Thinkci may run my nitro truck for the 1st time today..

[Cupofjoe5]

I checked the glow plug.it lights up bright red so icassume its good... started it when i got homenbut once again super high rev.. starting to lose faith with my lack of knowledge on tuning this truck. I feel theres too many variables.. i feel like its the transmitter or remote ejatever u wanna call it. I swear its reveraed bc at 10 its slows down the idle. The more u go to 0 it high revs. And now having trouble even getting it started and i dont think its cuz its flooded cuz i bleed it.out. i dunno. Maybe try again when it warms up. I notice theres cd and hot glow plugs? Is that for temperature change? Maybe i should get a hot glow plug.. i dont know what mine is. Sorry for my stupidity.

 

[cbaker65]

I checked the glow plug.it lights up bright red so icassume its good... started it when i got homenbut once again super high rev.. starting to lose faith with my lack of knowledge on tuning this truck. I feel theres too many variables.. i feel like its the transmitter or remote ejatever u wanna call it. I swear its reveraed bc at 10 its slows down the idle. The more u go to 0 it high revs. And now having trouble even getting it started and i dont think its cuz its flooded cuz i bleed it.out. i dunno. Maybe try again when it warms up. I notice theres cd and hot glow plugs? Is that for temperature change? Maybe i should get a hot glow plug.. i dont know what mine is. Sorry for my stupidity.

You could also have a sticky throttle ,a carb with out no return spring on a cheap servo will do that!
Also it could be binding an not returning to the position its suppose to be at ,be patient!
Pics would also help to isolate things like that!

 

[Cupofjoe5]

You could also have a sticky throttle ,a carb with out no return spring on a cheap servo will do that!
Also it could be binding an not returning to the position its suppose to be at ,be patient!
Pics would also help to isolate things like that!

Go8ng to give it a try again when it warms up a lil. Or atleast when its sunny out lol

 

[ninnon]

1) Have you broken in the engine
2) I'd wait until it warms up first.
3) Read this: https://www.rcnitrotalk.com/forum/threads/nitro-rc-beginners-guide.68224/

 

[Cupofjoe5]

Next time i give it a try, i will restart everything from the beginning and check everything. I will post pics/video if i can't get it started. Thanks for the help guys!

 

[Certified Mike]

The idle setting on the carb is the absolute 1st place to start when tuning! Set it at 1mm to start using an Allen wrench as the gap tool. Set your radio trottle trim to zero and be sure your engine is warmed before you get into any fine tuning.

Colder ambient temps will definitely make your tuning more difficult. At least try to pic the warmer of the cold days of you haven't got a heated garage to work in.