Firestorm Difficult to start
04-24-2007, 05:09 PM
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Firestorm Difficult to start
I have like 12 tanks on my Firestorm, and seems every time car is more difficult to start. It takes lots of pulls to finally start the engine. Once it fires up, it runs fine, it idles well too. Also if a burn up on gas and refuel it will easily start as well. Problem only comes after several hours or days car has been with no use. I have checked the glow plug, rechargeable iginiter eveything is ok. Any ideas???
04-24-2007, 05:15 PM
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RE: Firestorm Difficult to start
Your engine just needs a little tuning. Try leaning out the low end needle only if you feel comfotable adjusting this needle. If not have someone help you that has experience with this.
Basically it boils down to tuning.
Basically it boils down to tuning.
04-24-2007, 07:36 PM
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RE: Firestorm Difficult to start
yea what tex said and what I do if mine wont start up right away is squeeze the trigger a little bit to give the engine a lil more oxygen
04-25-2007, 11:18 AM
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RE: Firestorm Difficult to start
I was able to start the car last night. At first it took lots of pulling and nothing. Then i Primed it but went over it and flooded it, was a lot of smell for nitro so took out the glow plug, pulled a few times turned the car over too.
Afterwards i fell pulling was much harder, however, after the 3rd attempt it started nice and easy. Is this normal? Also, could it be there is not enough gas getting to the motor and that i should prime it every time?
Afterwards i fell pulling was much harder, however, after the 3rd attempt it started nice and easy. Is this normal? Also, could it be there is not enough gas getting to the motor and that i should prime it every time?
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RE: Firestorm Difficult to start
ORIGINAL: hpicola
I was able to start the car last night. At first it took lots of pulling and nothing. Then i Primed it but went over it and flooded it, was a lot of smell for nitro so took out the glow plug, pulled a few times turned the car over too.
Afterwards i fell pulling was much harder, however, after the 3rd attempt it started nice and easy. Is this normal? Also, could it be there is not enough gas getting to the motor and that i should prime it every time?
I was able to start the car last night. At first it took lots of pulling and nothing. Then i Primed it but went over it and flooded it, was a lot of smell for nitro so took out the glow plug, pulled a few times turned the car over too.
Afterwards i fell pulling was much harder, however, after the 3rd attempt it started nice and easy. Is this normal? Also, could it be there is not enough gas getting to the motor and that i should prime it every time?
