UPDATE
Hpi got back to me and told me to send the engine in, by then I had already replaced the pin and spring. I found no foreign material in the crankcase and I determined that I had retrieved the broken spring and nothing was left behind. The truck is running great now and I just about got...
I did loosen the glow plug to get it to crank easier and I also preheated the engine with a hair dryer, I could see if I snapped the starting pin, but the spring broke on one end, I'm not sure how the spring had any undue stress on it. Anyway.... Its been 3 business days and no word from hpi so...
Hello, I bought a new HPI Savage x 4.6 a week ago and after 4 tanks of fuel I tried to start it and found that the turning the input for the nitro start would not turn the crank. I took it apart and found that the starting pin spring was broken. Anyone have this trouble before? Whats the cause...