engine running hot, need help with needles

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Here again so i got my rc and my cousin screwed with the hole high speed needle and the idle. My hand book doesn't tell me how to go back to factory. When he did that i took it to see if they would help me on that but they didn't, once i got it running because it would turn on and off so i got it running one day, in less then 5 my nitro went to waste and i moved the idle and the high speed needle and it worked fine until i checked the engine it was super hot now idk how to fix it and i don't want to screw with it any more
 
You high speed needle (HSN), and your low speed needle (LSN) work like water faucets, what I mean is turning them right will lean them out like if you were to start to shut off the water in you bathroom sink.

Turning right = leaner
Turning left = richer

Since your settings got changed I'd return them to factory positions and start the tunings steps again.
 
Thanks. It doesn't tell me how to change it back to factory
 
Sorry! I dozed off watchin netflix.

Most of the time you will loosen the needle/s until the face of the needle is fluch with the carb housing.
 
Ok i get it now tonight I'm going to try and tune it

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Thank you man
 
Thanks man
 
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Letting us know exactly which engine you have might help
 
Its a ST18-S engine
 
So right now i was trying to get the tuning right and i couldn't i wasted 3 tanks with out getting it right -.-
 
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