Todays engine problem.

Plug · 23-08-2007 1:14pm #1

OK batterys charge everything is working except the engine:rolleyes:
I fill the tank with fuel and go to start, the engine won't turn over so i take off the glowplug and the engine spins with plenty of power from the little electric motor but when i put the glow plug back on the same thing happens it just wont turn over.
Its NOT flooded i know this as when I took out the glow plug several times I span the engine upside down and no fuel came out. Im guessing the engine is too tight, would a hairdryer have any effect on this?
BTW the fuel is OK and plug is OK and it is a new OS 18TM.

vectra · 23-08-2007 3:06pm

Is that your new engine for the revo?
If so. Then I would deffo say too tight.

Try the Hairdryer

OR

Loosen the glow plug slighty to relieve some of the compression, If it starts then tighten it up again immediatly.

T-Maxx · 23-08-2007 3:06pm

My guess is that the battery in your EZ-Start is shot.

Plug · 23-08-2007 3:19pm

T-Maxx wrote:

My guess is that the battery in your EZ-Start is shot.

No its not, I know because when i took off the glow plug and pressed the button and I tryed to stop the flywheel with my fingers(ouch) and then a spanner, it kept going and made sparks from the spanner.

@Vectra, i also tried loseing the glowplug but that didn't work, only thing now is the hair drier:(

T-Maxx · 23-08-2007 4:17pm

So it cranks 100% with no plug at all, but once the plug is in - even slightly loosened out - there's nothing? Could be a short on the wiring harness.

Plug · 23-08-2007 4:21pm

T-Maxx wrote:

So it cranks 100% with no plug at all, but once the plug is in - even slightly loosened out - there's nothing? Could be a short on the wiring harness.

Ah no that wouldn't be an issue, a short on the wiring harness. I just think now its too tight and needs warming up with a heir dryer.

T-Maxx · 23-08-2007 4:35pm

But if it cranks over without a plug, and doesn't even with the plug loosened, then I doubt a hair dryer would help. Good luck in anycase.

Plug · 23-08-2007 4:48pm

T-Maxx wrote:

But if it cranks over without a plug, and doesn't even with the plug loosened, then I doubt a hair dryer would help. Good luck in anycase.

:rolleyes:

The hair dryer will heat up the engine, the engine will expand and then it will b able to start. get me drift man?
Thanks for the help though:)

T-Maxx · 23-08-2007 5:00pm

Yes I know, but if it cranks over without the plug, then it's not too tight. Give the battery a fresh/peak charge, else bin it and get a new one.

Plug · 23-08-2007 5:11pm

In a nut shell. the engine is tight and has alot of commpression with the plug on, now it has NO commresion with the plug off. the EZ start nearly toke my fingers off and can make sh!t of a spanner with the fly wheel spinning, now that is a good working EZ start.....

vectra · 23-08-2007 5:13pm

T-Maxx wrote:

Yes I know, but if it cranks over without the plug, then it's not too tight. Give the battery a fresh/peak charge, else bin it and get a new one.

I would agree with plug here
That battery should give it some swing.
You say without the plug it cranks then its not too tight..??

Where did you come up with that?

I know it can be tight(ish) but once the glo plug is removed Can I ask you where would the engine get the compression from to make it that tight?

Plug · 23-08-2007 5:21pm

here vectra pop over to gotnitro quick you got a message:D

ah forget the engine it'll be grand!!!

T-Maxx · 23-08-2007 5:37pm

vectra wrote:

I would agree with plug here
That battery should give it some swing.
You say without the plug it cranks then its not too tight..??

Where did you come up with that?

I know it can be tight(ish) but once the glo plug is removed Can I ask you where would the engine get the compression from to make it that tight?

WTF?

Plug · 23-08-2007 5:44pm

Plug, plug and more fcuking plugs.
T-maxx, vectra mean't glow plug;) Not ez start plug:rolleyes:

vectra · 23-08-2007 6:10pm

Plug wrote:

Plug, plug and more fcuking plugs.
T-maxx, vectra mean't glow plug;) Not ez start plug:rolleyes:

Yes,
and not the plug that started this thread..

