new proud owner of a savage needs help please
12-26-2004, 11:42 AM
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new proud owner of a savage needs help please
the nitro 25 manual says the low speed setting is 3 turns out from closed. However this setting was way too lean and did not work for me since fuel wasnt getting to the engine. putting it out like 7 or 8 turns got the engine to start.
so im wondering where everyone's low speed needle setting is so i can have a general idea of where to set it. i dont want to set it wrong during break in.
thanks all.
so im wondering where everyone's low speed needle setting is so i can have a general idea of where to set it. i dont want to set it wrong during break in.
thanks all.
12-26-2004, 11:49 AM
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RE: new proud owner of a savage needs help please
Look closely at that manual, it may be referring to the setting for the old 21, my manual shows the the 21 instead of the 25....
8 or 9 is good ballpark but it is dependent on your HSN, which limits total fuel into the engine. Just watch the temps.
8 or 9 is good ballpark but it is dependent on your HSN, which limits total fuel into the engine. Just watch the temps.
12-26-2004, 06:24 PM
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RE: new proud owner of a savage needs help please
7 1/2 to 8 works great in my area..thanks for the reply. that manual really caused my hand to get sore from all that pulling before changing it to 8 turns out.
12-26-2004, 07:38 PM
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RE: new proud owner of a savage needs help please
also check that you are holding the carb closed when closing the LSN, as soon as the slide starts to move thats when you stop, count your turns from there 
12-27-2004, 06:33 AM
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RE: new proud owner of a savage needs help please
Ive just taken the Truckzilla conversion off our SS Savage and have fitted the original 25 engine, wheels and chassis plates. This engine hasnt been run, I went straight to the Truckzilla conversion so Im starting the bed in process now. In fact the cars outside running through its first tank of fuel as I type.
I tried setting the LSN to 8 turns out but the car just massively over fuelled. Ive wound the needle back in around 4 full turns and its still spitting fuel from the exhaust but its running well enough so Ill leave it as it is.
How far do you wind the LSN in before you start the wind out process? The needle will wind in louds but then I read neils post so I wound the needle back out and then back in until the slide started opening. I then would the needle out 8 turns from there which gave the overfueling as decsribed above.
Any ideas where Im going wrong?
I tried setting the LSN to 8 turns out but the car just massively over fuelled. Ive wound the needle back in around 4 full turns and its still spitting fuel from the exhaust but its running well enough so Ill leave it as it is.
How far do you wind the LSN in before you start the wind out process? The needle will wind in louds but then I read neils post so I wound the needle back out and then back in until the slide started opening. I then would the needle out 8 turns from there which gave the overfueling as decsribed above.
Any ideas where Im going wrong?
12-27-2004, 09:00 PM
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RE: new proud owner of a savage needs help please
ORIGINAL: brendan
Ive just taken the Truckzilla conversion off our SS Savage and have fitted the original 25 engine, wheels and chassis plates. This engine hasnt been run, I went straight to the Truckzilla conversion so Im starting the bed in process now. In fact the cars outside running through its first tank of fuel as I type.
I tried setting the LSN to 8 turns out but the car just massively over fuelled. Ive wound the needle back in around 4 full turns and its still spitting fuel from the exhaust but its running well enough so Ill leave it as it is.
How far do you wind the LSN in before you start the wind out process? The needle will wind in louds but then I read neils post so I wound the needle back out and then back in until the slide started opening. I then would the needle out 8 turns from there which gave the overfueling as decsribed above.
Any ideas where Im going wrong?
Ive just taken the Truckzilla conversion off our SS Savage and have fitted the original 25 engine, wheels and chassis plates. This engine hasnt been run, I went straight to the Truckzilla conversion so Im starting the bed in process now. In fact the cars outside running through its first tank of fuel as I type.
I tried setting the LSN to 8 turns out but the car just massively over fuelled. Ive wound the needle back in around 4 full turns and its still spitting fuel from the exhaust but its running well enough so Ill leave it as it is.
How far do you wind the LSN in before you start the wind out process? The needle will wind in louds but then I read neils post so I wound the needle back out and then back in until the slide started opening. I then would the needle out 8 turns from there which gave the overfueling as decsribed above.
Any ideas where Im going wrong?
12-27-2004, 09:51 PM
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RE: new proud owner of a savage needs help please
Well my local hobby shop owner said that with the Savages you should just turn the LSN till it's level with the edge.
he said thats the best to start with and that after setting it at that you shouldnt really have to tune it much either.
he said that was the safest easiest default setting?
Is that not true then?
he said thats the best to start with and that after setting it at that you shouldnt really have to tune it much either.
he said that was the safest easiest default setting?
Is that not true then?
12-28-2004, 01:01 AM
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RE: new proud owner of a savage needs help please
you say 8 or 9 turns. do you mean half turns, as in 180 degrees rotation of the needel, or do you mean full turns, 360 degrees? because I end up running 2 1/2 to 3 turns like the book says and so far mine runs good. waht % nitro are you running that you have to run that rich. not to say that I doubt what you are saying is true, but I run 20% and it runs good at les then 3 turns out for boht needels. I wouldnt think my settings could be that far off, and I doubt it would vary that much with air quality.
