8IGHT 2.0 starting issue.
12-17-2009, 07:54 PM
#17
heck yeah I got it fired up. It looks like that fixed it.
I am doing the breakin right now. So far I have run it about 8 minutes total. I richened it up a little just to make sure I am not running it lean. I got it up to about 200 degrees and kept it there and then just let it idle for a few.
So far this is kinda what it is doing.
It idles pretty good. When it finally cranked the first time it ran about 45 seconds (just idle) and it cut off. I cranked it back up and it ran about 1.5 minutes before it just cut off. The next time I cranked it, it stayed running for the whole 3 minutes.
Doing my figure 8's if I ease on the gas a little the thing will kinda sputter. There seems to be a good bit of smoke (kinda hard to tell it is dark here). I let off and it goes back to idling. I did cut off one other time when I did the same thing.
I am assuming this is because I am running it too rich currently? Which I assume is what I want during the break in process.
Currently I am not getting lot of blue smoke while idling but if I give it any amount of throttle it will blow blue smoke. It sounds like it is almost growling when it is running right now. I am assuming that is because it is lean.
I am doing the breakin right now. So far I have run it about 8 minutes total. I richened it up a little just to make sure I am not running it lean. I got it up to about 200 degrees and kept it there and then just let it idle for a few.
So far this is kinda what it is doing.
It idles pretty good. When it finally cranked the first time it ran about 45 seconds (just idle) and it cut off. I cranked it back up and it ran about 1.5 minutes before it just cut off. The next time I cranked it, it stayed running for the whole 3 minutes.
Doing my figure 8's if I ease on the gas a little the thing will kinda sputter. There seems to be a good bit of smoke (kinda hard to tell it is dark here). I let off and it goes back to idling. I did cut off one other time when I did the same thing.
I am assuming this is because I am running it too rich currently? Which I assume is what I want during the break in process.
Currently I am not getting lot of blue smoke while idling but if I give it any amount of throttle it will blow blue smoke. It sounds like it is almost growling when it is running right now. I am assuming that is because it is lean.
12-17-2009, 08:12 PM
#19
Is there a reverse on this thing? haha.
12-17-2009, 08:44 PM
#20
Well I assume that the engine is breaking in because it was kinda sputtering when it was running at about 10-15MPH and then all of a sudden it just kinda gave way and really spun up without me doing anything. I have done all of the short runs. I am going to start running it 5 minutes for the 20-25 min now.
I am going to need more fuel by the end of day Sat. haha.
Also when I go to crank it back up I have been heating it back up every single time. How long should I keep doing this or is this just to aid in cranking?
I am going to need more fuel by the end of day Sat. haha.
Also when I go to crank it back up I have been heating it back up every single time. How long should I keep doing this or is this just to aid in cranking?
12-18-2009, 06:05 PM
#21
Tuning issues.
Well I finished doing the "breakin" as stated in the sticky. But having issues tuning.
So I started tuning the engine, I refueled and noticed the throttle mechanism was not working fluently. I needed some more fuel so I went to the LHS to get some and decided to take the buggy to show them just in case I needed something else.
The guy saw it and fixed it. He also worked on my steering and stuff as well so that seems to be all good now.
When I got back the thing was running really hard. It got up to about 220 degrees just sitting on the starter box while I was trying to adjust it.
I adjusted the low need and the idle and seems to fixed that. It dropped to around 180 degrees just sitting on the box. I then started driving it around and it got to about 200 and was kinda choking. I leaned it out 1/4 turn and started running it again. Well it got up to about 220 degrees, I could get to a little over 3/4 throttle and then the motor would cut out. I leaned it out some more and it did the same thing but just got hotter. So I richened it out some, I was able to get on full throttle for about 1 second before the motor starts sputtering and then dying. If I let off the throttle it stays running but if I give it more than 3/4 it just dies. I couldn't ever get to run smoothly at full throttle.
http://daretothinkdifferent.com/rcsound.mp3
Hopefully I didn't ruin anything.
So I started tuning the engine, I refueled and noticed the throttle mechanism was not working fluently. I needed some more fuel so I went to the LHS to get some and decided to take the buggy to show them just in case I needed something else.
The guy saw it and fixed it. He also worked on my steering and stuff as well so that seems to be all good now.
When I got back the thing was running really hard. It got up to about 220 degrees just sitting on the starter box while I was trying to adjust it.
I adjusted the low need and the idle and seems to fixed that. It dropped to around 180 degrees just sitting on the box. I then started driving it around and it got to about 200 and was kinda choking. I leaned it out 1/4 turn and started running it again. Well it got up to about 220 degrees, I could get to a little over 3/4 throttle and then the motor would cut out. I leaned it out some more and it did the same thing but just got hotter. So I richened it out some, I was able to get on full throttle for about 1 second before the motor starts sputtering and then dying. If I let off the throttle it stays running but if I give it more than 3/4 it just dies. I couldn't ever get to run smoothly at full throttle.
http://daretothinkdifferent.com/rcsound.mp3
Hopefully I didn't ruin anything.
12-18-2009, 06:13 PM
#22
Well I finished doing the "breakin" as stated in the sticky. But having issues tuning.
So I started tuning the engine, I refueled and noticed the throttle mechanism was not working fluently. I needed some more fuel so I went to the LHS to get some and decided to take the buggy to show them just in case I needed something else.
The guy saw it and fixed it. He also worked on my steering and stuff as well so that seems to be all good now.
When I got back the thing was running really hard. It got up to about 220 degrees just sitting on the starter box while I was trying to adjust it.
I adjusted the low need and the idle and seems to fixed that. It dropped to around 180 degrees just sitting on the box. I then started driving it around and it got to about 200 and was kinda choking. I leaned it out 1/4 turn and started running it again. Well it got up to about 220 degrees, I could get to a little over 3/4 throttle and then the motor would cut out. I leaned it out some more and it did the same thing but just got hotter. So I richened it out some, I was able to get on full throttle for about 1 second before the motor starts sputtering and then dying. If I let off the throttle it stays running but if I give it more than 3/4 it just dies. I couldn't ever get to run smoothly at full throttle.
http://daretothinkdifferent.com/rcsound.mp3
Hopefully I didn't ruin anything.
So I started tuning the engine, I refueled and noticed the throttle mechanism was not working fluently. I needed some more fuel so I went to the LHS to get some and decided to take the buggy to show them just in case I needed something else.
The guy saw it and fixed it. He also worked on my steering and stuff as well so that seems to be all good now.
When I got back the thing was running really hard. It got up to about 220 degrees just sitting on the starter box while I was trying to adjust it.
I adjusted the low need and the idle and seems to fixed that. It dropped to around 180 degrees just sitting on the box. I then started driving it around and it got to about 200 and was kinda choking. I leaned it out 1/4 turn and started running it again. Well it got up to about 220 degrees, I could get to a little over 3/4 throttle and then the motor would cut out. I leaned it out some more and it did the same thing but just got hotter. So I richened it out some, I was able to get on full throttle for about 1 second before the motor starts sputtering and then dying. If I let off the throttle it stays running but if I give it more than 3/4 it just dies. I couldn't ever get to run smoothly at full throttle.
http://daretothinkdifferent.com/rcsound.mp3
Hopefully I didn't ruin anything.
try a new glow plug.
12-18-2009, 06:24 PM
#23
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