Total loss of power!

[carnage_uk]

On my rs4-3 I have been trying to run it but there is no power, no acceleration, bad pickup and its hard to start and stalls sometimes, I have set the fueling to the run in settings and its not to do with the servos its either the engine or the clutch, please help !

 

[Domination]

check the shoes if its not that your engine could be on the way out the door

 

[DarthRacer]

Is your fuel old? If not I'll agree with Domination and say that your engine may need a rebuild.

Make sure that the head and backplate are tight and sealed. Even the glowplug could cause a problem if it does not seal against the head.

 

[jon2]

How old is the Mill and what are your settings on your needles. Oh yeah is this the stock 15FE?

 

[carnage_uk]

yeh stock 15fe needles have always been close to the reccomended settings its probably had about 15+ fuel tank's worth of nitro through it. Is this alot I'm not sure, I don't think there would be much point in rebuilding the engine. This is a good excuse to buy a new one! what do people reccomend? hpi s-25, 21bb or how about the yokoma rx-18?

 

[jon2]

anything more than a 18 would require mods. You may be able to placein a picco 21 maxx engine. Why don't you restore the needles back to factory then tune for speed. if that doesn't help/ then check your clutch assembly. You may just need to sand down yourshoes or even replace them. Check your gears as well to check for missing or chewed up teeth.

Jon

 

[olds97_lss]

15 tanks? How big is the tank? If your tank is a 1/2 gallon tank then maybe.

If you have tuned the engine rich for the majority of it's life, you should get more than 3 gallons through it before signs of wear start showing up. I just got rid of a truck that was starting it's 7th gallon (os 15 cv-r(x)) and it still had plenty of compression and was easy to tune.

 

[Domination]

this may be a dumb question but did you break the engine in properly?? Because i have seen people just take it out of the box and go use it and the engine will be blown in no time (1-2) gallons