to work on the truck, I'm gonna give it another spin. Stay tuned, folks :)
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    New Savage Octane Owner - Issues

    Hey guys, I’m afraid that I celebrated a bit prematurely... it runs a lot better now but there is one persistent issue that still bugs me out: After running for like 10 minutes, he engine dies and it won’t start again. What I can observe reproducibly is that the CDI appears to not getting any...
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    Optional Exhaust

    Glad that I could be of help :)
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    Optional Exhaust

    Hey OctanePete, while I cannot help you finding that part, I can highly recommend the LRP/Mielke exhaust. It is way more silent than the stock exhaust but still sounds mean enough (I even prefer this deeper note over the screeching stock exhaust). It is about € 35-40 here in Germany and...
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    New Savage Octane Owner - Issues

    Hey guys, I think I have made SIGNIFICANT progress. As I mentioned before, I swapped out the hall sensor with a generic one that came with the HobbyKing CDI that I purchased (in vain). I had to extent the screw holes with a file to make it fit to the Octane engine block. Once installed, I...
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    New Savage Octane Owner - Issues

    Hey man, I haven't had the time to check. Maybe I manage to replace the hall sensor and cable tonight - I will definitely post the progress once I manage to continue my work on it. I'm committed to solve this for once, no matter what :)
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    New Savage Octane Owner - Issues

    Alright, another afternoon run - another frustration. I have mounted the new CDI with a zip tie on the back of the truck (since I had a hard time fitting it in the box) and connected the wires to the battery box. All batteries were fully charged, I used a brand new spark plug. No luck. It...
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    Savage octane brakes

    Do the wheels block when applying the brake and trying to push the truck or does the brake slip? Can you take a pic of your brake discs?
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    Savage octane brakes

    Hi OctanePete, welcome to the forum! How exactly is your brake failing? Is it the discs or something else? I would say it feels a failing brake after a couple of week is a bit early, but my truck is running not well yet - no experience to share from my side.
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    New Savage Octane Owner - Issues

    Alright, the new CDI has arrived. Since it is a bit bigger than the original CDI, I cannot confirm that it fits just yet. I tried hard to rearrange the two battery packs but no luck. I hope nothingbetr2do checks this old thread and shares his approach to make this fit. If I cannot make it fit...
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    cdi

    Reviving an older thread... I purchased the HobbyKig CDI as I’m having issues with the HPI one (the second one, to be precise). I spent almost an hour playing something that felt like Tetris with the two 6V hump packs and the new, bigger HobbyKing CDI. Despite my best efforts, I could not make...
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    New Savage Octane Owner - Issues

    Alright - two new spark plugs and this new CDI are on their way to my place: https://hobbyking.com/en_us/replacement-complete-ignition-set-for-single-cylinder-gas-engines.html Since I already replaced the CDI with an original part, I went for the Hobbyking after-market model. It also comes at a...
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    New Savage Octane Owner - Issues

    Huh... I did test my CDI again and I noticed something not quite right. Last time I performed the steps as per HPI's running tips it was still light outside and I came to the conclusion that all is fine with my CDI. Now it is already dark here in Germany and I did this in with dim lights in my...
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    New Savage Octane Owner - Issues

    Great! Once I have this truck running, I will convert it to LiPo. Organizing two batteries plus CDI in that battery box is a pain in the rear! Do you recommend using the voltage regulator to get down to 6V (as per manufacturer's specs) or keep it at 7.4V? I'm charging my batteries now and I...
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    New Savage Octane Owner - Issues

    Thanks much for the tips. I know this guide from HPI and have checked my CDI in the past, following these steps. I will do it again and just ordered three new spark plugs online. I use two new 6V hump packs with 1,700mAh each. Is it recommendable to switch to LiPo batteries with higher voltage?
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    New Savage Octane Owner - Issues

    Alright, I took apart the engine and there was no visible wear or anything along those lines - coming from a layman's view. The hall sensor at the crank shaft looked really dirty and gooey - my surprise in general was that the bottom of the engine as well as muffler and engine exhaust outlet...
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    New Savage Octane Owner - Issues

    Thanks, pal :). I guess this truck is finally teaching me some patience.. With regard to the needles, all I did was set them back to factory defaults in the beginning. With increasing frustration, I tried leaning or riching both of them - without much success. All back to factory setting now...
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    New Savage Octane Owner - Issues

    Thanks much for your reply! As a matter of fact, I've read this thread more than once before. As far as I understand it, I have similar issues; however, the difference is mainly that mine is not starting again for a couple of minutes once it stalls. Also, I have already tried everything...
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