New engine help needed... Or.... (The Force is not with me)
Hey guys, just put an OFNA Force .21 into my Son's buggy. I know, I know, the Force .21 is an old cheap engine, but I had it sitting here and it's new. Anyway, we set the needles to factory specs, prime the engine and heat it up to 200 degrees. Then we start start pulling on the pull starter. After a LONG time it finally attempts to fire over, but even with the carb all the way closed, when we can actually get it to fire up and run for more than a second, it it runs WAY higher than idle speed. High enough to spin the clutch fast enough to start to engage. We can't seem to bring the idle down or even get it to start on a regular basis. We've tried small needle adjustments around the factory settings with no result.
Any ideas? The glow plug is the one recommended and it's hooked to a brand new JP-2 pipe and header.