SSSears
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Hello,
I recently bought an Exceed Madfire 1/8 Scale .21 4WD Nitro RC Buggy. I broke it in and it was performing well and I began moving on to tuning it a bit more lean after running rich for a few tanks. The other day I was driving and my air filter flew off, but i was unaware since the car's cover was on and there was alot of sand being kicked up by the car. The car shut down so I uncovered it to check for the problem to realise that the air filter was off. There was traces of sand grains on the carb and the carb was sticking, i eventually got the carb free by lubricating it with some nitro fuel and opening and closing it manually. I then proceeded to clean the engine, I flooded it and drained it out to remove the dirt, the waste from the engine was black, i did this about 3 times and then got the engine to start. It shut off again and i never got it started. I tried flooding and draining again and the waste is still black. I am positive that:
1) The carb is opened/closed enough (1mm opening)
2) Fuel is going to the carb
3) The mixture is properly set
4) The glow plug is not fogged up (glowing bright red)
5) The glow starter is very well charged
6) Compression is being made in the engine
Also, one other thing, I am not too sure how the flywheel is supposed to behave. The flywheel can be moved freely anti-clockwise by hand but not to the right and when the pull cord is pulled the flywheel also spins anti-clockwise. I was just wondering if this is correct or if there is a problem with the flywheel.
I am unable to come to a conclusion of what the problem is. Is the engine damaged? Do you guys know what the problem is and how I can fix it?
Any help is appreciated.
I recently bought an Exceed Madfire 1/8 Scale .21 4WD Nitro RC Buggy. I broke it in and it was performing well and I began moving on to tuning it a bit more lean after running rich for a few tanks. The other day I was driving and my air filter flew off, but i was unaware since the car's cover was on and there was alot of sand being kicked up by the car. The car shut down so I uncovered it to check for the problem to realise that the air filter was off. There was traces of sand grains on the carb and the carb was sticking, i eventually got the carb free by lubricating it with some nitro fuel and opening and closing it manually. I then proceeded to clean the engine, I flooded it and drained it out to remove the dirt, the waste from the engine was black, i did this about 3 times and then got the engine to start. It shut off again and i never got it started. I tried flooding and draining again and the waste is still black. I am positive that:
1) The carb is opened/closed enough (1mm opening)
2) Fuel is going to the carb
3) The mixture is properly set
4) The glow plug is not fogged up (glowing bright red)
5) The glow starter is very well charged
6) Compression is being made in the engine
Also, one other thing, I am not too sure how the flywheel is supposed to behave. The flywheel can be moved freely anti-clockwise by hand but not to the right and when the pull cord is pulled the flywheel also spins anti-clockwise. I was just wondering if this is correct or if there is a problem with the flywheel.
I am unable to come to a conclusion of what the problem is. Is the engine damaged? Do you guys know what the problem is and how I can fix it?
Any help is appreciated.