Daniel J
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Hello everybody, I am getting a new engine soon and I was just wondering if you need to do a heat cycle on it and how? Also tell me tips on breaking in the engine and the way you do it. Thanks btw it's a .18 nitro engine!
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Thanks, I thought you had to idal it for the first tank@Daniel J our article How to break-in a RC nitro engine should answer your questions and guide you through breaking in your nitro engine.
Thanks for the tips mate! Did you do the heat cycle method? Having a lot of trouble understanding itJust be sure you mark your bottom dead center (BDC) on the flywheel and always roll the piston back to BDC immediately after each and every run. You do not want to let the sleeve cool down with the piston up top. Best way to do this is by feel, or by removing glow plug and checking visually to make the mark on your flywheel. Biggest thing a lot of nitro folks forget on break in when you have all these other steps, tuning, etc. BDC is critical to compression and health of the engine.
I have done it for over 20 engines, quite a few brands. Cheaper engines typically take fewer tanks before they loosen up. More engines don't loosen up much until tanks 8+. Of those, they all really seem to settle down and respond well to tune around the 1 gallon mark.Thanks for the tips mate! Did you do the heat cycle method? Having a lot of trouble understanding it