Originally Posted by jeromerc

Usually you are correct, but there are times when the tune is correct and nothing is hitting the flywheel on the ground. My engine would not even run a full tank from factory settings on break in without it quitting. This was from the start, I have checked temp when it dies not too hot, sometimes it dies before it even gets to 200 degrees, sometimes it dies at 220, sometimes at 140. It dies on the starter box, it dies on the asphalt it dies in the grass, or on the dirt. I have tuned it, I have had countless people tune it, nothing works for long. It was fired on a brand new tank with all new fuel lines, the same fuel used in it when it keeps quitting is the same fuel I am getting 11 minutes from my 7 port Orion engine. I know it is NOT my fuel system because EVERY engine I have can run over 30 minutes without quitting on EVERY car I have. I have tried my cody king on my brand new Losi truggy, losi buggy, Mugen buggy, we even tried it on a brand new xb9 mill. I have put 3 different flywheels on it, one brand new from Horizon, changed all the clutch springs, changed all the carb o-rings, taken the engine apart and inspected everything. There is not even any blackening on the top or sides of the piston it still looks brand new. I did the same break in as I have done on ALL my other engines and ALL my other engines run fine. I know fully sponsored on road drivers that have tried to tune it for me to no avail. Huston helped a bit and I was able to get a little better run time out of it and occasionally now I can get almost a full tank run through, but usually it dies within 2 minutes or less. I have offered to send it back to Orion for them to look at without ANY replies from them, I am not asking for a new motor or anything, I just want to know what the hell is wrong with it. If something is bad then I will replace it at my cost, but Orion has NOT stood behind ANY of their products with regards to me. Maybe others have had better luck but I have had zero responses for help. The ONLY responses I have ever received was when I posted asking for help on their facebook page I was told NOT to post there to email to customer support. I was also told they would try to find someone to help that was about a month ago and no other responses. I have 3 Orion engines all 3 run great when running, and for 2 of them that is ALL the time but for the Cody King that has NEVER happened.

FYI If something is bent or not in correct tolerances from the factory the ENGINE CAN cause its own stall. When things get warm they expand, it could be a bad bearing that when it gets hot or warm it locks for a split second, it could be a bur on the crank that can catch, there are tons of things that have NOTHING to do with a bad tune or a rough landing can cause.