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nitro engine question/ wont start

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RudeDog55

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hope all is well with everyone. just got my nitro tc3 started, and broken in. i went out today and the car ran fine to start, then started shuting off at high speed. i still had the break in needle specs set and hadn't started to tune it yet. it started stalling and now it wont start at all. it is not flooded, has good compression and is getting gas. maybe the glow plug is shot? how do you tell. i pulled it out and put it on my ignitor and the coils glow not all the way to the top but it glows. i ran 6 tanks through it, never got over 210 and i set my remote to have the throttle stop at 50%. the engine is a fantom fr12-03.
any help or suggestion weould be appreciated.
 
Recharge your ignitor. A plug that doesn't fully light up can make the engine stubborn to start. You should also keep a few new glow plugs on hand and change to a new one before you begin the final tuning after break-in.
 
thanx for the info, changed the glow plug and re-routed the vent line car started right up and runs fine. i'm surprised, the engine likes to run close to the factory recommended settings 1 1/2 turns on the lsn and 2 3/4 turns out on the hsn 68 degrees no humidity. is that normal? cool and no humidity requires a richer setting like on a 1:1 right? good horsepower weather thanx for the help
 
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