I have a small tesor engine, I think it's a .049
It is new and never run.

But I cant get it to start, where these BAD engines or ??

I hear it ignite but no more, I have taking it apart and it looks good.

My cox's start first flip, even my norvel is a sweet engine, but this one is no fun at all.

Thanks

Is it the reed valve version, or front rotor?

They were notorious for hard starting

I have several front rotor versions that start real easy.

I only had Cox planes. My friends never had luck getting their Testors plastic control line planes started. I don't recall whether they came with spring starters are not. We didn't know what electric starters were back then. They probably didn't make them in 1/2A size anyway.

Tom

It is a reed valve, with a plasic reed.

Thanks

Hi!
Does it have a white plastic tank and spring starter?

If it just sort of makes a light pop but never runs, the reed valve is not seating.

See if you can turn the reed around to the other side so maybe it will seal

Jaka yes it is.

w8ye, I will try that.

Thanks.

If you have any more trouble just contact me. I have a few of these engines.

I had one of these when I was a kid. The only way it would start was to first prime it with a little fuel put in thruogh the exhaust port. One started it ran real well, however the plastic plane it was in wouldn't fly.

bhady

These are the ones I like.