look as u can tell i have a max st by duratrax...and i kno that u guys on here have way better trucks than that !!! but if theres any1 who has some info on y my engine doesnt start then HELP ME...its got brand new gas, and batteries...but the ****er wont start and im gettin pissed off that i just might drop this hobby altogether..or save up for a better car or truck cus this one is determined not to start...its runs for about 5 seconds then it shuts off...even when i raise the back tires to rev it up it still shuts off...and it wont stay idleing...any help is appreciated!!!..................................th anks!

We need a little bit more info on what is wrong with the engine.

Are there any weird sounds when you start, do the tires spin when you pick it up off of the ground, etc.

First of take it easy, in this Hobby patience is a necessity. Second reset your needle valve settings at the factory recommendations. I take it that you own a Torq .16...it's a reliable engine, i've had one in the past so it's probably just a tuning issue. Did you manage to break in the engine successfully? Have your broken it in? Give us more input on needle valve settings and fuel being used, and type of glow plug you have etc...

im using a sport mixture fuel for my max st and a 25 dollar glow plug which uses a C or D type battery i think so it isnt rechargeable...im leaving in about 40 mins to go to the skycraft hobbies store in burlington to see if they can tweak the needle settings...i will tell you the results later on tonight.....thanks for ur input jarret and abram.

OH!! and i have broken in the engine ...i bought this truck exactly a week b4 x-mas of last year

GET rid of the peice of junk. i had one too and it is the biggest peice of crap i ever owned. all it ever did was have problems and i spent like 200 dollers fixing it till i finaly sold the peice of crap. haha

Overly bias post wasn’t it brian?

You only sold it because you didn’t have enough knowledge to fix it.

Don’t deter that man from what he has. He’s asking for help and advice, not criticism.

I’ve never seen any problem that didn’t have an easy solution. The solutions sometimes just go over people’s heads.

...not to mention the fact that most problems with getting a nitro motor to run are so simple that even a pro can miss the cause of the problem because it was too simple. these things can be frustrating at times and in the end you may find the problem was staring you in the face the whole time! i think it has happened to all of us at one time or another. just take your time. compression, fire, air, and the correct amount of fuel are the only things you need.

I second carboy's opinion.

Take it easy.. If you get frustrated.. LEAVE and come back to it later.

This is a hobby thats supposed to relieve stress.... (Insert picture of man hitting his .12 with sledgehammer here)

ram

Hey man. I would get back to the basics. Replace the fuel tubing, glow plug, and reset the needles. Remember, these engines need 3 things. Ignition (spark), fuel, and air. Cover those bases first. Like I said, clean your airfilter, put on new fuel tubing, and replace the glow plug.



Like I said in Nitro Addicts request on what to do to make RCU a better place, I said ban everyone that replies like this. I guess it would have worked here eh?