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Rudeboy -> RE: Problem with Savage X 4.6 Start Up... (5/9/2008 9:21:48 AM)
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Like people said, check the plug. Blowing hard into the glowing element will tell you in what shape the glow battery is. If it is easy to "blow out" the glowing element, your battery may be dead or weak. Plugs draw a lot of current, and that battery will drain fairly fast with repeated starting attempts.
Plugs normally don't die from flooding the engine, or repeated starting attempts. And anyway, it's easy to check: take it out and put it in the igniter to see if it glows.
Unflood the engine.
Don't fill the tank much over halfway for the first starts. If you do, fuel tends to siphon into the engine, making it very easy to flood. This is especially true if you have a pullstart engine.
In fact, I never fill my tank over halfway for the first start of the day. After the engine has been run it starts a lot easier (I run a lot of Castor oil in my fuel, which stiffens up during the night, making the engine harder to start)
If it still drowns during starting, you can close the low speed needle 1/4 to 1/2 turn to see what that does. These needles are usually set VERY rich from the factiry. But make sure you properly set the needle before attempting to drive the car for any amount.
If you have a Rotostart, you shouldn't have to prime much, provided the "idle gap" in the carb is set correctly. Check your manual to gap the carb for a proper baseline idle setting (it's usually about 1mm). If fuel doesn't move in the fuel line, you can close off the exhaust shortly while hitting the Rotostart to prime the engine. Don't overdo it as this will quickly flood the engine.
Leave the body off while you're setting the engine up. That makes it a lot easier to get to all the controls.
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