Silencedsteak

I was just wondering whats the best way to stop a nitro car??

Dsyyke

pinch the fuel line, if your done for the day.
or just plug the exhaust if your going to fire it right back up

olkleaf

i dont know why so many people say plug the exhuast.... someone show me a manual that says plug the exhust.... all the manuals of my engines say pinch the fuel line or bump the fly wheel... they also say DONT plug the exhuast..

Chris_RC

Plugging the exhaust is just more convient. You dont have to prime before every start if you were to hit the flywheel or pinch the fuel line.

I never go my manuals anyway. Here is an article on how to stop a nitro rc engine, [link]http://www.myrcbox.com/how_to_stop_nitro_engine.htm[/link]. All it could possibly do is flood the engine. But I hit the flywheel if the engine is revving out of control. I only pinch the fuel pine when tuning the LSN. I just plug the exhaust when done running for the day, then vaccun all the fuel into my fuel bottle. Then just run the engine on full brake not giving it any gas until it stops. Then the tank is completely empty.

sheograth

I generally plug the exhaust, just be careful not to burn yourself. Pinching the fuel line always leans it out, and while that little amount of lean running isn't a huge deal you might as well avoid it. I prefer not to hit the flywheel because you might damage and therefore unbalance it.

J4K3SHNEG

i generally block the exhaust as its the easiest but you can also pinch the air filter hose if its flexible enough.

Chris_RC

That is another thing I tried. Making it rich instead of lean. Worked good, but took a long time to die.

J4K3SHNEG

Yea if you get it airtight then it dies pretty quickly, it essentially does the same thing as blocking the exhaust.

twomanytoys

Blocking the exhaust does not do any damage. Its easy and pretty quick. You dont want to run the engine lean which is what you do when you pinch the line but in most cases that wont hurt either. I have had as many as 12-13 nitro trucks at one time and have been in rc for over 20yrs. Not once did I see anything that has been ruined by plugging the exhaust. You can also buy a tool that plugs the exhaust to stall it so you dont burn your finger. If you have an exhaust deflector you can pinch the rubber deflector.

misasi

+1

[email protected]

i say pinch the fuel line as well.

locksmack

The manual that came with my RS4 3 Evo says to block the exhaust...so there ya go.

olkleaf

u sure? http://www.hpiracing.com/manuals/pdf/10053.pdf thats the link to the rs4 manual... look on page 18...

SAVAGEJIM

+1 for plugging the exhaust. As for flooding? Those are very easy to clear, moreover, I have yet to actually flood any of my engines from plugging the exhaust.

On my Savage, the air filter has a long rubber coupler from the actual air filter to the carb throat. I pinch that coupler to starv off air to the engine. No worry about running lean or backing up the engine from plugging the stinger.

On Traxxas RCs, the big flat surface of the TRX air filters makes it very easy to put your palm on the filter surface to also cut off air supply to shut down the TRX engines.

The_Collector

Flywheel. It's not like we're trying to stop a chainsaw here.

dacaur

i plug the stinger, no way to easily and safely reach the flywheel in an lst xxl, not that I woulod do it that way, ive always plugged the exaust, never had a problem and it always fires right up again....

SAVAGEJIM

That is what I do now. On my savages, I have this push button flywheel stop,

[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NwxVko3_ly4[/youtube]

I am so used to pinching the intake filter coupler, that I foget I have this simpler tool[&:]

s7jstep1

thats pretty cool. i wish i had that on the revo

Hijikata

Ive tried them all, by far the most convenient is plugging the exhaust. But if you also have a rag near by you could stop the flywheel generally pretty quickly. Im not crazy about pinching the fuel line, because of the fact that is just like leaning the engine.

s7jstep1

i usually just plug the exhaust but when the deflector falls off, the stinger gets pretty hot.

wrxrocks

run into a big tree at WOT if it does not stop through it in deep water.

So Cal

I rarely have to shut my engine off, i just let it run out of fuel... And if I do have to stop it i plug the exhuast.

Nitro Fumes

With the brakes. But if you mean to kill the engine, as long as it is at idles speed you can just touch your finger to the flywheel and that will stop the engine and it won't hurt your finger.

dacaur

till the day a rock gets in there and puts a bur on the flywheel....

yoster

You don't let the thing spin on your finger. Nitro motors have zero torque at low RPM. I just jam my finger on it and it stops instantly.. even if I do have it revving a bit. Jam may be a strong word; it doesn't take much effort at all. You just need to be authoritative; don't chicken out and barely do it. All the guys at my track use their finger. Racers have done it this way for years. I've never ever had a "bur" get on my flywheel, but even if it did, it's not going to hurt you.

If I'm bashing and don't feel like taking off the body (or can't access the flywheel from below the truck), I just plug the exhaust.