Hi all,
New to the forums here and semi-new to nitro cars.
I have an old Kyosho Pureten GP MKII World Cup edition car with a GS11R .10 engine. I've had this thing since 2002 ran it a few months for fun and then let it sit for YEARS until a month ago I decided to restore it for my 3yr old's enjoyment (he loves cars). I've ironed out most of the issues it had but I can't keep it running.
Back-story
the muffler pressure line fitting on the muffler was split length-wise and I couldn't connect the tubing to it. Being the industrious do-it-yourself-er that I am, I decided to try and fix it. I dremeled out the nub and jb welded a brass barb of a slightly higher inner diameter in it place.
The engine will start, but peter-out before I can get the starter off normally. When I adjust the carb needle to be fully seated (instead of the 2 turns counter clockwise which is stock) it will keep running without the starter at half to full trottle but response is sluggish.
I suspect that I'm now over-pressurizing the fuel system and running the engine too rich, which would explain the carb setting and sluggish response. Can anyone confirm this and/or offer a solution to fix this outside of having to source a new muffler for an engine that is out of production?
I can attempt to take a video and upload it to youtube for anyone if you think it will help. I'll just need to know what you want to see in it before I make it.
-Joe
New to the forums here and semi-new to nitro cars.
I have an old Kyosho Pureten GP MKII World Cup edition car with a GS11R .10 engine. I've had this thing since 2002 ran it a few months for fun and then let it sit for YEARS until a month ago I decided to restore it for my 3yr old's enjoyment (he loves cars). I've ironed out most of the issues it had but I can't keep it running.
Back-story
the muffler pressure line fitting on the muffler was split length-wise and I couldn't connect the tubing to it. Being the industrious do-it-yourself-er that I am, I decided to try and fix it. I dremeled out the nub and jb welded a brass barb of a slightly higher inner diameter in it place.
The engine will start, but peter-out before I can get the starter off normally. When I adjust the carb needle to be fully seated (instead of the 2 turns counter clockwise which is stock) it will keep running without the starter at half to full trottle but response is sluggish.
I suspect that I'm now over-pressurizing the fuel system and running the engine too rich, which would explain the carb setting and sluggish response. Can anyone confirm this and/or offer a solution to fix this outside of having to source a new muffler for an engine that is out of production?
I can attempt to take a video and upload it to youtube for anyone if you think it will help. I'll just need to know what you want to see in it before I make it.
-Joe
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