How to Start a Nitro Engine after months of no use
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If your Engine hasn't been started for several months, starting it can be a hassle. They usually won't start as easily as if they'd been started recently. This tutorial covers some steps in getting it set up and ready for use again. If you've got any questions feel free to drop me a message below!
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10 years later I still come back to these vids for help !!! Hope your living a beautiful life my man much love from Sydney Australia
Use a heat gun or even a blow dryer to warm up engine before starting is probly the best tip I can give for easy startup.
Yes that's fine if you're at home with electricity :)
Lol, yes it only works if you have access to electricity ,or battery powered heat gun though I have never seen a battery powered heat gun.
I do the same, and it is the best way of getting your engine started.
@@Al_Man9oori genius
No need for electricity.12v head heater will do. Again. I agree better to pre heat the engine. You already know why
I’m about to restart a Revo after YEARS in storage. This video was a great refresher on running nitros. Thanks for your work!
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I’m brand new to nitro and bought one a while back. I happen to find it out in storage and was trying to get it back to working order. I couldn’t until I watched your video and followed it step by step and to my amazement it started right up. That’s for the great self explanatory video brother
Thanks for watching!
Been hunting for hours on how to start my nitro engine with no luck, found this video and 12 minutes it started!
Thanks for watching
Thank you!
This simple, yet complex enough to understand a Nitro engine video is very helpful.
and a lot of searching has only gotten me more confused. so I appreciate you explaining well, the base necessities involving pre-starts etc.
More fun now, to be had
I dropped my phone 4 times and acidentaly clicked here now i think that rc cars are better than drones :)
(srry for bad english 3rd language my apology).
Acid Shot Honestly, you write better then half of us native speakers...
It was meant to be 🙂
Because it was an accident
Started mine kyosho gx15 engine arter 14 years. Cleaned the old fuel out of the gas tank. Charged the igniter and it started after 4 pulls. In the middle of the winter! Hello from Norway! 🇳🇴
Thank you a lot! When I put some nitro fuel on the piston head, it started. It took a few electric starts, but when I got it started from putting fuel on the piston head, I could run my nitro car from the fuel tank! Thank you a lot man you helped a lot.👍
I'm quite new to the nitro world always had cars as a kid and all your videos have been great I'm stripping and rebuilding now just after a few months......keep up your good work Josh 👌
Thanks :) Glad they help
Thank you for this vid, I got a Tamiya TGS running that had been sat for about 2 years using your tips.
Keep up the good work!
Thanks for the tips! I have a nitro rustler that I bought 10 years ago. Haven't run the engine in about 8 years!
Should run a engine atleast every week to keep it from sticking
@@jonathanoxlade4252 kyosho engines just work. Old pureten spider I found in the shed started right over and my dad must of left it there for atleast 10 years.
Massive thank You. Using this my nitro car which has sat for over a year has started again. It's a little lumpy but most likely the old fuel still burning off. Thank you again
No problem, glad it helped
That bird in the background was priceless
I swear it was laughing 😂
You saved my truck thank you all this time thought it was igniter, I let it sit after I used it did your trick .primed it started right up thank you for your tips,they work very well.
I just watched a video of you four years ago oh my lord! Looks like you’ve improved!!! Props mate
I enjoy how everything done was recapped before starting the engine.
Thanks :)
Great videos! I just got an OS .15 CVX started up after sitting for 20 years. Elbow grease got it I unseized then it started like a dream on new fuel, I didn’t over rev it though on the first tank, second tank it ran beautifully, my car is an antique HPI RS4 1
the quality of your videos has really gone up. great stuff
Just used 4 hours on a kyosho inferno that sat for 7 years, opened RUclips and this video was The first to popup...
Yesss thanks to this video i started a nitro buggy after 10 YEARS storage :)))))))
Awesome : )
I just bought a ftx carnage and my son crashed it into a tree last week
It started up fine after the crash but the front bar was bent.
I have replaced this but now it wont start
Any ideas as I've tried everything suggested
Hi John, I don't think the crash is related to it not starting. have you tried putting some fuel directly in the glow plug hole to see if it fires up? Also check the glow plug is working, and, It may sound obvious - but make sure your igniter is charged up!
I've figured it out, there was some kind of fuel blockage. I emptied the system and shortened the piping
Firing up fine now
Great guide, really like your videos...BUT. One fatal mistake on this one. You adjusted idle gap from fully closed, with your throttle trim. When you get it started this way, the engine will stall when you apply the brakes. ALWAYS. Make sure idle gap is as specified 1-2mm when brake is applied, this way the servo is forcing it shut( but adjust with open throttle, or you may damage the carb). Again, love your guides, well spoken and eksplaned.
