starting problem

[m-man]

I always have a hard time starting my car, i usually have to pull it for 5 min or so, after its running it runs great, its tuned pretty well, is there something I'm missing, i try different throttle positions, but it doesn't help.
i do use after run oil in the engine after each session, is that the cause?

 

[swarmjt]

I always have a hard time starting my car, i usually have to pull it for 5 min or so, after its running it runs great, its tuned pretty well, is there something I'm missing, i try different throttle positions, but it doesn't help.
i do use after run oil in the engine after each session, is that the cause?

not always.. i have that problem sometimes.. i bought a bumb box on ebay for $10.. no longer a problem

 

[jon2]

If it is tuned well it would start up in a few pulls not 5 minutes forth of pulling.

Using ARO oil is good. It should be used after the end of ALL runs. What ride do are you referring to? A bump starterbox is the way to go. It will reduce the time to start it.Plus reduce the amount of blisters you get.LOL.

 

[olds97_lss]

Are you priming the engine?

An odd thing (seemingly odd now...) I see a lot of new guys do when attempting to start, is that they blip the throttle to WOT a couple of times, set the remote down, try to start it... repeat. I have explained to each and every one of them I encounter that blipping the throttle does nothing when the engine is off. They are under the mindset that these are like old carbureted 1:1 car engines that have an auxiliary mechanical pump that squirts fuel into the engine when you pump the gas before attempting to start. Problem is, they don't. So, you can pump the throttle as many times till your hearts content, it makes no difference. Fuel does not get "pumped" into the engine this way.

This is the sequence of events I use when starting a cold engine:
1) prime the carb first by detaching the pressure line off the pipe and blowing into it gently. I watch the fuel get pushed through the lines and I stop when the fuel reaches the carb.
2) Then I reattach the pressure line to the exhaust.
3) Put the heater on the plug, let it sit for about 5-10 seconds
4) Grab the remote, hold it at 1/4 throttle, try to start.

Typically my engines start on the 2nd/3rd pull.

 

[swarmjt]

Are you priming the engine?

An odd thing (seemingly odd now...) I see a lot of new guys do when attempting to start, is that they blip the throttle to WOT a couple of times, set the remote down, try to start it... repeat. I have explained to each and every one of them I encounter that blipping the throttle does nothing when the engine is off. They are under the mindset that these are like old carbureted 1:1 car engines that have an auxiliary mechanical pump that squirts fuel into the engine when you pump the gas before attempting to start. Problem is, they don't. So, you can pump the throttle as many times till your hearts content, it makes no difference. Fuel does not get "pumped" into the engine this way.

This is the sequence of events I use when starting a cold engine:
1) prime the carb first by detaching the pressure line off the pipe and blowing into it gently. I watch the fuel get pushed through the lines and I stop when the fuel reaches the carb.
2) Then I reattach the pressure line to the exhaust.
3) Put the heater on the plug, let it sit for about 5-10 seconds
4) Grab the remote, hold it at 1/4 throttle, try to start.

Typically my engines start on the 2nd/3rd pull.

tried it for the fun of it.. worked real well

 

[miketroll357]

Good post Olds........

 

[TeamLosiNXT]

You can hold the exhaust shut and give a few pulls. That will prime also. Some of my tuned pipes dont like to give me the fuel line back. They get stuck on the inlet.