STARTING UP YOUR ENGINE IN THE COLD
 

I just bought my new Ofna LX Pro RTR. It took me forever just to get it started (although, it is about 42degrees). The next day I go out with a hair dryer, warm it up, got it started and it keep dieing. Then I couldn't get it started up again. Any ideas?

RE: STARTING UP YOUR ENGINE IN THE COLD
 

put aluminum foil around the head and you are gonna have to lean it out more than you would think. i have my savage playing with it in the cold about 28 degrees out. on the second tank is when the motor starts coming to life i didn't let it cool down between tanks just filled it up and started going again. maybe get a shorter head and hotter glow plug....

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why would you want to lean out the engine in the cold? you go factory setting or a little richer so you dont over lean the engine- brad

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Thanks. I'll try it tomarrow

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Lean? I run my blubbery rich with foil around the head. You don't want to run lean in cold weather because of the dense air. Ofna, your complaining about 42 degree weather? bah! It was running single digits here for over a week. We got what the weatherman is calling a "heat wave" right now pushing us beyond freezing. Quit your belly achin! [>:]

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I tried starting it up with the tim foil, I got it started up easy but within 3 seconds after I removed my glow plug charger it kept shutting off. Then, I increased the idle and still it died. You think it might be the glow charger?

RE: STARTING UP YOUR ENGINE IN THE COLD
 

nope, its your glow plug:)

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Thanx. I bought another one and it worked fine.

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most of the time that is the num 1 cause of not starting or dying...

and running to rich/lean


do your self a favor and get a few extra, also get some colder ones to run it in the cold wether

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lol pat way to point the obvious out :)

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well he seemed like a newer driver so i thought it would help him out to know!! [8D]

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Thanx.