What the Heck?
 

What the Heck is goin ON here?
I own 2 Volcano SV Trucks. I broke the Pull Start on the one I was running today. Went Home to get the Roto Start from Truck # 2 (engine is apart for overhaul).Turns out that My two VX.18 engines have DIFFERENT Back Plates and Pullstarts and/or Rotostarts.
Below are pictures of the engines side by side and the Pull Starts side by side.

I use THIS HPI Roto Start on the engine with the Big back plate.
http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin...7121&search=Go

Can anyone tell me what Roto Start will fit on the Engine with the Small back plate?

RE: What the Heck?
 

wow.. that sucks rich......
did you look.. maybe you can re tie the string back on.... just to get it up and running for sunday.....
Try it out.....

RE: What the Heck?
 

Yeah the new VX18's have different pull starts on them. The newer ones are 1" bolt pattern and the older ones are 1 1/4" bolt pattern. My Lightning and both Tornado's have the 1" and I noticed the Volcano I just got has the older 1 1/4". I will have to find out if they have a drill start back plate with the 1" pattern.

How bad is the pull start broken, any chance you could rebuild it to get you back up and running??

RE: What the Heck?
 

Im puttin Engine # 2 together right now.(With that Home Made Gasket:D).
Hope fully I'll be able to run tomorrow.

And Thanks Affordable! Any info will be Welcome. Theres Gotta be a roto start that will fit, I just gotta Find it.....

I Should be able to fix the Pullstart. Just has a broken cord. I'll try it Tomorrow in the Daylight.

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or mayby take the pull start sting out of the one.. and put it in the one you need it to be in... and get the part later......call my cell Rich... we need to talk.... or let me know if we r going to bash tomor...

RE: What the Heck?
 

Or how about this guys geee do I have to do everything for you guy's :D look at the inside bolt pattern they look like there the same unscrew the backplates and replace it to the other motor :)

RE: What the Heck?
 

That Looks like it will Work. Good Idea thanks....Get me runnin tomorrow at least.