Yeah of course. Maybe I just did it for quickness when recording the video :/
JT12's R/C Videos i just have seen many people with that specifik problem, 😉
Thanks for the help man, youre the best. This is the first video that was useful to me and I havent used my redcat shockwave in about a year. I followed what you did and my car worked! Thanks for the help. It saved me a lot of time and energy. ;)
no worries, glad it helped :D
Good video! I started my savage today but i realized that the second gear did not engaged. The engine started nicely though.
Thanks a lot. Got Kyosho MP777 WC for my son ( and me ) Xmas present. I have rebuild everything and was struggling to start ;) Followed yr video with priming etc and our buggy is alive. Now I need to tune it. Job for tomorrow. Thanks again
wonderful video, felt like school haha
haha. thanks!
Wow I used to watch your videos a long time ago when you was a kid and helped me alot with nitro cars.Glad to see your still in the hobby and doing well 👍
Very grateful for the information. I have a fairly old Schumacher pro 21. It's been more or less 10 years since i had it running. I did the full checks on condition etc and i have to rebuild the clutch assembly before i can attempt starting her but she's been in dry storage so apart from a tune up, I'm looking forward to having her running again.
Thx for the vid. It when I was starting it it was sounding good then my cord snapped but the vid was very helpful when I get a new one
Kaleb Wells you can repair the cord start or get new lead
Ten celsius isn't cold, man. I ran nitro stuff in northern Minnesota when it was -30 ~ -40C and they started fine if you warmed up the cylinder with a hairdryer for 30 seconds first. :D
No it's not cold, but it's cold for us in the UK :D or at least, it feels cold!
JT12's R/C Videos is usually -5 in uk?
Not where I live it isn't :)
JT12's R/C Videos where abouts are you?
Thanks for this, mine has been stored for around 11 years so will be interesting :)
Was it easy to get it going again? Mines been sitting for around 5 years haven't tried anything yet lol
@@dungdippedindian3933 Its still in loft :)
Very clear instructions great video thanks for your help 😊
8:40 he was trying not to laugh 😂😂😂😂
I got this revo 3.3 it's been sitting for long time.I got it running ran good put screws back to factory settings before starting she was doing good then the idle was up and down by it self the the piston seized in the cylinder the only thing I could think of is it was sucking air.
Yo that was the best video I’ve watched
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this video has helped me so much
FoolishTv Gaming it's so sad he quit RUclips :(
Ik
YOURE BACK!
Sure am :)
Tried all the tricks in the video. Any other tips? Engine taken apart and looks ok
Hell yeah nitro all the way baby!!
Fantastic video,great and simple advice.my lad had a carnage nt for Christmas and loves it
Glad it helped :)
I have a old kyosho pureten alpha with the gx12 engine that's been sat since 2012 might just have to dig it out and give this a try
Hi mate , had my stepsons nanda buggie started after few months in house starts no problem but won't stop on the ground just stalls can't figure it out had no problems before with it could the clutch be gone ?
make sure you leave the buggie running for a minute or so to allow the engine to heat up, lift the wheels off the ground and gently give gas, if the wheels turn then the clutch should be fine, then put the buggie back on the floor, give it a gentle push and apply a small amount of throttle and try and maintain speed, it should then work, if it stalls it's probably not getting enough fuel so unscrew the screw a little nex5 to the engine to allow more fuel in.
very informative refresher tutorial , i miss using my nitro buggy.
btw you over flooded the engine, but it did help lubricate the motor well before it actually started.
i recommend fresh after run oil instead of nitro gas after removing glow plug then crank it a few times without glow plug igniter.
then prime and add power to start the engine.
yeah i cant get mine to start but i think it might be because of the glow plug it seems to glow nice but i dont think i have ever really changed it
I’ve got a Nitrotek condor but struggling to start it and keep it going without cut out also have problems with steering thanks
Craig Harris what is it like when you start It? Like this comment otherwise I don't get the notification to reply to you
Hey this video is very helpful. But please tell me what happens when the Air filter keep removes for a long time does it bad to the engine.
Depends entirely on the conditions. If you've been driving on dirt / sand then I'd certainly look at taking the engine apart and cleaning the parts. If it's been on tarmac then it wont be as bad, but personally I'd clean it either way.
Thank you for your videos FINALLY some one explain properly !
Hmm. I have a kyosho hawaii pure ten and it had been sitting on a shelf for 7 years. The bearings where coroded. I just lubed the bearings with dw-40 till it would turn over. Filled it up some 25% nitro meth and it started like a dream and still runs like a dream. And yes, i know that it´s basicaly a mowing granade because of the bearings.
i had a traxxas sitting for 2 years the gas that was inside it was literally jelly and so sticky it took 20 minutes to clean it out and the engine took forever to start and after a few minutes of riding just stalled and would not turn on again so we just put it back in the basement it been in there for 2 years now any tips to getting running without stalling?
