tomstud12 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Hi guy's i got a problem my nitro rc buggy won't start and i just want to ask could it be by the fuel as it is 2 year's old but when ever i light it with a lighter it lights and also when ever i try to get the fuel in by blocking the exhaust the fuel doesn't go in so i have to blow into the other tube so the fuel would go in so is it the fuel or is there something wrong with the fuel not going in?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1980 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 2 year old fuel is gonna be well past its best so id get some nice fresh stuff. Was the car stored with old fuel in it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomstud12 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 2 year old fuel is gonna be well past its best so id get some nice fresh stuff. Was the car stored with old fuel in it? Nope i took the fuel out off it and i took the engine apart and cleaned it and today when i went to start it again i took it and cleaned it again just in case.. so you think it is the old fuel yeah and would you know anything about the fuel not going in when i block the exhaust and when i pull the starter few times Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike1980 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 to be honest i have never had much luck blocking the exhaust to pull fuel through, i have always blown down the pressure line. i would try a new glow plug(or at least a good working one), fresh fuel, fully charged glow starter and all things being equal it should fire up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnE Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I agree with that. I blow down the pressure line and sometimes release the feed to the carb until it runs out, less blowing that way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomstud12 Posted April 18, 2015 Author Share Posted April 18, 2015 Oh okay and i always test the glow plug by taking it out and putting it into the starter and it lights bright and it's a new one so i say it is the fuel problem and also i got a+ glow starter and it's not as strong as the normal charging once so do you think i should get the charging one as that is stronger? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
froggy8 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 ive had my fuel for a year and still ok, it all depends where you store them. i always store them somewhere dark and damp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomstud12 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 ive had my fuel for a year and still ok, it all depends where you store them. i always store them somewhere dark and damp Yeah i had it stored in a dark place where it isn't cold or hot and like when ever i try to light it with a lighter it lights straight away so the fuel should be okay or am i wrong? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjw Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 (edited) Are you sure fuel is getting into the engine?..........I had a similar problem & found that the carb needle hole wasn't lined up with the fuel inlet hole.......Undo the nut on the HSN & take it off. Put a mark on the nut, where the needle hole lines up with it. Screw it back on, ensuring that the mark you've made lines up with the fuel line......It wouldn't hurt to soak it all in a bit of fuel while it's off, in case there are any fragments blocking the holes......... Edited April 19, 2015 by chrisjw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaanaleem92 Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 i would advise, taking the glowplug out...and put a couple of drops of fuel through the glowplug hole..and put the glowplug back and try again... this is what i do when struggling to start an engine... it normally works and helps to pull the fuel through if you cannot get it primed properly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomstud12 Posted April 19, 2015 Author Share Posted April 19, 2015 I'm pretty sure there is fuel in it as i take out the glowplug and when i pull the starter without the glowplug out there's fuel coming out of the hole that's how i always check if there is fuel getting in and i think it is the glow plug ignitor as the one i have is used by batteries and it's not as strong as the charging once. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthoop Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 Often people will say that fuel will only last X amount of time...I have fuel that is more than ten years old....and it still works and runs without problems... Of course this is not to say that fuel will always last...more to say that if it is stored correctly then it should not be a problem. I would say that if the engine is not priming with fuel when you block the exhaust then there is a problem....a leak or blockage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tomstud12 Posted April 20, 2015 Author Share Posted April 20, 2015 Often people will say that fuel will only last X amount of time...I have fuel that is more than ten years old....and it still works and runs without problems... Of course this is not to say that fuel will always last...more to say that if it is stored correctly then it should not be a problem. I would say that if the engine is not priming with fuel when you block the exhaust then there is a problem....a leak or blockage. Well you see what is think is that there is air getting in somewhere like where the glow plug is or the cylinder head won't that cause the problem as well for the fuel not coming in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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