plug eating revo

[Raging Revo]

Rook, I checked the temperature on my last run and it was only 140*-160* I was a bit surprised and it ran very well also, doesn't this seem low? I used the glowplug out of my Rustler since it was lasting so long.

 

[Rooky78]

I would think that seems a bit low. But not knowing the ambient temperature, I'm not real sure.

 

[Raging Revo]

It was around 75-80* that day, could it be a cold plug?

 

[Rooky78]

Could be. I'd lean it some

 

[Raging Revo]

I did a 1/4 turn lean and it sputtered down. I have a video of rear views to show the smoke stream, I'll try to post, I've never edited & posted a video before but I'll give it a try.

 

[Rooky78]

1/4 at a time is too much. Baby steps. Lol

 

[olds97_lss]

Here's a closeup, you can click on it to get it to magnify.

Not sure if you mentioned it or not, but what brand/model # are the plugs your using? To me, that doesn't look bad. Maybe a hair on the lean side, but it looks ok to me. I'm wondering if you just got a bad batch of plugs or something.

What igniter are you using?

 

[Raging Revo]

They were Traxxas & was getting a nice smoke trail, I am now trying HSP n3/#3 gp's now and so far engine is running cool 190-206* and haven't blown one in 3 tanks. I'm using the EZ Traxxas igniter.

 

[olds97_lss]

Maybe there's something wrong with the wand. Might want to try a normal igniter and see how that does. Perhaps your getting a bad connection with the wand and there's nothing wrong with the plugs... or perhaps the wand is sending too much juice and is cooking the plugs.

Personally, I never cared for the wand to heat the plug. I liked to heat the plug for 3-4 seconds before turning the engine over. Even when I did use the wand, I still used a normal heater for the plug.

 

[Rooky78]

That's how I do the one I have. I use my igniter and the wand. Not quite as handy as the wand, but works better IMHO.

 

[olds97_lss]

Considering you can get an AA igniter that will easily fit in your pocket for like $6 on ebay and with a 2200mah NiMH AA, the thing will easily last you all day. I've had no issue with losing power even when breaking in an engine with all the starts/stops and extended running with the igniter on to keep it going when rich.