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Model Forum / Radio Controlled / Land Models / January 2007New to RC and need some help
Hey everyone, been reading past post but haven't found one to help with the problem we are having.... I bought my husband a Cen Magnum for Christmas and we have sucessfully started it three time. We can no longer get the thing to start up. We have tried numerous new glow plugs, charged the ignitor, used fresh fuel and nothing is working. Its cranking when we pull start it but not catching. The last time he was driving it around it just cut off and since then it hasn't started. We are super beginners but we are ready to learn... Its just feeling like a $300 waste right now! He really wants to get into this as a hobby but the car is not cooperating! Thanks in advance for any help/advice you can give! Rebecca Hi Rebecca Maybe it would be a good idea to go at the local hobby store and ask some advice. Most people working there would be more than happy to help you . > Hey everyone, been reading past post but haven't found one to help with > the problem we are having.... I bought my husband a Cen Magnum for [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Thanks in advance for any help/advice you can give! > Rebecca > Hey everyone, been reading past post but haven't found one to help with > the problem we are having.... I bought my husband a Cen Magnum for [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Thanks in advance for any help/advice you can give! > Rebecca As Clarence said, it would be best to have someone knowledgeable actually able to tinker with it in person as it's hard to diagnose things like this over a newsgroup. It sounds like you've already covered the basics in that you've eliminated the fuel and glow plug as possible sources. The fact that it suddenly quit and won't restart worries me! He might have been running it too lean and hot and the engine internals might have puked. Were you running a temp guage of some sort to help you properly tune the engine? You also might have a fuel blockage somewhere (you can check by popping the fuel line off the tank and blowing into it while holding the carb open to see if you can hear your breath whistling thru the carb). Other than a blown motor or fuel blockage, I'd really need to get my hands on it to be of more help. On that note, I've been thinking lately of opening a web-based r/c repair shop, where folks with no local hobby support can mail busted stuff and get it back fixed and perfectly tuned for a very reasonable fee. Care to be my first customer? ;-) Regards, Doc >> Hey everyone, been reading past post but haven't found one to help with >> the problem we are having.... I bought my husband a Cen Magnum for [quoted text clipped - 33 lines] > > Doc If he don't I certainly would on occassions hehe |
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