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HPI RS3 Evo+

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FingerS

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Hopefully someone can help me... I bought a HPI RS3 EVO+ nitro RC car today first nitro got many electric decided to try it. Got all the neccesary gear fuel glow ignitor. Get it home charge everything up so tonight i decide i will try and break it in. It starts and runs first thing off and sits there and idles for the break in for about 2 minutes then makes loud noise and dies. Now it won't crank it won't turn over at all like the motor locked up. Is it something i did or do some motors just come with a defect. Any help would be appreciated.

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FingerS
 
It flooded and maybe the piston is stuck at the top of the sleeve.
Take out the plug, disconnect the fuel line. Heat the engine up with a hair dryer or heat gun. Then try the roto unit on it.
If it does not move still, the piston is stuck. Turn the flywheel with a screwdriver if the engine is still mounted. You can use channel locks too if you can get to the flywheel.
 
yeppp or just flip the car over so the engine is touching the ground and put the roto starter in and crank it and u should see gas coming out of the top of the engine. make sure ur glow plug is out though or it wont work.:)
 

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