I may have toasted my engine
02-27-2004, 04:43 PM
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I may have toasted my engine
I have been running my T-Maxx without problems. I had to tweak here and there but not much. A guy at my local track told me I was running it too rich and leaned it out. This guy has his own repair shop. I ran it the rest of the day no problem. I took the truck out again and it didn't run right, stalling, loss of power. I ran it around a little bit then I took it out today and it would not start. It was making a weird clackety sound and not starting up. I replaced the glow plug that was a little browned on the bottom. I still have the same problem. I put the EZ start on it and it will turn and turn but not start. Do you think the engine is toasted. I hope not. Any suggestions?
02-27-2004, 06:05 PM
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RE: I may have toasted my engine
If you have a glow ignitor you could try to use the glow plug ignitor on the plug instead of the EZ-start glow plug ignitor. for some reason that part of my EZ-start ignitor died, but, the EZstart motor still turns the engine over on me about a month ago. I got an ignitor and it works fine.
Just some thing to look at and make sure of before you spend alot of money on a new engine.
Later,
Jettman
Just some thing to look at and make sure of before you spend alot of money on a new engine.
Later,
Jettman
02-27-2004, 06:05 PM
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RE: I may have toasted my engine
your engine might not be toasted. Check the compression by putting you finger underneath your truck ans try spinning the bell gear on the motor for a while...it should sping with some force but after a little rotation it should get tougher and tougher until it turns over the motor and you hear a fart (lol) out the exhaust. if it spins freely w/o this then you have no compression and would need to rebuild or replace. Its always good to check your temperature of your motor whilst running making sure it doesnt go over 270 degrees. aslo try puttin the motor back to stock settings and starting over. I believe its 4 full turns out on the high end and i believe flush on low end but im not sure correct me if im wrong somebody. goodluck
02-27-2004, 09:54 PM
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RE: I may have toasted my engine
ORIGINAL: coupedit03
your engine might not be toasted. Check the compression by putting you finger underneath your truck ans try spinning the bell gear on the motor for a while...it should sping with some force but after a little rotation it should get tougher and tougher until it turns over the motor and you hear a fart (lol) out the exhaust. if it spins freely w/o this then you have no compression and would need to rebuild or replace. Its always good to check your temperature of your motor whilst running making sure it doesnt go over 270 degrees. aslo try puttin the motor back to stock settings and starting over. I believe its 4 full turns out on the high end and i believe flush on low end but im not sure correct me if im wrong somebody. goodluck
your engine might not be toasted. Check the compression by putting you finger underneath your truck ans try spinning the bell gear on the motor for a while...it should sping with some force but after a little rotation it should get tougher and tougher until it turns over the motor and you hear a fart (lol) out the exhaust. if it spins freely w/o this then you have no compression and would need to rebuild or replace. Its always good to check your temperature of your motor whilst running making sure it doesnt go over 270 degrees. aslo try puttin the motor back to stock settings and starting over. I believe its 4 full turns out on the high end and i believe flush on low end but im not sure correct me if im wrong somebody. goodluck
Thanks for your input guys.
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RE: I may have toasted my engine
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If you have a glow ignitor you could try to use the glow plug ignitor on the plug instead of the EZ-start glow plug ignitor. for some reason that part of my EZ-start ignitor died, but, the EZstart motor still turns the engine over on me about a month ago. I got an ignitor and it works fine.
Just some thing to look at and make sure of before you spend alot of money on a new engine.
Later,
Jettman
If you have a glow ignitor you could try to use the glow plug ignitor on the plug instead of the EZ-start glow plug ignitor. for some reason that part of my EZ-start ignitor died, but, the EZstart motor still turns the engine over on me about a month ago. I got an ignitor and it works fine.
Just some thing to look at and make sure of before you spend alot of money on a new engine.
Later,
Jettman
Thanks again.
