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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/14/2007 9:20:01 PM

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your running too rich, turn the high needle a 1/2 turn clockwise and the low needle a 1/2 turn clockwise then try to start it, when you get it started, rev the engine with the wheels off the ground to clear out the excess fuel

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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/14/2007 9:25:28 PM

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i have tried that already but when i rev the engine the cars seems to stall out or konk out or it just dies...
every single time. I have done many many adjustments on the needles.and still nothing!

Mat

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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/14/2007 9:26:33 PM

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I have a little box that i put it on so the weels dont touch and its coverred in fuel NON burnt fuel.

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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/14/2007 9:31:25 PM

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Eddie just told you your running to rich.........................the engine will stall when to rich and fuel all over your tires etc. crank that screw down and let it screem.......lol

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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/14/2007 10:05:01 PM

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Hey man whos eddie???

wait never mind i already did i have tried all the screw setting possible to run this car but nothin!

Mat

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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/14/2007 10:06:06 PM

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Ill go try again now just for ****s and giggles!!!

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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/14/2007 10:07:40 PM

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i am eddie and your running too rich, you need to lean your needles out. if you changed the plug and it only runs with the ignitor on it and there is oil shooting out of the exhaust then your running way to rich, the only way you can get it ro run is going to be to listen to me and lean the needles out like i told you.

close the high needle and open it 2 1/2 turns, make sure the low needle is flush with the collar around it or even a little in

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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/14/2007 10:34:03 PM

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yo man and apparently your not reading what im posting... I told you i have already tried and i have just tried like 5 min ago. You think that i would ignore somebody 's help who is 100times better and more knoligable in this subject then me... I leaned out the needels and the same result as before it runs for a little and dies if i take the glow ignitor off

I bet its somehting really stupid and im just not noticing it (i hope thats it)
Thanks

Mat

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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/14/2007 10:35:45 PM

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if thats the case then your plug is probably bad, even if you changed it, doenst mean its good.

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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/14/2007 10:36:58 PM

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I have circled aarrouned 3 plugs... the original and one med hpi and one cold hpi.

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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/14/2007 10:40:31 PM

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you need to run a hot plug, like an os a3, that may be your problem, small blocks like hot plugs

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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/15/2007 12:36:32 AM

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I checked my hobby shop and they only have med and cold. but is the one that the engine originally comes with hot? because i can still use that one and i do. i tested it and it works fine and my volt meter showed me 100 % power on my igniter.
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Mat

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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/15/2007 12:39:48 AM

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yes it is, try that and see how it works.

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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/15/2007 2:32:11 AM

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HeyHey it works!!!!!!

Well sort of... but i got it to idle even if my throtle is a full well its a start so i guess now all i have to do is tune it right... That tip worked ehroof thanks... The one about the one about it being way to rich. and my 2 glow plugs were not burning hot anough. well does anyone have any ideas about how to keep your engine clean? i heard someone who puts rubbing alcohol in his tank and pumps it threw but my fuel says not to put after oil in it so what should i do??

Thanks everyone great help!!

Mat

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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/15/2007 4:24:41 PM

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Glad your car's up 'n running! in regards to after run oils it pretty much comes down to personal preference and how much you run your engines. If you are running them at least once a week or so then you probably wont need to use it. Just for an experiment had a engine sitting idle for 6 months without any corrosion whatsoever so yeah its not totally that necessary in some instances. I personally dont like using that much cause it makes the engine harder to start up and it fouls the glow plug really easily and for these reasons I dont use it. However when in winter and I dont get to run them that much I do tend to put a drop or 2 in them.
I definately cant see why one would run alcohol through the engine thats for sure. Probably wouldn;t be any harm but I doubt it does anything useful.

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but my fuel says not to put after oil in it so what should i do??

You're not suggesting you put the ARoil in the fuel itself are you? Hope I misread that. You take the plug out at the end of your session and drop a few drops of ARO down the hole and a few in the carby throat and thats all you need to do.

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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/15/2007 6:18:53 PM

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No no would not do that thats dumb... At least i think it is. Well sometimes my engine cesses up and i put a drop of all perpose oil in it . If i wanted to clean my engine at least once every two weeks couls i just drop a few drops of alcohol onto the piston?What do you guys do? Also i get what you mean mozzzy it makes perfect sence not to put aro in your engine but i am still not to sure.
btw i got my car roling but i cant seem to tune it right. I can get it up to about 30 mph and then it wont go any faster or it wont click into seconed gear. What should i do? Further more this is the way i tune it: I put iton a stand so the weels dont touch and i turn the trim up all the way so the air intake is about 2-3mm open then i pick a screw and adjust it till the weels spin faster of slower depending on the direction. Is this a good way?
Thanks alot guys...

Mat

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RE: Engine blown??? - 8/15/2007 7:28:00 PM

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HeyHey it works!!!!!!

Well sort of... but i got it to idle even if my throtle is a full well its a start so i guess now all i have to do is tune it right... That tip worked ehroof thanks... The one about the one about it being way to rich. and my 2 glow plugs were not burning hot anough. well does anyone have any ideas about how to keep your engine clean? i heard someone who puts rubbing alcohol in his tank and pumps it threw but my fuel says not to put after oil in it so what should i do??

Thanks everyone great help!!

Mat

Are you using sidewinder by chance? Some fuels say that the ingredients in their fuels make it so you don't need ARO. To heck with that little sticker, ARO ARO ARO... ARO for the win! Always always always use ARO.

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