ORIGINAL: crispyspa
Hi crispyspa, What a horrrror movie .... Uuuups ?!? This is a well fried engine ... It looks you better forget using Nitro as soon as possible ... Cheers, Nikolay
You mean lower the nitro content for that engine or stay away from nitro engines all together? I think it might have been a combination of aerated fuel and a manufacturer defect, leaning on the defect side. If you look at the copper head gasket, there is a burn mark that goes from inside to outside. That to me indicates a bad mating surface between the steel cylinder and the aluminum head....almost as if the sleeve isn't flat on top. You can see what I'm talking about in the second pic. Anywho, I sent in the engine today, we'll see what happens.
One seem stupid thing the manufacturer has done is (what was already mentioned by some other guys)
that there are only four(4) bolts to tight the head of the engine. Surely one can maybe do it even with three(3)
but that is real tricky to do it right. Seems you have not got the head well pressurised; let see what the
dealer will tell indeed; please post it.