Starting up a Storm

[Jamie]

Well, i have heard that if you take the pipe and the air filter off and where the air goes down put a bit of nitro in there it makes the engine start in one pull i have witnessed this done on a Storm rtr and i was thinking if it knackered your engine up or anything i am no pro or anything with nitro cars but does it knacker your engine?

 

[specter]

I believe that this is called priming the carb I have seen my dad do it on his trans am when he first got it because something was wrong and it would stay running.

 

[SilentHunterKellen]

Yes putting a LITTLE bit of fuel in the carb before starting works good for break-in. After that you shouldnt need to do that anymore. Be sure not to flood the engine or youll have to start all over again.
It wont harm your engine any bit because the fuel goes through the carb anyway.

 

[Jamie]

Thanks guys for your replys

 

[specter]

I'm sure that I am just rehashing another thread, but there is another technique similar to this that I learned yesterday at my lhs: when you are starting up a cold engine, place you palm over the airfilter atempt to start it and you will feel slight suction and this forces fuel into the engine. remove your hand and try to start it and it should fire right up. (when placing your hand over the filter or finger over the carb you don't put the glow starter on.)

 

[demonspeed874]

I'm sure that I am just rehashing another thread, but there is another technique similar to this that I learned yesterday at my lhs: when you are starting up a cold engine, place you palm over the airfilter atempt to start it and you will feel slight suction and this forces fuel into the engine. remove your hand and try to start it and it should fire right up. (when placing your hand over the filter or finger over the carb you don't put the glow starter on.)

it does work with the carb, but a better way, and then not having to fumble around and get your air filter back on the carb. would be to plug your finger over the tip on the pipe and pull a few times till you see fuel come up the line to the carb.

jim

 

[SilentGTboy]

blowing into the pressure lines works great, but don't blow it much after it reaches the carb. I blow in my pressure lines all the time to get fuel to the carb. You can also just cover the stinger to the pipe and pull the pullstarts. It also blowing air into the presure line but not as quick.