Nice job...I was waiting for Seagull attack tho'. Good Video helped me get mine started after buying one used that sat for ever I guess.
Very good video! It would be a good idea also to make one explaining how a bad glow plug looks
This is what i need! Thank you!!
No worries
I like your videos and you helped me a lot of times, but may i ask how many cars do you have that you just "forget" about one?
None :D
Do you have sponsored cars? Don't know if you are joking or you really dont have cars lol. By the way keep up the good work i learned many things from you.
Can you do a video on how to clean gelled fuel out engine
Very usefull tutorial for nitro beginners.
No worries Thanks for watching :)
Hi mate. Can you please answer my question. What happens if you have a bad flywheel. Like slipping flywheel? What difference effect it makes ??
I don’t know anything about rc cars but I want to learn from scratch is there any videos from start to finish an where can I buy pieces I need I just got a lot of stuff for free an now I want to learn everything I can
I see as the glow igniter is applied to the glow plug it glows for starting. But what keeps the fuel igniting without the igniter?
The glow plug continues glowing from the heat of combustion, the glow igniter just gets it started
JT12's R/C Videos very interesting thanks. Love your content
Got one that will start rev and die its doin my head in but is 20 years old cant remember wat the settings should be
He is so grown up since the old videos
pancake airsoft he's quit youtube
Noway, why did he quit? i just left a long-ass comment saying he should never stop :( I started late so he's helped me alot.
I texted him saying why is he not uploading and he said that he has ran out of video ideas, add him on Facebook and message him there asking him to come back. If you need any help just ask me or join a forum called rc talk, I’m on there and it really helped when I started nitro everywhere.
@@nitro-rc6241 I'm Back!
@@dudebremnajs I'm Back !
thanks for your rc nitro video from pierre from Canada
Thanks for watching :)
helped a lot man, thank you!
Hi real simple one how do you turn a nitro car off?
And also I think its idle speed is a bit fast is there a way of tuning it down?
i used Carburetor cleaner sense the fuel was jelly inside the engine i got it started in 2 days but i don't use it much sense of the cold and the nitro i have will only last for 2 1/2 tanks or so
You should've used just normal nitro fuel instead of carburetor cleaner, carburetor cleaner will dissolve your gaskets.
Another great video hope to see more of the absima truggy
Yes, taking it out this week.
Air Plus Fuel plus hot glow plug Plus compression equals it has no choice but to at least hit like any two stroke if all else fails hold the throttle wide open it will clear itself out and run
I have seen inside engines that have sat for a year with no after run oil, and it wouldn't run st all no matter how hard I tried. So I took the engine apart and cleaned all of the sludge and stuff up and it ran again. If you can't get it to start at all I would advice tearing it apart and making sure every component inside that engine is super clean. But make sure you re oil your piston and connecting rod and bearings before you put it together
Na man, I've just bought an OS max .40 FX with fuel all gummed up inside. I've put some fuel in it, let the fuel drain out, put it in my plane, connected fuel lines, heated it up and it started just fine
mate, good video. i had a nitro car and this is the problem that l went through but i had no idea of replacing the fuel. Mate, l used to get a lot of smoke wen l started the car, can you tell me why. Thanks
It could be running rich. But warm up the engine before making any adjustments. Smoke when the engine is first started could just be old oil burning off or after run oil/WD40 burning off that's inside.
thans for that
I need help!! Just bought 2 nitro cars from someone and they both worked fine for a few hours... but 1 doesn't wanna start anymore even though it has compression... and the 2nd one now stalls when I hit the throttle... the problemen... they are made for 20% nitromethane... I used 25% nitromethane. How bad can it be damaged from this mistake? Nothing has blown up but 1 doesn't start anymore... it wants to start sometimes and idle for 3 seconds at best and the other one can only idle....
So do I do the same thing if my car has been sitting for 12 years. And I don't have a pull start or box because my brand doesn't make this car any more. Do I use a drill or a rope?
Ethyn 199 it will have either a pull start or some kind of thing to insert a special bit into for electric start. What is this car?
josh if you remove the orange venturi from the carburetor you will see a the 1mm opening gap, keep that in mind, incase you adjust the idle screw or increase throttle trims and when you start it, it may take off mate :) by the way there is rust at the bottom of my glow plug mate. also, what type of glow plug will need for my .15 engine?
Depends on the brand
Thanks what if the oil has been in the engine for about 7 years, as my rc car is at my friends house and he said the engine is flooded and I would require a new engine along with a pipe and exhaust and pull start, is this bullshit ?
Will this still work if the engine has not been broken in or tuned
If it's not been started or broken in then follow one of my First start/break in tutorial videos. This video is for already broken in engines that have been left unused ;)
Thx RC biker very informative & helpful it was once described to me nitro is like working on an old 70 s sportscar it isn't that difficult no more than an old motorcycle or small plant like chainsaw just takes preventative maintenance and common sense !!
