NY DIRT

Bought a new Revo 3.3.......When I push the wand button the starter just spins.....Not turning the motor over.....The motor is free....Any ideas as to what may be wrong????Thank you.

For_The_Win

It probably flooded, or the glow plug is dead.

NY DIRT

I wish......Glow plug is fine and engine has never been started it is brand new out of the box.....I tried to start but since the ez drive wont turn the motor it wont suck fuel....Any idea what might be happening ?????????????

quietnas1

Well if the electric motor is spinning but the engine isn't then try taking off the EZ START and check the gears and the one way bearing. If anything is damaged and it is brand new out of the box call Traxxas they have excelent customer service.

NY DIRT

I will do that.....Thank you.....I began to take off the EZ start motor and the whole assembly seemed to want to come off so I didn't go any further.

For_The_Win

If it brand new. Take a hair dryer and heat the motor head up.. Traxxas motors are hard to start.

NY DIRT

Someone else suggested I switch the wires around on the ez start motor,I did and now it turns over.....Question is how do I tell what motor tab is positive or negative(maybe the wires were backwards to begin with)...And how do I tell if the motor is running backwards or not...???

CrysisFX

if the electric motor was running backwards the owb would just slip and not turn over the motor. if the nitro engine was running backwards then the ez start wouls be spinning with the motor running.

not sure what you meant by motor lol.

MCSRacing

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look at the end bell on the ez start motor, next to one of the tabs the wires plug into is a red dot .... thats the positive side

RCinSC

I am new to RC. I got a GT10 yesterday. I ran it about 30 to 45 mins yesterday. I tryed starting it today and cant get it to start. I have a OS 18 cvr.I have a pull start not a elec. start.

rclynx

Most likely your glow starter is dead or your glow plug gone bad. [:-]

NY DIRT

Think I found the problem.......But when looking from front to back and I hit the starter button should the silver colored flywheel turn clockwise of counter clockwise??? And I have got conflicting stories should the lettering on the one way bearing on the shaft be facing the front wheels or the back wheels????Thanks.....!!

T.L.A.R. eng

It can be a bit confusing. If you turn the motor wires around, the motor will run backwards. The red wire should go to the terminal closest to the red dot on the motor can.

If you take the starter unit off the engine,the one way bearing can be turned around causing the engine not to crank in the right direction. The bearing is installed correctly when the engine turns counter clockwise when looking at it from the flywheel end of the engine when running the starter.

NY DIRT

Thank you......!!

Nitrohobo

one way nut is out sound like