Engine Wont start

[Bighomedog11]

No, i haven't try that. It is rechargeable though.

 

[alien13]

No, i haven't try that. It is rechargeable though.

A single rechargable battery? Or the whole ignitor is rechargable? Standard rechargable batteries are only 1.2 volts, ignitors use 1.5 volts. That may be your problem. Grab a regular duracell or energizer, and try that.

 

[SMaxxin]

I honestly don't see much compression there, your yanking like crazy and the truck doesn't move!

 

[Bighomedog11]

A single rechargable battery? Or the whole ignitor is rechargable? Standard rechargable batteries are only 1.2 volts, ignitors use 1.5 volts. That may be your problem. Grab a regular duracell or energizer, and try that.

The whole ingitor is rechargeable.

I honestly don't see much compression there, your yanking like crazy and the truck doesn't move!

Yeah i was kind of yanking the cord, I was kind of pisst off because it wont fire up for nothing..

So you think it has a compression problem?

 

[SMaxxin]

So you think it has a compression problem?

It's hard to say for sure without actually feeling it first hand but I normally have to hold the truck down to pull on the starter like that.

 

[Bighomedog11]

It's hard to say for sure without actually feeling it first hand but I normally have to hold the truck down to pull on the starter like that.

O because of all the compression.. So most likely it has a compression leak..

 

[Tombomb]

If I may quote the "Big Lebowski",.... "F*** it dude, let's go bowling."

 

[Metalhead Matt]

A single rechargable battery? Or the whole ignitor is rechargable? Standard rechargable batteries are only 1.2 volts, ignitors use 1.5 volts. That may be your problem. Grab a regular duracell or energizer, and try that.

Ignitors work fine with a rechargeable, 1.2 volt battery. Every ignitor that comes with a charger has one in it. But your battery may just be shot. I'd definitely do what alien says here and at least throw an alkaline in it to see if anything changes. But you should really pick up a new nimh cell, let it charge over night(or whatever is recommended), and go from there. You can test your current cell with a volt meter. Anything less than 1.3 volts when fully charged is a sign of a shot cell.

 

[Bighomedog11]

Ignitors work fine with a rechargeable, 1.2 volt battery. Every ignitor that comes with a charger has one in it. But your battery may just be shot. I'd definitely do what alien says here and at least throw an alkaline in it to see if anything changes. But you should really pick up a new nimh cell, let it charge over night(or whatever is recommended), and go from there. You can test your current cell with a volt meter. Anything less than 1.3 volts when fully charged is a sign of a shot cell.

O but do you really think that could be the problem for it not starting? Because i mean the ignitor lights the glow plug up and i can feel the motor getting warm when the ignitor is on the glow plug. So i am not sure if thats the problem.

 

[Metalhead Matt]

There's only one way to find out. I'd feel pretty silly if I sold it and found out the person swapped out the ignitor battery and she cranked right up.

 

[adeezy9183]

here is what the gasket between the head and block should look like.

make sure it's not stuck to the coolling head or block. and i would set your HSN per what SMAXXIN said and put your LSN flush with the housing.

It's really not that big tho...lol

 

[MotoGod]

That would be a shim, not a gasket. There is no head gasket on these engines. The head button mates with the top of the sleeve and they form a seal after the head bolts are tightened down. The shims are solely there to raise/lower the head to provide either more or less compression based on the fuel you run.

They are not gaskets.....

 

[Bighomedog11]

There is no shim under the head. But there is a head button. If i have a head button is there suppose to be a shim also? Because i only have a head button.

And i have tryed messing with the High and low needles but still nothing

 

[MotoGod]

Do yourself a favor...and just bring it to a hobby shop. If your glow ignitor is in question, short of buying or borrowing one.....just bring it to the Hobby shop and have them try to start it ;-) Not all engines have shims.....typically you need to shim if you run higher than 20-25% Nitro.

 

[Bighomedog11]

Do yourself a favor...and just bring it to a hobby shop. If your glow ignitor is in question, short of buying or borrowing one.....just bring it to the Hobby shop and have them try to start it ;-) Not all engines have shims.....typically you need to shim if you run higher than 20-25% Nitro.

Yeah i will probably just do that before i send it back.
But yah there is no shim and i am running 20% fuel.