hpi 4.6 running fine and then?
06-17-2012, 07:28 AM
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hpi 4.6 running fine and then?
hiall, i ran about 5 tanks of fuel in my hpi 4.6 engine i was out yesterday bashing and slung my nicads out of the body oops. went over and killed the engine by pinching the fuel line. got everything ready to bash again and when i went to start it with my pull start it was locking up, iremoved the glow plug and spun it over to clear it out and noticed that when the piston was at the top it was sticking like it did the 1st few time while i was breaking it in, withe the glow plug in it its harder than normal to crank i was wondering if something might hav happened to my engine or is this normal, i havent tried to start it yet i wanted to get sum opinions
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RE: hpi 4.6 running fine and then?
if the motor wasnt screaming, and all you did was pich the line while it was idling, you should be fine. the pinch will be tight for a while after you break it in. try heating the motor up, that will loosen it a bit.
06-17-2012, 07:45 AM
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RE: hpi 4.6 running fine and then?
ORIGINAL: lilhorsefly1
hi all, i ran about 5 tanks of fuel in my hpi 4.6 engine i was out yesterday bashing and slung my nicads out of the body oops. went over and killed the engine by pinching the fuel line. got everything ready to bash again and when i went to start it with my pull start it was locking up, iremoved the glow plug and spun it over to clear it out and noticed that when the piston was at the top it was sticking like it did the 1st few time while i was breaking it in, withe the glow plug in it its harder than normal to crank i was wondering if something might hav happened to my engine or is this normal, i havent tried to start it yet i wanted to get sum opinions
hi all, i ran about 5 tanks of fuel in my hpi 4.6 engine i was out yesterday bashing and slung my nicads out of the body oops. went over and killed the engine by pinching the fuel line. got everything ready to bash again and when i went to start it with my pull start it was locking up, iremoved the glow plug and spun it over to clear it out and noticed that when the piston was at the top it was sticking like it did the 1st few time while i was breaking it in, withe the glow plug in it its harder than normal to crank i was wondering if something might hav happened to my engine or is this normal, i havent tried to start it yet i wanted to get sum opinions
Its coincidental that after the mishap the engine is behaving the way it is. Something changed from the time you stopped the engine to the time you tried to restart it. ABC engines dont just get tight after break-in for no reason.
06-17-2012, 07:48 AM
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RE: hpi 4.6 running fine and then?
ORIGINAL: savagecommander
if the motor wasnt screaming, and all you did was pich the line while it was idling, you should be fine. the pinch will be tight for a while after you break it in. try heating the motor up, that will loosen it a bit.
if the motor wasnt screaming, and all you did was pich the line while it was idling, you should be fine. the pinch will be tight for a while after you break it in. try heating the motor up, that will loosen it a bit.