Plug · 23-08-2007 7:35pm

vectra wrote:

Yes,
and not the plug that started this thread..

£350 i was offered vectra:rolleyes:
i said 320

vectra · 23-08-2007 8:08pm

I thought it was 3 including the SP*** ?

Plug · 23-08-2007 8:17pm

Here, i got it down to £300 shipped now, i might just say put it to the 290 and ill take it off him. Is including shipping.
whats the SP***? If you mean shipping, yes, thats included aswel.

Plug · 23-08-2007 8:27pm

It now stands at £280!!!!:D

vectra · 23-08-2007 9:06pm

Plug wrote:

It now stands at £280!!!!:D

Dude.
Jump at the bloody thing before someone else jumps in and beats you to it.
By SP**** I mean Spekkie.. :cool:

Plug · 24-08-2007 12:59am

i get the spekkie, and he'll be getting the dosh tomorrow hopefully.

vectra · 24-08-2007 7:50am

Let me know about the starter box,

Ask him what make is it and what motor is in it.

:cool:

Plug · 24-08-2007 10:33am

theres a picture of it i sent you in one of the GN PM's, it runs on 2 6 cell batterys. i'll get more infro ltr.

Plug · 24-08-2007 3:18pm

http://www.amainhobbies.com/product_info.php/products_id/7658

Here it is.

RC car fanatic · 24-08-2007 3:45pm

whens the engine been last used?

Plug · 24-08-2007 3:49pm

Its new.

RC car fanatic · 24-08-2007 3:54pm

i thought sumn said it was from an old car

vectra · 24-08-2007 4:08pm

RC car fanatic wrote:

i thought sumn said it was from an old car

Old Revo ( well,, not that old ) New engine.

@ Plug.
Wonder if that will suit my CRT ?

Anyone here know if that starter box will suit truggys other than the revo or is it specific ?

vectra · 24-08-2007 5:35pm

Just checked out that starter box. Specifically for a Revo. But hey. Maybe you will use it yourself?

Plug · 24-08-2007 8:15pm

It might fit, you can try.
If not not, thats why the postman was invented;)

vectra · 24-08-2007 9:25pm

Plug wrote:

It might fit, you can try.
If not not, thats why the postman was invented;)

No, its ok bud,
I asked the Pete at Bolton Model Mart tonight,
He said 100% not suited to the CRT

Here are his words.

The starter box is pretty much useless for anything in the world other
than a Traxxas Revo - which has a very specific set up for using on
starter boxes

So, Looks like its no good to me..
No problem anyway :cool:

vectra · 26-08-2007 12:32am

Well Plug, Did you take the plunge ?

Plug · 26-08-2007 10:02am

Im sending the money over tomorrow hopefully but I just want to finalise it, I'm trying to get him on the mobile but some computer bitchs voice comes on:mad:

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 26-08-2007 6:24pm

You could...
"STFU Bitch or Il smack you to that ground! Oh... Sorry, I forgot this was a voicemail."

vectra · 26-08-2007 6:34pm

Flunked wrote:

You could...
"STFU Bitch or Il smack you to that ground! Oh... Sorry, I forgot this was a voicemail."

WTF..??? :eek:

Did we miss something??

FIGHT,..!!!
Out with the handbags girls..

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 26-08-2007 6:36pm

Well... It was an option.

If they get handbags, men must get something...
Man bags?

vectra · 26-08-2007 6:39pm

Flunked wrote:

Well... It was an option.

If they get handbags, men must get something...
Man bags?

Men did..

They got B*LL BAGS ..!!