Glad it helped
Can anyone tell me how long can the fuel stay in the fuel tank before it can no longer be used? And is it a problem if it stays in the fuel bottle when it’s half full, thanks
Best place to keep fuel is only in the fuel container, the filler bottle and tank are not air tight
How long does fuel usually last?
I inherited two nitro cars that haven't been used for like a decade, I know basically nothing, but I want to learn more. Can you please explain the basics for me?
You best watch more of my videos then :D It's all in there
If it is for setting for months, I usually open the engine first to make sure there is no rust build up inside.
Why would there be rust in there? You shouldn't have much moisture in there Especially after just a couple months. Just always use after run and you'll be fine. Dont bother checking unless you decide to just put a couple more drops of after run in.
hi mate , thanks for the info . just a question i bought a nitro car from ebay to have a zoom with , the car starts after a few pulls , when it starts the car cuts off after a few seconds up to 30 seconds ( note that there is little smoke coming out and the heatsink *head* is VERY hot ) the glow plug glows but not very bright and theres alot of fuel that comes out the exhaust . any tips or pointers
CO2InhalerGamer then you’re running very rich, try leaning it out
Does it matter what fuel you use for different rc cars
Yes the percentage needs to be appropriate for the engine size
@@TheRCBiker how would I find out I brought a rc car of my mate it’s a really good one but it’s been customised so idk what type it is or anything so trying to learn everything about it and I’ll probably have to clean the carb and engine cause been sat for a couple years
I have a question for you what if engine has that bronze middle tuning ? Can you show a video on how to adjust that one
May I know what size LiPo you use for your glow igniter? How many volts please.
Hi Dale, the battery voltage doesn't really matter as the igniter will regulate the voltage to 1.5v regardless of what the battery voltage is
I tend to use whatever battery I've got at hand, either a 11.1v or 7.4v LiPo
You can connect any battery up to 20v to it
TheRCBiker thank you so much! Have a little .05 nitro that is giving me fits to start, so figure pumping in more power to the plug cannot hurt!
@@dalesilvernell2053 It's not an ACME NB16 is it.... ?
TheRCBiker nah, it’s a Sportwerks Chaos 1/16 bought used on EBay.
My Rc is a nitro car but doesn't run on fuel. I haven't used it within months. Do I just pull it apart and clean it out?
Strive how can a nitro car not run on nitro?
How do you stop it if from creeping forward it it the low speed needle or high speed needle
David Shoemark
Richer out low end needle and turn idle screw half a turn counter clockwise
Lowering the idle is what usually is done
i bought a brand new bottle of fuel a few months ago it hasn't been opened or anything would it be ok to use now
Yes! of course. It takes a long time for fuel to go bad , especially if it's airtight.
What is the specific name of the fuel I can’t find it anywhere and do I need any oil or anything like that?
It's Nitro fuel, it's a pre mix of Nitromethane and oil
Hey bro did you ever start the Kyosho concept 30 that you said you bought , I also got one and a put a brand new Engine but I can’t get the engine running what does Heli use a different type o fuel, I’m using the nitro fuel I use with my nitro cars
Hi, no I never got round to using that and ended up selling it. You need a different Nitro for the helicopters, although it should start with the car fuel - just won't run very well. I would try it with the proper Nitro aero fuel before you start any further investigation :)
best channel ..
Hi.
If my car seat 2 years without use.
What tou suggest to do?
I have also full gallon of nitro full.
I can use it?
What glow starter is that? Can u drop the link of it?
What does it mean when you get like air pockets in fuel line that make car bog down then back to normal idle?
Daniel G Usually from an air leak. Some tiny bubbles here and there in the air line is inevitable but most of the time there should be none. Again, check for air leaks. Many culprits can cause air leaks like fuel lines, fuel tanks, carb pinch bolt coming loose, etc. Some will tell you to "seal your engine"......Don't do that, it's unnecessary and in general bad advice from morons. Noobies tend to destroy engines when they go to seal them. Engines don't come sealed from the factory for a reason, they don't need it. Best of luck and enjoy the process of learning so one day you'll help someone else.
Daniel G **Meant to write "fuel line" not "air line".
xXG.L.HXx thanks for the help!
+1 to what this guy said! Won't be a big issue, certainly don't start rebuilding your engine it'll be a simple fix as he said :)
thats what i need for my SST NITRO BUGGY/TRUGGY. so the recommended gap in the carberator is 1-2mm?
my uncle gave me his old hpi savage 25 with a .25 engine, it hasn't been started for about 3 years. any special starting tips?
Hi where did you buy your glow plug started???
Can u do a video on engine cleaning and compression testing please
I will certainly add it to my list :)
Link for glo igniter powered with external battery please
How long do u have to leave it for to have to do this
D-L___ Boyz I'd say 2 months