• Welcome to RCTalk! 🚀

    Join the #1 RC community where hobbyists connect, share, and get expert advice on RC cars, trucks, boats, drones, and more!

    • Friendly & passionate RC enthusiasts
    • RC tips & troubleshooting
    • Buy, sell & trade RC gear
    • Share builds & upgrades

Sputter/Stall after sitting in idle..Help!

This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, and others.

Grinchvr6

RC Newbie
Messages
12
Reaction score
0
Points
0
RC Driving Style
Whenever I am out driving my RC10GT, I notice that if I let it idle for a minute or so, when I take off it sputters or stalls. Normal stop and go driving it doesn't do it, just when its sat for a minute. Its never done this before and I can't seem to diagnose it. Please help, thanks!
 
i dont really think any engine will want to idle in the same spot for over a minute. at least mine never did
 
Lean out the low speed needle about 1/8th turn and drive it around normally to clear out the engine. Let it sit for a minute to see if it improved. If not, lean out, drive and let sit again until it's what you want.

You want it to be somewhat rich to preserve the life of the engine. It may be fine as it is, just a little annoying.

After letting it sit for a minute, try gradually giving it some gas slowly. It should go and clear out on it's own.
 
dont worry bout it just do what olds97 said. it only cause the carb is letting more fuel into the engine than the piston can keep up with, meaning theres more fuel in there than there should be which boggs it down. like he said it doesn't damage it, its just really annoying
 
Back
Top