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Old 07-21-2006, 09:25 PM
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Default RE: 1/2A Diesel Engines?

Thanks.

Just tracked down a NIB Enya 06 IID TV so I'll probably start with that. Bringing in a conversion head of any sort will cost about half the price of the Enya, so I guess I might as well start with a purpose designed diesel.

From what I gather, the main pointers are to run rich, run overcompressed, use an appropriate prop and beware of high torque starters. For my glow engines, I like spring starters a lot, but they're hard to find locally. So I generally either hand flick or run a normal starter off an older 3S lipo pack with a normal cup - the cup will just slip on the prop if the engine is flooded.

Thanks everyone.