Problems with my force 18 engine
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So I have a force 18 pull start engine. I've been running it for about six hours. About one week ago i tried to start my engine but I noticed that the pullstart is very hard to pull when the glow plug was in. After I took the glow plug off the pullstart would pull, but when I put the glow plug back on it was hard. I cleaned my engine with WD-40 in case there were any dried up oil or fuel but I still can't start my engine because the pull start is very hard to pull. I checked my pull start and saw that it's not broken, so i guess it's a problem of the engine. I know that new engines are sometimes tight like that, but mine is not new. Any idea what the problem could be?
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Manually rotate the engine so the piston moves away from top dead center. The liner is tapered and the piston will stick towards the top. Heating the engine up a good bit will help prevent that tight spot too (and be easier to start).
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In future, don't stop your engine using your tx controller, if you want to finish running your engine, pinch the fuel line with your fingers and let the engine die through fuel starvation.