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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / January 2006Starting trouble
Having problems getting my nitro to start from cold. Just had fuel lines off for last 2 days whilts reattaching pull start cover. Is there any checks I should be doing? Check to see if your glow plug is in good condition. Take it out to se if it is really dirty. You can also place it on the glow starter for second to see if it glows. If it's really dirty or does not glow the it needs replacing. Have you played about with the mixture settings at all? Does your engine have compression? Is your glow starter charged (that's got me many times before) Let me know how it goes. I'm not naturally mechanically minded and i has taken me a couple of years to get all my engines sorted out. 99 of the time they fire up first time so I must be doing something righ now Good luck!!! Flapper -- Flapper > Check to see if your glow plug is in good condition. Take it out to see > if it is really dirty. You can also place it on the glow starter for a > second to see if it glows. If it's really dirty or does not glow then > it needs replacing. Brand new. > Have you played about with the mixture settings at all? No. The the fuel does get used at a ridiculous rate. Tamyia fs-15. Turning the mixture screw into the carb. Would that be richer or leaner? > Does your engine have compression? Best way of checking? > Is your glow starter charged (that's got me many times before) Well It is getting a charge now. > Let me know how it goes. I'm not naturally mechanically minded and it > has taken me a couple of years to get all my engines sorted out. 99% > of the time they fire up first time so I must be doing something right > now Maybe I could send you mine! > Good luck!!! > Flappers This newbie will need it! > -- > Flappers > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Flappers's Profile: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/member.php?u=69297 > View this thread: http://www.rcgroups.com/forums/showthread.php?t=453022 >> Check to see if your glow plug is in good condition. Take it out to see >> if it is really dirty. You can also place it on the glow starter for a [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > No. The the fuel does get used at a ridiculous rate. Tamyia fs-15. Turning > the mixture screw into the carb. Would that be richer or leaner? This might be the issue, try turning the main fuel screw in 1/4 turn - in is leaner.  SignatureDan > Having problems getting my nitro to start from cold. Just had fuel lines > off > for last 2 days whilts reattaching pull start cover. Is there any checks I > should be doing? Make sure the plug is good, even if it appears to glow it could be knackered, you may try swopping it out for a new one. A nice OS A3 i always use myself. Make sure its well primed - but not too primed or you'll flood it, and make sure the glow start is well charged. How old is the engine? What engine is it? Does it have any other problems? What are the temps like where you are there? SignatureDan > > Having problems getting my nitro to start from cold. Just had fuel lines > > off [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > How old is the engine? Quite > What engine is it? Tamyia fs-15. I did l;ook at a few new engines the other day n a website. How easy do other engines swap over? Or is it tamyia engine for tamyia chassis only? tgx chassis is mine. >Does it have any other problems? I have yet to run it with the shell on because it either cuts out when I stop it or when I have got it to tick over and stop at same time its using fuel v.quickly. Which you have pointed out might be the mixture screw. > What are the temps like where you are there? I'm england need I say any more??? I do start it inside though. > -- > Dan Simon, The best way to check your engine has compression is to pull the pul start. It should make a few pops and have some resistance in it. I it doesn't pop you have no compression. Another thing to think about is your fuel. How old is it? I canno explain why but I have had a couple of cars that will run on certai fuels and not others. When I've mentioned this in my local hobby sho they laugh at me and say I must be doing something wrong. I've spen hours trying to get it started with no joy at all, drained the tan tried a different fuel brand and hey presto! it worked. If anyone ca explain why this happens I'd love to know why. Good luck and keep us posted Flapper -- Flapper > Simon, > [quoted text clipped - 12 lines] > Good luck and keep us posted > Flappers Well I've used 3 brands so far. Its a weird starting problem. Like last week I put the glow starter on it for literaly 5 seconds pulled the cord off it went. This morning I sat there for 20 mins pulling away no joy. I'm at a loss. My engine is old. I'm thinking of just buying another engine. But am not sure what engines would fit in my tamyia. Have had alook at a few on ebay. >> Simon, >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > not sure what engines would fit in my tamyia. Have had alook at a few on > ebay. Are you consistently priming the engine? It almost sounds like sometimes you're correctly priming it and othertimes not. Any .15 should fit your model, but mods to the engine mounts, carb linkage and exhaust might be necessary. Doc > >> Simon, > >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] > > Doc 3 pumps each time from cold. 1 if its just cut out. Is a new engine really going to be anymore reliable? > 3 pumps each time from cold. 1 if its just cut out. Is a new engine really > going to be anymore reliable? Depends on the engine, per way of new engine reliability. WRT priming, you want two full squirts into the carb during priming before starting. After the fuel has reached the carb by watching the fuel line, give it two full pumps. That should adequately prime it for starting. Doc Hi Simon, I've returned to work (It's the only place I can get to this forum a I'm far too busy playing with models when I get home to talk about the as well). How is your engine situation going? Have you had much joy with it? Flapper -- Flapper > Hi Simon, > [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > How is your engine situation going? Have you had much joy with it? A big :( the bolt that screws into the crankshaft that holds the clutch on has sheared. New engine for it in the new year. just a bog standard .18 from my local hobbie shop. Lets see how much joy I will get out of that. I was looking for a reasonable budget off road nitro car. Any suggestions anyone? Buggy preferred. What is you exact budget? I have a Hoboa Hyper 7 (about £250 if yo lokk around hard enough) which is a 1:8 off road buggy. It is s reliable and damn quick too. For about £250 this is the ready to run version but they make loads o them upto about £500 but that is covered in carbon with all sorts o extras. If that is over your budget let me know Flapper -- Flapper > What is you exact budget? I have a Hoboa Hyper 7 (about £250 if you > lokk around hard enough) which is a 1:8 off road buggy. It is so [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > > Flappers £250 would be my limit. I'll have a look at that one. Thanks. >> What is you exact budget? I have a Hoboa Hyper 7 (about £250 if you >> lokk around hard enough) which is a 1:8 off road buggy. It is so [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] >> > £250 would be my limit. I'll have a look at that one. Thanks. <nods> Hypers are good. Spares are plentiful and cheap, and the list of mods is just endless. Or maybe look at the new Schumacher Havoc - the boys at http://www.rckingdom.co.uk/ have got one in testing, and they reckon it's awesome. Check it out... SignatureDan |
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