Hello People

I am new to this forum and i have just bought a non starting rush evo, when i bought it i couldnt start it but after putting new fuel in and getting a new glow plug it started but the revs were way to hi so i turned it down a bit and now i cant get it started at all[]

I have put it all back to the factory settings (well i think i have[&:]) and given it another try, with no success.

I've stripped the whole car down, cleaned it up and put it back together to basicly see if there was anything silly i was missing (oh and it was pretty dirty)

I know every now and then i flood it as its hard to pull the starter (so i know there is fuel getting through).

Thank you

Shane

do the obvius checks that the glow plug glows and the starter is charged people say check for air leaks but i have a car that works with an air leak so air leak isnt important if you are like me you just want to know it works even if it is acting funny as long as it runs just sort out the peformanc problems later now to test the engine i put 3 or 4 drops of nitro straigh in the carb and pull it should stert for a second but if it ran before this may be the kick it needs try this first make sure it is primmed also, i take off the tube that is on the exhaust and slowly blow down it till you see fuel hit the carb, also if you check the carb that fual is getting in blow on the pipe i spoke of the exhast end and look in the carb tiny bits of fuel should leak in but definatly try putting 3 or 4 dropps out of the fuel bottle in the carb and obviusly take off you air filter to see in the carb and were the air filter goes is were you put the fuel the pull will go stiff but just keep pulling unless its realy not going to fire then leave it tell me how it goes ill try and help.

Hello hoochie187
I have tried what you said and still no go go, it did try and fire earlier and i nearly wet myself

I'm wondering if my glow starter is fubar as when i test the glow plug it can look strong 1 miinute then the next time i try it,it just looks dull, so i've put it back on charge and i'll give it another hit tomorrow evening

Thanx
Shane

yes my glow starter works better on certain angles that may be your problem try tilting your glow start when you test it hope this helps keep trying i know i am my car is being very naughty.

Well i finally got it started but cuts out after a few seconds[&:]

when it cuts out it makes like a chink noise, i'm going to take the gearing off and try to start it, thinking it might be something to do with that as i've tried adjusting the engine.

Shane

Hi there Shane, i hope you havent all ready took of the clutch bell or shoes, as these can be tricky to put back on. The clicking noise is nothing wrong, it is the clutch shoes retrackting back in, nothing to worry about, and would not affect the engine at idle. I recently removed my clutch bell and put it on wrong, and messed with my engine and it reved really high, and cut out after 1 second, but i did not put the engine in wright and it chewed up my center diff, spur gear. So if i where you i would leave all the bits were they are as its the engine that is at fault, so i would concentrate on that. I will try and help you as your engine is acting exatly like mine. Mine works now, because i took it to my local hobby shop, it cost 10 pounds but he talked me through it and i understand the engine alot more, so i may be able to help you out with my extra kwnolage of the nitro engine. First of all, fill the tank and prime the engine, use your mouth to blow on the exhast tube to prime it, (blow that tiny bit extra when its primed) then pull it till it starts, then twist the little screw on the carberetta, not the long one there sould be one on the side. Twist that in little bits at a time if this is in the wrong place it can dramaticly affect your engine from starting. Take off your air filter and open the carb to full, the gap between the needle and little tube should be as thick as a 1 pound coin. Now try the engine if there is still no luck there is a little black screw you can twist. Twist this little bits at a time either way, this is the idle screw and if set wrong it wont idle correctly but keep twisting these needles little bits at a time and hopfully you should get it to at least tick over. Then sort the idle and the mixture screw(the mixture screw is the long one on the carb, twist this right in, then 2 full turns out, that is factury setting, do this at the begining, and leave it like that till it is running this can be left like this as it wont be the problem i should of mentiond this before sorry), but if no joy the hobby shop should do it for you, and if you ask what it was it will only be because the screws are setup slighly wrong, the tinyest twist can change the whole car, keep trying. I think the idle screw should be about 3cm out. Also if you ever break your pull start, as i have, a few times. It happens with pulling a non starter, look on You Tube for pull start repair by squirral, very good. I can fix mine in 2 minutes now. You will get it started, the guy in the shop said it was just the needles, i thought the whole engine was buggard, but these screws are so impotant just fine tuning, good luck.