Engine dies at full throttle

[cobra265]

hi. first off i must say i am a newbie at nitro RC cars. but i got alot of experience in the 2 stroke engine. but that aside

I have pretty much tuned this thing pretty good. takes off great runs great but when i get to full throttle after a while about 5 seconds of full throttle it will all of a sudden start to die. i can save it though.

im thinkin its running alittle on the rich side and killin my glow plug. but its a hot plug. i also though maby to lean but theres a good amount of smoke comeing from the pipe. anyone know what my problem is?

[voodoo427]

what temp is it at when it dies?

[z3usX5]

too rich on the high end.

[cobra265]

im useing the water trick. and when i put water on the head it evaporates slowly. il mess around with it and lean it up a bit today.

[z3usX5]

That is a sign that the engine still has room to lean it out. You should use a temp gauge also.

[Grasshopper]

When in doubt...lean it out!
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[Thane]

Thanks for the props Dan.:thumbs:
Always tune to power and smoke. Once that is done, then temp it. Some motors like to ran hotter than others.:confused:
As long you have good smoke down the straight you should be all good.:winner:

[Thane]

What motor do you have?:confused:

[Goose]

you could have an air leak or if the engine has no compression it will do
that and if its a newer engine it might not be broke in yet and you may need a hotter plug.

[cobra265]

o i got it. i was running A3 spark plug i leaned it out and damn did it get hot. so hot that it would evaporat the water right when it hit the head. but i got it perfect now. still dont have a temp gun though.

[AZRCaddict]

Just make sure there is smoke and you'll be fine