ORIGINAL: Lowflyer281
I havent tried hand starting yet, as for the starter one day it got really hot and i saw smoke so i unplugged everything and let it cool. it still seems to work though. The engine turns fine WITHOUT the glow plug installed i have cranked it many times without the glow plug until the point where no fuel comes out anymore. But i still have the same problem when i install the glow plug
Where did the smoke come from, the starter case or the battery compartment?
Did you see smoke while charging or while trying to start the engine?
If you saw the magic smoke escape during charging, it is most likely that you toasted the batteries. Either because the wrong cell count was selected or a cell went south.
Replace the batteries and I'll bet you starter comes to life.
For non-electronic savy folks. If the magic smoke escapes iteither becomes a paper weight or it needs to go back to the factory to reload the magic smoke (read as repaired).
Larry Diamond