dgreat001 Posted July 23, 2005 Share Posted July 23, 2005 Ran my savage after a week had to wait for a new slipper,and i put both my needles bach to flush to tune it,and after 30 seconds it was realy hot,leaned it up abit and ran it for 5 mintues now it was getting very very hot with smoke coming out of the engine,why is it running so hot?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hawkeye Posted July 24, 2005 Share Posted July 24, 2005 Well making it leaner will cause it to run hotter, try richening it abit, heres a quick tip, put a dab of spit on the engine head, if it fizzles away violently its way to hot, if you have temp gauge use that even better lol, report back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noddy_Noden Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 If I were you, I would put the needles back into their seats and then turn them out to 2.5 to 3 turns out (I use this as a rule of thumb), then run it at idel for a few minutes and do the spit test as detailed above by dgreat001. Nod Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEE69 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 If I were you, I would put the needles back into their seats and then turn them out to 2.5 to 3 turns out (I use this as a rule of thumb), then run it at idel for a few minutes and do the spit test as detailed above by dgreat001. Nod ← If you watch the hpi videos it tells you that,but if you read the engine manual,it tells to set the needles flush,confused aint the word. I follow the engine manual settings at its been fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzi220 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 (edited) base setting change depending on fuel, 25% - HSN 4turns out, LSN 4 turns out 20% - each needle at 3 turns out I had the same problem with my savvy (when I had it) I could never get it to run this time of year,it was always over heating which resulted in my flooding it and snapping pull starts all the time. In the winter no probs at all - roll on! Edited August 12, 2005 by Mad Hatter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LEE69 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 Well,thats three different settings then lol,i'm off for a lie down,my head hurts Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 It is running too lean-simply richen the settings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzi220 Posted August 12, 2005 Share Posted August 12, 2005 its not that simple, this weather requires a leaner setting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456 Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 If the engine is too hot you richen the settings. Why would you lean-it would make it hotter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheMainManRob Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 I heard that a cooler glow plug helps manage a cooler engine, I definetly notice a diffrence, perhaps that would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzi220 Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 If the engine is too hot you richen the settings. Why would you lean-it would make it hotter? ← Hot weather requires a leaner mixture setting; cold weather requires a richer setting. Most people assume the opposite because they treat the mixture needle like a thermostat. It is wrong to assume that colder weather requires a leaner setting to keep heat in the engine and vice versa. Cold air is denser than hot air. The denser, colder air packs more oxygen into the engine, so going from hot weather to cold needs a commensurate increase of fuel to balance ratio of fuel-burning oxygen and the fuel itself. The opposite is true in hotter weather. Going from cold to hot weather requires a leaner mixture setting, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
123456 Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 If my engine is hot, I richen the settings and it runs cooler-worked for me. I take your point though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nitromotorhead Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 Hot weather requires a leaner mixture setting; cold weather requires a richer setting. Most people assume the opposite because they treat the mixture needle like a thermostat. It is wrong to assume that colder weather requires a leaner setting to keep heat in the engine and vice versa. Cold air is denser than hot air. The denser, colder air packs more oxygen into the engine, so going from hot weather to cold needs a commensurate increase of fuel to balance ratio of fuel-burning oxygen and the fuel itself. The opposite is true in hotter weather. Going from cold to hot weather requires a leaner mixture setting, ← To achieve your optimum tune, the mixture setting will affect engine temperature in the usual way; richaning the HSN will bring the running temperature down, etc But mad hatter is correct in the fine adjustments required for the ambient temperature and other environmental factors that the engine is operating in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dazzi220 Posted August 13, 2005 Share Posted August 13, 2005 If my engine is hot, I richen the settings and it runs cooler-worked for me. I take your point though. ← yeh its sounds backwards buts tru,however theres a fine line between the lean summer setting, the only car I have managed to get it right on is the menace, savage did'nt want to know rich or lean in the summer months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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