so i washed down my savage with a garden hose
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my question is, i believe i got some water in the servo box and some in the air filter (i got carried away).
will it harm my servos? i also hosed down the engine, causing some water splashed into the air filter. will it harm my engine?
i tried to turn on the servos, and it is acting crazy. will it go back to normal when it's completely dried up?
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will it harm my servos? i also hosed down the engine, causing some water splashed into the air filter. will it harm my engine?
i tried to turn on the servos, and it is acting crazy. will it go back to normal when it's completely dried up?
thanks guys.
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Well im not sure, but you should NEVER turn on any electronics when they're wet. You're supposed to just let them completely dry out and then use them, so i think that your servos are fried.
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I don't think a garden hose is a good idea unless you remove the electronics and engine. Otherwise use denatured alcohol or nitro cleaner. Or Simple Green mixed with water carefully with a spray bottle.
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well the steering servos are fine, the throttle and the brake servo is acting crazy.
i hope my servo is fine, what about my engine?
i hope my servo is fine, what about my engine?
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so i think that your servos are fried.
so i think that your servos are fried.
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nope, if a servo goes south, it'lll go twitchy before it totally quits.
nope, if a servo goes south, it'lll go twitchy before it totally quits.
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but on the bright side the throttle servo is only 12bucks ,you dont need a torque servo for it. the engine dump some after run oil and its good to go unless you tried to start it with water in it and hydrolocked it.
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but on the bright side the throttle servo is only 12bucks ,you dont need a torque servo for it. the engine dump some after run oil and its good to go unless you tried to start it with water in it and hydrolocked it.
but on the bright side the throttle servo is only 12bucks ,you dont need a torque servo for it. the engine dump some after run oil and its good to go unless you tried to start it with water in it and hydrolocked it.
so how many days should i wait before i can start it again?
BTW - i just checked my servo again after leaving it in the open air to dried up and it works like normal.
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The Savage manual said that a paint brush is needed. How exactly is it used to clean the truck? Do you move it as if you're painting?
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From: Kingston UK, but living in Athens, GREECE
Just brush off the dust. I do this, then I use a toothbrush (my girlfriends of course, lol!) to get in the hard to reach places. Whenever I go to the track with one of my other cars, I take the chance to use their compressor to clean up the savage, just compressed air, and it looks like new again.
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it could be fried my friends maxx went for a dip 2years ago (the old version)and its alll still working good as new (he drives it like a granny)



