Can a heat gun minimise the pain of Nitro Starting?

[sozerelli]

Hi,

I have been in the background for a while I have owned a few nitro cars and ran into trouble starting them up and I got to a point where I gave up because it was so time consuming and went electric.

However I am now thinking would a heat gun be a good investment so I could start a nitro project without the pain of pulling a starter cord for 15 minutes with no reply?

Thanks

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[turok007]

a engine heater will help alot.

[HSKzz]

Make sure to use after run oil after every run. Just add a few drops after taking out the glow plug.

As you've already said heat and plenty of it. Make sure to heat the block and not the head.

Also if you're just getting tired of pulling the pull start. Then invest in a starter box. Although it would mean you'd have another thing to carry and charge and up keep on.

[khevolution]

+1 on the engine heater

[J.K]

Any heat will help. I use a hair dryer if I'm at home, but if I'm driving to a bash then I'll stick the model in the passenger footwell and put the foot heater on!

[Anthoop]

Yes as said heat will definitely help....I used to use a bulb in a bean tin, now have a proper heater doodah but anything that will get the engine warm will help.

 

http://www.modelsport.co.uk/index.php?product_id=385222&gclid=CNy_wqCKo8cCFQQXwwodbakKDA

[smeghead28]

I used to use a hair dryer on mine

Heated it up and then drove to where I ran which was about 10 minutes away and there was still enough heat in the engine to get it started easier.

[TMaxxDave]

Do they make that much difference to starting?

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[Anthoop]

Do they make that much difference to starting?

 

Yes....for a few reasons...

 

Firstly the carb. on these engines are very basic...ideally we want it set so that it performs properly when the engine is warm...

Secondly these engines use a tapered liner/sleeve...so when they are warm things expand....better to try starting somewhere near running temperature to reduce wear and stress.

Edited August 12, 2015 by Anthoop

[HYPER-BOY]

For me, engine heater attached to a lipo to get some real heat in there..  After running, whilst still warm, plug out and a few drops (about 5) of after run oil then set to BDC.

 

Then repeat....

[Stealth]

This might be a good ghetto solution for those of us that drive. (I haven't got one so don't know how much heat it would put out)

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=281393413211&globalID=EBAY-GB

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[Anthoop]

This might be a good ghetto solution for those of us that drive. (I haven't got one so don't know how much heat it would put out)

http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&alt=web&id=281393413211&globalID=EBAY-GB

 

That will warm it to around 30 degree celsius if it is any good...not really enough but anything can be a help..the proper thing I linked will get over 50 deg/cel...with 12v...bulb in a bean tin can get it hotter.

[Stealth]

That will warm it to around 30 degree celsius if it is any good...not really enough but anything can be a help..the proper thing I linked will get over 50 deg/cel...with 12v...bulb in a bean tin can get it hotter.

Yeah I did a tiny bit of reading after I posted that. I can't remember the numbers but it was something like:

Standard house hair dryer 2000watts

12v car hair dryer 150watts. Could probably get it hotter with my breath

No ghetto option unfortunately. A Makita cordless heat gun will set you back about

[jordanp]

i use to use a small gas soldering iron with the mini blowtorch, allways helped a great deal, ive never started an engine cold except on break in

[jordanp]

i now have a proper one runs off a 12v lead acid, or a lipo great thing

[Yrkoon]

wish i had one when i first got my hyper 7 black, spent all day up a quarry out with models and i couldn't get it started at all as it was so tight, ended up using a hair drier when we got back and finally got the engine started in my garden lol

 

meh got a starter box now though