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Old 11-30-2010 | 06:30 PM
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I saw this article about TRAXXAS and here's what I got that I think would be a great a help in anyone of us.


The engine can become flooded if it is primed too many times during the course of a routine startup. When the engine is flooded, the EZ-Start®er cannot turn the engine and it will appear to be locked. Use the following procedure to clear a flooded engine.

1. Remove the blue glow plug wire
2. Remove the glow plug with a 5/16 nut driver
3. Plug in the EZ Start and turn the model upside down
4. Push the EZ-Start button for several seconds to clear the excess fuel from the combustion chamber
5. Turn the model over and re-install the glow plug with gasket
6. Reconnect the blue glow plug wire
7. Remove one of the motor wires from the EZ-Start motor
8. Push the EZ-Start button for several seconds. This lights the glow plug and burns off any remaining fuel
9. Reconnect the EZ-Start motor
10. Do not prime the engine. Partially open the throttle and press the EZ-Start button.

The engine should start immediately.
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Old 12-01-2010 | 12:07 AM
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You lost me at easy-start.
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Old 12-01-2010 | 01:08 AM
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Originally Posted by The Working Man
You lost me at easy-start.
Opposed to pull start ;-)

Electronic start.
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Old 12-01-2010 | 05:18 PM
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ya its not that hard. for any nitro engine, whether its roto, pull, or electric, just pull out the plug, turn the thing upside down, and cycle the chamber a few times. If it was flooded, nitro fuel should spray all over your shoes out of the plug hole.
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Old 12-01-2010 | 05:38 PM
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All of these threads of advice from an E-Bay Redcat dealer?
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Old 12-01-2010 | 05:45 PM
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Originally Posted by rageworks
All of these threads of advice from an E-Bay Redcat dealer?
Haha....redcat....what a joke
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