Originally Posted by
lagcisco
So I bought a used car and engine from an rctech member.
Did a little reading about this engine.. Likes to implode or so I've read. Hope mine engine is OK.
It's a novarossi max sl3 with novarossi efra 2652 pipe.
Couple of questions since I couldn't find a manual.
Which glow plugs are recommended?
What should the initial needle settings be so I can try to start and tune it?
How much nitro % fuel? My local hobby shop carries VP fuel so I thought about buying that.
What type of oil do I use for the air filter?
Anything else I should be aware of when firing her up?
I've got one of these. Mines got a little over 3 gals. on it. I changed the rod at 1.5 gals. Runs very well.
I run O'Donnell 77 plugs in my .12s. I would run a #6 Nova plug.
The idle gap should be around .5mm. The low speed out from bottom 2.5 turns and the High speed 4 turns.
If it was running before you bought it, I would try to start it. I'm not a big fan of twisting the screws all the way in.
Novarossi sells a bottle of oil with their filters. Otherwise,I have a quart of Golden Spectro I got at a motorcycle shop. I kind of like it better because it's blue and you can see how much your using and leaving on the filter.
I run VP Powermaster and use 16%.
I would personally tear the engine down for a thorough inspection.
Hope this helps, Good Luck