I have a K5.9 on my Savage X that I just can’t get to run. Here’s what I’m experiencing:
I’ll put the carb at factory settings, warm the engine to l200 F with a heat gun, and fill the tank 1/2 way. The engine starts right up but then pretty quickly bogs and dies. So I start leaning out the lsn and it just seems like I have to lean it out a ton. Like 2 full turns in from factory to keep it idling (been 80 deg outside lately).
Ok it’s idling now, so I start to give it some throttle, but if I give it anything more than a quick blip it bogs down and dies. So I start leaning out the hsn. I’m able to give it more throttle, but it still bogs and dies. So I lean out the hsn some more and it does a little better, but is still dying when I give it throttle. At some point the hsn is so lean that the engine is stuttering and now its cutting out when I give it throttle.
Just seems like there is no tuning window on the engine. Here’s some more facts that might be help point to the issue:
1. I’m using a new LRP R5 plug. Was using a cheap N3 plug before and engine had the same issue.
2. I did some leak testing on the engine and the only place that is producing bubbles is the pinch bolt. I can seal that up with RTV, but would that really make the engine run this poorly?
3. Compression seems great and engine internals looked good. Bearings seemed to be good. The cover plate leaks a little, but doesn’t seem too bad.
4. The engine appears to have a generic blue pipe on it (see attached). I can’t find anything about it and it has no markings on it. Any chance the pipe could be causing the issues?
5. When the tank empties, the engine starts screaming like crazy until it dies.
Any ideas are appreciated.
I’ll put the carb at factory settings, warm the engine to l200 F with a heat gun, and fill the tank 1/2 way. The engine starts right up but then pretty quickly bogs and dies. So I start leaning out the lsn and it just seems like I have to lean it out a ton. Like 2 full turns in from factory to keep it idling (been 80 deg outside lately).
Ok it’s idling now, so I start to give it some throttle, but if I give it anything more than a quick blip it bogs down and dies. So I start leaning out the hsn. I’m able to give it more throttle, but it still bogs and dies. So I lean out the hsn some more and it does a little better, but is still dying when I give it throttle. At some point the hsn is so lean that the engine is stuttering and now its cutting out when I give it throttle.
Just seems like there is no tuning window on the engine. Here’s some more facts that might be help point to the issue:
1. I’m using a new LRP R5 plug. Was using a cheap N3 plug before and engine had the same issue.
2. I did some leak testing on the engine and the only place that is producing bubbles is the pinch bolt. I can seal that up with RTV, but would that really make the engine run this poorly?
3. Compression seems great and engine internals looked good. Bearings seemed to be good. The cover plate leaks a little, but doesn’t seem too bad.
4. The engine appears to have a generic blue pipe on it (see attached). I can’t find anything about it and it has no markings on it. Any chance the pipe could be causing the issues?
5. When the tank empties, the engine starts screaming like crazy until it dies.
Any ideas are appreciated.
