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Glow plug? Glow driver battery?

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wacmartin

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I charged my glow plug battery today, went out to a new bashing spot with lots of little rolling hills fired up the engine did some speed passes in the parking lot and the car stalled. I figured hey it's alot hotter out today then last time I went out almost 15'c more I'm probably a lil lean go to restart her up she won't fire, I looked at the battery indicator on my glow driver, dead. Now I've only ever changed plugs after my initial break in and tune and it wasn't completely dead. So my question is would I dead glow plug make the battery indicator sit at zero or is it my battery? Either way I'm picking up more plugs, a new battery
maybe even a whole new driver( I don't like the budget losi one that came in the nitro starter kit) as well a new receiver battery to be on the safe side.
 
I'm pretty sure if the plug is dead , the battery gauge wont work ....always have spare plugs ...buy them in bulk ..its cheaper ..and you never know when your plug will go bad
 
Cool thanks guys, wasn't 100% sure. Matt can I call you that, lol it's it's not the battery I dont like, it's there's no handle that you pull to lock the driver on you have to hold constantly. Crappy think is I was in my lhs today ordering some stuff for my Bandit and I was thinking I should grab some spare plugs.
 
Ah, I see. A twist lock ignitor would be handier. Hell yeah you can call me Matt. Metal's just the tunes I perfer. Pre 1995 metal. Doesn't imply that I think I'm a hard ass. Ask the mods. I'm tough until they say I'm not.:)
 
Cool, I'm more of punk rock I'd say pre 95 punk as well. I do however enjoy Slayer alot, The Misfits are my favorite band though got the tattoos to prove it.
 
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