Hey. I was driving my fun factor ATX nitro car and I lost control and the car landed in the lake. I took it out in like 20 secs. All of the electricals work fine. The engine will not start. I am pretty sure there is water in the engine because lake colored water was dripping out the exhaust. Any ideas on how to repair this? Thanks for your help. Justin
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I suggest tearing the engine apart and thoroughly clean, check for damage, and dry it.



rolland

I agree with rolland completely. I think you should regrease your diffs too or check them at least. I havent dealt with nitro engines much but i did apprentise at a gm dealership for a while and se saw quite a few trucks that fell through ice on lakes etc. the usual treatment was to rip everything apart on the engine that was possible and blow it off with compresse air and put oil or WD-40 on the metal to prevent rust, then purge the fuel lines and regrease everything eg: differentials, balljoints. You are sure luckky your electronics didnt fry though, I fried mine just by getting snow in my mt2.

Good luck

i cleaned the engine but i still cant get it to start ... i think i need new glow plugs but all the ones i have turn orange when i try them outside the car ... any other suggestions?

how far did u strip the engine down? it might be worth checking out the carb, under both the needles, if u didnt already, to see if theres any water left in there... just a thought.

how does it feel for compression?

and not being funny or anything, but... get a failsafe on there man!

what is a failsafe? how do i take off and check the carb ... i am very new to nitro cars

u dont need to remove the carb to check under the needles, but it would be easier i guess. its held on by a clamp screw at the base of the carb. then unscrew the high speed needle (count the number of turns it takes to unscrew it, so u can return it to that position later) same for the low speed needle. hsn is the one in the copper housing at the top of the carb, low speed is in the centre of the carb arm. clean the holes out with wd40 or fuel and return the screws to the postion they where previously.

have u also had the cooling head off to clean the crank case out? u will need to.

again - how does the compression feel on the pullstart? does it feel as hard to pull as it did before the water sports?

have a search for failsafes on google or whatever... tell u what... click [link=http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&q=rc+failsafe&meta=]here[/link] and see what i mean...