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  1. bobthebob

    Temp gun never measures more than 210F at glow plug

    Doing well! Still haven't figured out if my temp gun is accurate or not but I had to put a new glow plug in recently and the engine is the best it's ever run.
  2. bobthebob

    Temp gun never measures more than 210F at glow plug

    Cool I'd read some of that but not all of it before, will reference. Thanks for the tips.
  3. bobthebob

    Temp gun never measures more than 210F at glow plug

    I did start at factory settings, and broke in the engine more or less according to the manual. The high speed needle is much much leaner that it was at break in, but probably still less than 1/2-3/4 of a turn clockwise total. I cranked it leaner very conservatively over 5-8 tanks and now I'm at...
  4. bobthebob

    Temp gun never measures more than 210F at glow plug

    Thanks for the replies. I'm mainly just curious, I've had nitro planes for a few years and never done a temp check because I don't think the engine manuals suggested it. Also when adjusting the HSN I was having trouble figuring out if I was on the lean end or the rich end so since the manual...
  5. bobthebob

    Temp gun never measures more than 210F at glow plug

    I've got a pretty new HPI Savage X SS k4.6, Almost a gallon through it now. I am wondering if I am still running it way too rich, or if my temp gun isn't working, because I've never measured the temp at more than 210F "at the glow plug", I'm pointing the temp gun either right on the glow plug or...
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