Hey guys/gals, I finally got to fire up my savage SS today and things were going well for the 1st tank (good temp, decent idle, etc), but when the fuel ran out the piston got stuck at the top of the cylinder. Jester gave me some quick help via the chat (thanks again) and I pulled the engine off and rotated the piston down by the flywheel.
But heres my problem, whenever I turn over the engine with the flywheel it gets stuck again at TDC and then the flywheel starts slipping! I took apart the clutch and noticed that the nut that holds the flywheel down screws on clockwise but the engine turns counterclockwise so when the piston get stuck at TDC and I try to rotate the flywheel it ends up unscrewing the nut because the tension in the cylinder is so high. Is that how tight these engines are until the brake-in is over? The pull start wont even cycle the engine once fully because the piston keeps getting stuck.
I cant wait to get this thing running, all I want is to see my truck soaring gracefully..... over my roof that is.....
But heres my problem, whenever I turn over the engine with the flywheel it gets stuck again at TDC and then the flywheel starts slipping! I took apart the clutch and noticed that the nut that holds the flywheel down screws on clockwise but the engine turns counterclockwise so when the piston get stuck at TDC and I try to rotate the flywheel it ends up unscrewing the nut because the tension in the cylinder is so high. Is that how tight these engines are until the brake-in is over? The pull start wont even cycle the engine once fully because the piston keeps getting stuck.
I cant wait to get this thing running, all I want is to see my truck soaring gracefully..... over my roof that is.....