Savage Question Newbie Here
10-04-2003, 07:30 PM
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Savage Question Newbie Here
Just bought a new Savage and cranked it up with no prob and let it idle through the first tank as the instructions say, it ran out of gas and when I went to crank it again the starter wouldn't engage and turn the motor over. If I pull the glow plug out it will work then, for some reason the starter is just slipping and won't spin the engine while the motor is compressing. Any ideas??? Big thanks.
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10-04-2003, 11:52 PM
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RE: Savage Question Newbie Here
It's almost 100% it's the one-way bearing. Remove the back plate of the motor and replace it. If you have a pull start, use that until the motor is broken in. If you only have the rotostart, then loosen the glow plug about 3/4 turn when you're starting, and tighten back up when it starts.
10-05-2003, 12:29 AM
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RE: Savage Question Newbie Here
the best way to learn , is to fix it yourself, the manual is great, do it yourself, this way you can learn about the truck as you take it apart. also make sure your backplate didn't back put slightly that was a problem with the 21's and it is also a prob with the new 25's as i have read on another forum, it might just be that if one way is fine, either way you have to take the engine out
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RE: Savage Question Newbie Here
Yeah, the backplate coming out slightly if a problem on the S-25 too (I've got an SS 
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It's DEFINATELY your one way bearing here - exactly the same problems as me
They aren't particularly cheap to replace (around £14 over here) so you're better off using the pullstart until it's broken in, or loosening the glow plug as someone else suggested.
If you still have problems with the one-ways, there's other stuff you can try to make things work, but in the meantime you can try starting with a pullstart (or just stick the rod off the rotostart in a drill and crank it at low speeds).
If you take things apart and you can't see a visible crack in the hex of the one way bearing, then spray some nitroblast down the bearing and clean it out - grease in there can cause it to slip too
Good luck!
)It's DEFINATELY your one way bearing here - exactly the same problems as me
They aren't particularly cheap to replace (around £14 over here) so you're better off using the pullstart until it's broken in, or loosening the glow plug as someone else suggested.
If you still have problems with the one-ways, there's other stuff you can try to make things work, but in the meantime you can try starting with a pullstart (or just stick the rod off the rotostart in a drill and crank it at low speeds).
If you take things apart and you can't see a visible crack in the hex of the one way bearing, then spray some nitroblast down the bearing and clean it out - grease in there can cause it to slip too
Good luck!
