Hey guys, new to the site. I just purchased my first Nitro RC truck 3 days ago and I'm totally new to the scene. I bought a 1/8 scale nitro truck from rc hobbies outlet, it's a HSP Racing truck with a .28 motor. I followed the break in procedure faithfully and then began to tune, I got one good run out of it after tuning and I ran it out of fuel so I filled it back up and it wouldn't start. I set it back to the factory tune and have been battling with it ever since. I have it back to the factory tune right now and when I start it and take the glow plug igniter off it dies. When it does stay running it will die as soon as I give it throttle. If anyone can help me that would great, as I said I'm new to the scene and this truck is brand new and I got to run one tank of fuel in it and have been fighting with it ever since and they won't take it back so I'm stuck with it. Any help would be great, thanks
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HSP Racing Help??
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Zdragon71
Hardcore RCTalk User
Change the glow plug and clean your filter and see if that helps. Then follow the tuning chart posted in the nitro RC talk forum. All new engines require you to replace the glow plug after breaking it in. May be the problem if it's bad. Hope this helps.
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HPI_Newb
Devil without a clue
I would almost put money on bad glow plug. I've had this happen many times and what you described is exactly how a motor runs when the glow plug is dying.
HPI_Newb
Devil without a clue
No, trust me change the plug.
Zdragon71
Hardcore RCTalk User
No the plug is not just to start it! It's still part of the fact after in order to have combustion you must have a flame source. It's different from a spark because it glows instead of sparking. And the little spring looking thing in the plugs center is what glows to keep the fuel burning. No glow no go!! Change your glow plug and when the motor starts running differently later change it again because they are a commonly replaced item. Keep extras!