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 26-08-2007 7:08pm

Wonder who would have it wrose in the fight.
Smaking them over the head with yer sack... pain for men trauma for the woman?
We have a problemo in the Models forum.. Cant say on subject

BFassassin · 26-08-2007 8:01pm

Well lads bring this back on the original topic kinda

I went out to try and get my revo started again today after I got myself a glowstarter. I got the engine started and it idled ok but when I got the revs up about 3/4 it cut out. This was with the glowstarter still connected. I also tried it by taking the glowstarter out and it died straight away. I have tried it a different HSN and LSN settings and still no joy. Any opinions on what could be up with it?

vectra · 26-08-2007 9:03pm

Have you tried a new glo plug?

BFassassin · 26-08-2007 9:13pm

I have two and have tried them both. One I think is gone but the other is firing up the engine even if it is only for a while. Would this really be a blown glow plug?
I have a few coming in the post in any case but I didnt think that it would be that

vectra · 26-08-2007 9:16pm

I assume you re-set the needles to factory settings and checked for airleaks?

BFassassin · 26-08-2007 9:26pm

Yeah I have done all that as well. Its really strange. I cant really think of anything else that I can try tbh apart from maybe the new glowplug

Plug · 26-08-2007 9:28pm

No sign of that lad getting back to me. Well if he wants he can stick his revo up his arse and i'll try the hong nor:mad:

vectra · 26-08-2007 9:58pm

Plug wrote:

No sign of that lad getting back to me. Well if he wants he can stick his revo up his arse and i'll try the hong nor:mad:

Now your getting sence. Do yourself a favour. Just go and buy the Hing Nor CRT you will not regret it.Imagine.. Gone are the days of overturning on corners.. Gone are the days of overheating.. gone are the days of getting cheesed off because it wont start..Then you will have a revo for bashing and a CRT for racing. You will go racing wont you??

Last night my sons LSP with the force.32 running on a mixe of Tornado 25% and some MT16% that I had left in a canister since Year before last.. Mixed them up and gave them a good shaking.. 4th press of the Rotostart and off she went.. 2 tanks one after the other. Checked Temps half way through the 2nd tank.. 215 degrees.

checked my GO.28 with no bodyshell on running brutally rich 185Deg.

Plug · 26-08-2007 10:15pm

Right Im going to give this lad till tomorrow and see whats happening then if not ill get in contact with the hong-nor lad. And yeah I want to get into racing.

vectra · 26-08-2007 10:16pm

Plug wrote:

And yeah I want to get into racing.

So why buy a revo?
Trust me,, The CRT would Kill the revo.. .28 bb engine?

g5hn710m4xpdwy · 26-08-2007 10:28pm

In all fairness. With a revo like that....
The thing looks really nice and its not your average revo.

Plug · 26-08-2007 10:28pm

Yeah but the revo is nicer and parts are easy to get.
Weres that link again of the hong-nor for sale?

vectra · 26-08-2007 11:46pm

Flunked wrote:

In all fairness. With a revo like that....
The thing looks really nice and its not your average revo.

Looks arent everythnig.. anyway he already has my old revo and that was nice looking

Plug wrote:

Yeah but the revo is nicer and parts are easy to get.

Revo aint nicer.. what put that into your head?

Parts?
I guarantee that the parts for the Hong Nor crt are cheaper and simple to get.;)

Plug wrote:

Weres that link again of the hong-nor for sale?

This one with the 0s 30 engine in just run in and the spektrum 3.0 radio gear?
Hong Nor & Spektrum DX3 for £250 :eek:

Plug · 27-08-2007 9:50am

vectra wrote:

Looks arent everythnig.. anyway he already has my old revo and that was nice looking

Revo aint nicer.. what put that into your head?

Parts?
I guarantee that the parts for the Hong Nor crt are cheaper and simple to get.;)

This one with the 0s 30 engine in just run in and the spektrum 3.0 radio gear?
Hong Nor & Spektrum DX3 for £250 :eek:

Well i still didn't get a replie off him so i dunno....:(
just did a search and the crt is the exact same as the ofna jammin' model and tower hobbys do them so they have spares, phff.

Vectra what do you recon is the top speed of this thing?
Im trying to figure out was that the RTR version or the kit version/

Todays engine problem.

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