ENGINE PROBLEMS
 

hey, ive had this colt 10 ferrari on road car for a year now. It's a 1/10 scale on road and it has a .12 engine that i cannot get to run for more than 10 seconds. I cant find a manufactruar website on anything for this car and i cant get it to run. I put a few drops in the carberator and my glow pklug works but it will rarely start.. sometimes its nearly impossible to pull teh pullstarter and the engine wont turn over...please help and i was considerign getting a new egine for this if it doesnt work..what engine should i get and how do i know it will fit? thanks

RE: ENGINE PROBLEMS
 

If I were you, I would first try a new glow plug and make sure that you are using a good glow igniter. I have two and the one that uses a regular alkaline C battery really blows. It will light up the glow plug and get the engine started but it will die in a few seconds because it doesn't get it hot enough. Also, if I try to use my second glow igniter when the battery is dieing it will start the engine, but it will also die on me in a few seconds. What kind of glow igniter are you using?

Also, I've read that if it's hard to pull the pullstarter, that, that may be because the engine is flooded. in which case you shouldn't try to start the engine. I think what you do is take out the glow plug and turn the car upside down and let the excess fuel fall out into a rag through the glow plug hole. If you keep pulling you also risk breaking the pullstarter.

RE: ENGINE PROBLEMS
 

I had a problem starting my brothers shumacer big 6 lotus . It almost felt like the piston had siezed. Try just slighty loosening the plug and that will make it pull a lot easier . A bit of fuel will leek out but don't worry about that . If the car starts slowly tighten the plug till it tight . It worked for me but it's worth a try . Also check your fuel settings etc.
GOOD LUCK;)