heeeey whats up guys my spring broke in my .12 engine and i have to get a new one i no that but what if i got an auto starter are they any good or should i just settle for the spring. i was considering this because i hate the pull start and im getting a blister.

does anyone have a movie about these or a picture with one on i wanna see how these work

and also will i still need the spring and do i leave the pull start on?

Personally i think electric starters (rotostarts and the like) have just as many problems as pull starters. Instead of getting blisters and snapping the cords you chew up the gears in the starters or risk damaging the engine if it floods.

The perfect solution is something like the starter which comes with the MGT - it's direct drive, so no gears to damage. Start it with a drill with an in-built torque setting and you can't damage a thing and there is nothing to go wrong. It's also got a pullstart built in for when you don't want to carry a drill around!

Stick with the pullstart for now. You'll probably find that once you get the engine tuned spot on it'll fire up no problem, first tug or so. I remember when i first got my car though - spent a full hour tugging on the pullstart with no joy. Bloody fingers, blisters and an aching arm - just about ready to lanuch the thing through the window!

You other choice is "bump start". This is a starter box with a rubber wheel. You use a battery and electric motor to spin the wheel, and when you contact this and the engine flywheel it fires up the engine. The only real choice for racers as you can lower the engine and loose the weight of a pullstart/rotostart mechanism. Downside - you need to buy and carry round a starter box, batteries etc. You can however leave the original pullstart on if you like (no need for a seperate backplate), however this defeats the object anyway as you get all the hastle, none of the benefit.

ok kool and how much would all that cost in average jw and yeah ur right ill just save my money and get a spring could i get them at a hobby shop (the spring not the starter)

To convert to roto-start or something similar - $40 - $50 probably.

To convert to bump start (using the starterbox)... well starter boxes alone are $60 + and then you need batteries and a charger.

I suggest you stick with pullstart for now. Get the engine tuned properly and only use short sharp tugs on the cord and they'll last forever.