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I own the same skyrc heater, but the thing takes way too long to actually heat up the engine. literally around 30 mins, and event hen I feel its not warm enough. To me, a battery heat gun is the solution.

I do this only at the end of run, to get rid of the remaining fuel in the lines and engine. I then start the engine to burn the remaining fuel in the crankcase.

I do this too every time, block the stinger with a finger, pull a few times so all the fuel gets sucked into the engine, then start again, usually it will start for a sec and then just die. Thats how I store it. I have also realized that unless I am storing it for a month or more, I dont use...

I run my tank dry every time, if I need to shut it down while tank not empty, I I will pinch the fuel line.

Not sure why, but I find my cars hard to start when cold even when primed really well. When hot, one pull and bam off I go.

Thanks Fellas As I said, I preheat before every run, even in summer. I find the engine starts after two pulls when its warm, otherwise it can be a nightmare to start even after having it primed well.

Thanks for all the feedback guys. This sounds like a great project to do, pls let us know how it goes, should you go ahead with it. It seems that big majority of prefer to warm up the engine before starting.

Haha oh wow, you actually carry an inverter with you. Amazing! Yea battery heat-gun is what I am about to buy. Has temp dial and also air volume adjustment, which would suit perfectly for heating up the nitro engine. https://www.makita.co.nz/products/model/DHG181

I have see ppl start the engines from cold, rev them, then race and none ever faulted. I guess the life of those engines will be shortened, but they ran fine.

It absolutely pains me when I see people start their nitros from cold and then start reving it right away....see that too many times.

Electronics is my profession, but RC cars started as electric and we all had them as kids. For this reason, they do not impress me much, like a small engine running does. It does impress me how far battery cars have come along with brushless and lipos. I preheat my engines even in summer when...

Hi Guys Just wondering how many of us preheat the engine before firing it up? I myself do this every time, no matter if the engine has just been broken in or not. Something that just stuck with me since my first nitro, and I do believe engine life does get extended by quite a bit. We all know...