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Old 01-06-2007 | 11:21 AM
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HEY GUYS ANOTHER PROBLEM. FOR SOME REASON MY CAR ENGINE KEEPS FLOODING. I JUST PUT A NEW TRAXXAS 3.3 ENGINE YESTERDAY AND STILL HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE TO KEEP IT RUNNING. IT KEEPS FLOODING, TO THE POINT THAT I HAVE FUEL DRIPPING OUT OF THE EXHAUST. ANY IDEAS
Old 01-06-2007 | 12:22 PM
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try to make the engine leaner. thats the only thing i can think of.[sm=lol.gif]
Old 01-06-2007 | 02:46 PM
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Are you sure its flooding? some oil and fuel is supposed to come out of the exhaust. if its flooding you won't be able to turn the motor over without clearing the cylinder. you could be to rich, or too lean. whats the ambient temp where your breaking it in?
Old 01-06-2007 | 03:17 PM
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do not overprime the engine, lean it out a bit.
Old 01-06-2007 | 03:20 PM
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Make sure your glowplug is burning nice and bright...
Old 01-07-2007 | 05:59 PM
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YEH,

Fooding your engine, when you have a pullstart is a pain in the arse

I can only think, that if it starts and sounds dull and overmuffled that is a flooded engine but it should then after about 5 seconds get louder and then sound nice and crisp again,

however if it starts but then cuts out as you let it settle to idle, this is usually your setting on he HSN being too rich
Try keeping your glowstarter in while your going round (dont be too rough) an if it doesnt go wrong then, that means its almost defianatly your settings too ich

If it sounds jerky at idle and usettled then the LSN is too lean, this causes it to conk out when setting off, if you open up the throttle, and it go's down to very low revs and conks out, it is too lean.

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