Revo not priming
04-22-2010, 07:06 PM
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Revo not priming
I have been tracing this problem all day. My Revo will not prime. I have pulled the HSN & nothing, pulled the carb, can blow air thru all holes, checked my exhaust port & can blow in it, pressure tested the fuel tank, no bubbles....pulled the exhaust & reinstalled, no exhaust leaks.....
Anyone have any ideas???? I am all out of ideas
Anyone have any ideas???? I am all out of ideas
04-22-2010, 07:19 PM
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RE: Revo not priming
I got it.....try putting fuel in the tank...lol....JK! Start from the beginning. do u get fuel coming out of the tank when u blow on the pressure line? do u have any flow at all.
Sorry if i'm not a big help. I'm tried.... but it's clogged somewears. try alttle compressed air through all the ports that get fuel. or nitro pray
Sorry if i'm not a big help. I'm tried.... but it's clogged somewears. try alttle compressed air through all the ports that get fuel. or nitro pray
04-22-2010, 07:24 PM
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RE: Revo not priming
Hold the throttle open a bit then blow into the tank from the press line. Watch and listen carefully for fuel to hit the carb, when it does, stop blowing.
04-23-2010, 10:04 AM
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RE: Revo not priming
thanks for the advice, but I think I have found my problem. I pulled the gas tank & held it up above the engine, to gravity feed the engine & nothing...the glow plug was glowing red, but no engine start still. So I have to assume it is something in the engine. I am fixxing to pull the engine & take it apart to see if i find anything. It's not that old & has never been run real lean or got very hot, but I have elimanated everything else, so the engine is the only thing left.
04-23-2010, 10:48 AM
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RE: Revo not priming
Pulled the engine & found my problem.....there is a square hole in my engine block you can see the crank turning inside.....the hole was covered by the engine mount.....any ideas on how this hole could have been made?? Guess it's time for a new engine :-(
04-23-2010, 11:09 AM
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RE: Revo not priming
No hard crashes ever.....plus this spot was protected by the motor mounts, so nothing could have hit the block either.....called Traxxas & they told me to send it in, might have been a defective block, because nothing internal came out of the engine as you can still turn the crank & the piston moves up & down.....So the Revo is going on the shelf for a few weeks & now back to playing with the t-maxx.......
