Satsuma barely drives

[Voveriukas]

So okay, got the car running, but driving is the difficult part for it. The red light above the hazards is always on, the alternator is ok, its running, wired, has the belt on. That still results in lack of power, so the car barely accelerates. Not only that, when I change my gears from 1 to R the engine just stops. Halp pls?

[Azzy]

the red light means that the battery isn't charging. you need to tune your distributor

[Will07]

Might need to change/repair gearbox.

[Azzy]

Originally posted by Willy0077:

Might need to change/repair gearbox.

that wouldn't make it loose power

[lukeh1709]

Getting the car running is just the start. You need to tune the carburettor to get proper power. There are guides on how to do this or you can go to fleetari’s and choose “engine tuning”. The red light means that the battery isn’t charging, check and make sure you have placed a wire between the alternator and the regulator. The alternator you find in the garage is also almost dead so you need to replace it. Drive to fleetari's and remove it and one will appear on his shelves to purchase.

I will also point out in case you didn’t already know, the parts in the garage are all in pretty bad shape you will find quite soon that you will need to replace items such as clutch disc, pistons, crankshaft, rocker shaft, gearbox, etc... until the first total rebuild has been done, I wouldn’t rely too much on the satsuma

[Gamerfss86]

you do not need to get fleetari to do a engine tuning. its easy to do yourself

https://my-summer-car.fandom.com/wiki/MY_SUMMER_CAR_GUIDE_2:_ELECTRIC_BOOGALOO

scroll down and find valve train tuning

4 things need to be tuned right (engine wise) or the car will not run right.

1.timing is lined up on the marks (timing chain)
2.carb tuning
3.distributor tuning
4.valve train tuning (rocker arms)

these are things i do IRL to cars/trucks

as lukeh1709 said i do recommend getting the head gasket replaced. it will be the first thing to leave you stranded.

[Voveriukas]

Originally posted by Gamerfss86:

you do not need to get fleetari to do a engine tuning. its easy to do yourself

https://my-summer-car.fandom.com/wiki/MY_SUMMER_CAR_GUIDE_2:_ELECTRIC_BOOGALOO

scroll down and find valve train tuning

4 things need to be tuned right (engine wise) or the car will not run right.

1.timing is lined up on the marks (timing chain)
2.carb tuning
3.distributor tuning
4.valve train tuning (rocker arms)

these are things i do IRL to cars/trucks

as lukeh1709 said i do recommend getting the head gasket replaced. it will be the first thing to leave you stranded.

well i tuned the rocker arms and adjusted the timing chain, but when i tuned the distributor, the car wont even start - nothing works anymore :/

[lukeh1709]

By “nothing works anymore” do you mean no lights on the dashboard and no life at all when you turn the key? If yes this is because the battery has completely discharged. Were have you replaced the alternator yet? If not then thats why. The alternator found in the garage is old and almost dead. It does not charge the battery at Idle RPM so when you are tuning the car at idle speed, you are slowly discharging the battery. Take it off the car and go to Fleetari's on the moped to buy another and place the battery on charge (buy a new battery if you can’t wait for yours to re-charge)

If when you turn the key you hear the starter but the engine won’t start then the distributor is too far out of time set it to about half way along the slider (down the side where the screw is). I usually find this to be a good starting point. To tune the distributor, move it in either direction until the high pitch squeal stops.

Originally posted by GNP ッ:

Originally posted by Gamerfss86:

you do not need to get fleetari to do a engine tuning. its easy to do yourself

https://my-summer-car.fandom.com/wiki/MY_SUMMER_CAR_GUIDE_2:_ELECTRIC_BOOGALOO

scroll down and find valve train tuning

4 things need to be tuned right (engine wise) or the car will not run right.

1.timing is lined up on the marks (timing chain)
2.carb tuning
3.distributor tuning
4.valve train tuning (rocker arms)

these are things i do IRL to cars/trucks

as lukeh1709 said i do recommend getting the head gasket replaced. it will be the first thing to leave you stranded.

well i tuned the rocker arms and adjusted the timing chain, but when i tuned the distributor, the car wont even start - nothing works anymore :/