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3.3 Wont turn over with a glow plug in it

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Alright, my 3.3 wont turn over with a glow plug in it, i take the plug out and its fine and pulls no problem, i dont know what it might be.

Thanks in advance..:(
 
Glow plug too long? (causes too much compression)....???
Pull starter? Or ez-start??? ez-start battery too weak? or ez-start motor getting gummed up??? Need a little more info...
:cool:
 
The glowplug is the one that i have ran before, it's pull start..
 
Is it stiff at either end of the stroke when the plug is out? How old is the motor?
 
Is it stiff at either end of the stroke when the plug is out? How old is the motor?

No its not, the motor had about 15-20 tanks on it when got it, and i put about 5 since i got it so maybe a gallon, gallon and a half? When i take the plug out, there is alot of what looks to be nitro where the plug goes, it may just be flooded pretty bad, ill see if i can figure it out tomorrow then ill post here again.
 
Too much oil in the cylinder from the last after-run procedure????? (Oil won't compress)... Too much fuel won't compress either....
:cool:
 
I got it, it was flooded pretty badly its all good now though :)
 
I was gonna have to drive up there and beat you if you fried that motor already ;-) haha Yeah like I told ya originally when I sent it to you...if the pull starter gets hard to pull STOP PULLING IT. It's flooded ;-)

Glad to see it was just flooded....that motor has been bulletproof thus far. lol
 
I was gonna have to drive up there and beat you if you fried that motor already ;-) haha Yeah like I told ya originally when I sent it to you...if the pull starter gets hard to pull STOP PULLING IT. It's flooded ;-)

Glad to see it was just flooded....that motor has been bulletproof thus far. lol

Haha, i stopped pulling when it wouldn't pull like you said, can't wait to get the revo back running.
 
Yeah the 3.3 floods easily if you over-prime it...at least from my experience. Just yank the plug, flip it over and pull the starter 4 or 5 times. Clears out pretty easily ;-)
 
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