Well after hours of reading tons of threads I'm still not sure what to do. I don't know if I should just Mid-Tank Mod it and get some extended TVP's and buy everything I need for prob $125-150 the way I want it from Fast Lane or Innovative RC. I was thinking about trying one of the simple fix's first though. About half the threads say to loop a fuel hose and about half say get them as short as possible. I ordered a pressure fitting and a One Way Valve. I am planning on adding the one way valve between the muffler and tank cap to keep constant pressure in the tank. I am going to cap off the stock fitting the fuel goes out of and add the pressure fitting at the bottom of the tank with tubing long enough to loop a few times and zip tie to the shock towers. I am hoping this would work. Does anyone have any input on doing the mod like this and do you guys think this will fix the HTL issue? I will probably go with the Mid-Tank sometime soon but am going to try a simple fix until I get the time to do a complete Mid Tank setup. This is for a Savage X 4.6.
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Half Tank Lean Issue and Possible Fix
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sharkattack99
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@gwalk03 if you're looking for a simple fix check out the How to fix half tank lean cheep. NO MODS thread.
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I will try that until I get all my parts in.
David Masson
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Does this only happen to savages below 4.6 or this is for all savages? I'm new to savage so I am not really familiar with it yet.
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Well the loops seem to help with the HTL. I can't use the one way valve because the exhaust pressure doesn't seem strong enough to use the valve like it's intended and with out exhaust pressure the engine won't run right at all. Just dies as soon as I give it gas (yes it's pointing the right way.). I removed it, added the few loops in the fuel line and placed the pressure fitting in the bottom of the tank and it runs right and seems to have fixed the HTL issue. When I really get out and run it hard I'll report on the results then. I already ordered the parts for a mid tank conversion from FLM. The only other part I have to order is a tank and battery box. Any suggestions for a tank with the extended LCG FLM TVPs and what battery box to use if the stock one isn't going to work anymore.
I think the one of the earlier savages had a different tank and didn't have HTL issues. I have noticed the HTL issue and my Savage is a month old.
