tsunami doesn't feed nitro

[rcrtsunami87]

i have a redcat tsunami with a .18 in it that wont start feeding the nitro. i prime the carb and get the glow starter on it then start it up. once the little bit of nitro that i used to prime it is gone the engine dies. i watched and its not sucking the nitro into the engine. i know almost nothing about nitro r/cs so any help is appreciated

 

[olds97_lss]

Sounds like you have a leak somewhere. Replace the fuel line and check the tank all over for any cracks.

 

[rcrtsunami87]

will do thanks a lot

 

[qaart]

my ofna lx1 had a bad glow plug it had enough to start the car for a little then die

 

[rcrtsunami87]

ok i ran new fuel lines and i've tried multiple glow plugs, neihter one worked. does anybody have any tuning tricks for the redcats or any other ideas?

 

[Cupooterluvr]

Just making sure here, but do you put a drop or two of fuel directly in the carb, or do you plug the exhaust and crank the engine until fuel gets to the carb? If the former, you might not be getting any siphon in the lines. (just a theory)

 

[qaart]

umm have you tried tahing the carb apart making there no trash in there ans screw them in all the way and 2.5turns out on the hsn and 1.5 on lsn

 

[rcrtsunami87]

umm have you tried tahing the carb apart making there no trash in there ans screw them in all the way and 2.5turns out on the hsn and 1.5 on lsn

Just making sure here, but do you put a drop or two of fuel directly in the carb, or do you plug the exhaust and crank the engine until fuel gets to the carb? If the former, you might not be getting any siphon in the lines. (just a theory)

thanks qaart and cupooterluvr, plugging the muffler got the nitro to start flowing and the hsn/lsn settings seem to be just about right. the truggy screams at full throttle and idles pretty well too. just a little fine tuning left to do and I'm good to go, thanks a lot to both of you