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Old 06-11-2011, 07:40 AM
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Default RE: Jett .35 RPM range (new)

Hi again.

I returned my .35 Jett and had Jett take a look.

He said he got normal RPMs, but said it looked like sand had been run through the engine. Very worn. This was after about 30 minutes of use.

I used Cool Power 15% and filtered the fuel. So I'm not sure if the fuel was dirty.

Regardless, I got the engine back and ran it twice. I got 19000+ RPM, but richened it to 18000. And my Merlin glow plug burnt out again. The plug end is black with carbon build up.

Here is a pic of my fuel setup. The engine is getting fuel. The needle valve works (leans and richens).

I think I have the same issue as before, but can't figure out why.
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