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My T-maxx won`t start

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Trickster111

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The other day I was tuning the engine and right when the cars setup was fine it shut off during a high speed run. The truck is only 2 weeks old! I tried every thing I could think of but it won`t start. The engine get hot and it sounds like it was going to start but it didn`t .
 
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Are you using the EZ Start? While it very well may be the plug as indicated above. If that does not work, try pulling off the wire to the plug and use a separate glow ignitor. Sometimes the battery in the EZ Start starts to run down and does not have enough juice to ignitie the plug properly.
 
I already put a new plug , and yes I took off the blue wire and use a glow
starter.
 
Here are the basics to get an engine started when the carb settings are wrong. Basically, reset your needles to factory settings, then follow the steps below. It always works for me.

Put the nose of the truck against something firm so it can't get away from you. If you have an EZ start, keep it running while moving your LSN one way or the other till it starts to run. (more than likely you'll need to lean it a bit)
Adjust your LSN and idle screw till it idles well and will run up to half throttle. (get it to running temp before you finalize any settings) When it idles properly, throttle it to half and see if it stalls or bogs down. If it stalls, it's too lean. If it bogs, it's too rich.
Now put it on the ground and go to full throttle. This is when you adjust your HSN. Same thing. If it bogs, it's too rich, stalls, it's too lean.
When it seems to be running good, and the temp is up about where it should be, pinch the fuel line. It should speed up slightly and then stall within 3 - 4 seconds. If it stops quickly, your LSN is too lean. If it takes longer, the LSN is too rich.
Drive it for a while and then take a temp check to make sure it's at the proper temp. If it's too hot, richen the HSN.
You will have to make small adjustments on the HSN almost daily to compensate for outside temperature and humidity.

By the way, the factory settings are for break in, or a starting point if you really messed things up. Once an engine is broken in, don't expect it to run right by going to those settings.
 
Pull the glow plug and put the ignitor on it. Does it glow brightly? That's a quick check to make sure the plug is good, and the ignitor is fully charged.
 
I took it in to the shop to get it repaired. The problem was an Roller clutch in the easy starter. Now it is running fine. But thanks for the help!
 
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