absolute76
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From: Fullerton,
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ORIGINAL: hillbilie
ok i got my firestorm last monday but havent had time to break it in yet untill today, i am using trinity monster horsepower 20% and i could only get the truck to run for a few seconds then it would die, at the most it ran for like 20sec the idle is good and everything i have not messed with the hsn or lsn because they are already set for break in, the only way i could get it to run is by puting a few drops of fuel into the cylinder then pulling on it to clear it out a little, put the glow plug back in, then it would start right up and run for a few secs then die. i pressurized the fuel tank by puting my finger over the exhaust stinger and pulling a few times untill i saw fuel reach the carb, what do u guys think my prob is. the only thing i think is wrong is maby there are still some air bubles in the fuel line, it seems like fuel starvation? and i am broke so i bought one of those glow plug ignitors that runs off a c batterie and it does not seem to last long at all, how long do the recharable ignitors last? thanks guys im going to get back on it in the morning i should be able to figure this out, does it usually take a long time to get a motor going for the first time?
My bro had the same prob with his Firestorm also. We looked at it and noticed that the cooling head was not properly bolted on. Once the cooling head was tightened, it ran like a champ. Give that a try.
< Message edited by absolute76 -- 1/29/2007 5:30:20 AM >
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RE: -=OFFICIAL HPI FIRESTORM THREAD=- - 
but I would say 30+ 
. If you want to do rotostart on this truck you'll need the backplate(part #87117) and rotostart unit(part #87110). Or at least the backplate and the shaft from the starter if you want to use a drill. If you search these parts on ebay, they go cheap(if you're lucky). Either way, I like roto start MUCH better than pullstart.