| Owning and operating a nitro powered radio | | | | recommended nitro mix. 20% is the most |
| controlled car or truck adds an element of | | | | popular. OK? Now we are ready to fire her up. |
| excitement and realism to this hobby above | | | | |
| and beyond that provided by the electric RC | | | | Clip the glow igniter to the glow plug |
| counterparts. Unfortunately, it also poses | | | | located in the top of the engine cylinder |
| some unique challenges. The one question that | | | | head. Rotate the engine by whatever means |
| is posed to me the most often is 'how do I | | | | your car or truck uses such as manual pull |
| start a gas powered RC car'? | | | | recoil, on board electric starter, drill |
| | | | operated shaft starter, or portable starter |
| Well, first of all, you need to assemble a | | | | box. You may have to 'choke' the engine to |
| few necessary items. These can be obtained | | | | initially supply fuel to the carburetor. You |
| either individually, or purchased as a | | | | can easily do this by placing a finger over |
| package with or without your radio controlled | | | | the exhaust outlet. Watch for fuel movement |
| car or truck. You will need the correct nitro | | | | through the fuel hose so you know when fuel |
| fuel, a glow igniter, batteries for your | | | | has reached the carburetor. You don't want to |
| radio transmitter and receiver, and a small | | | | flood the engine! |
| screwdriver. | | | | |
| | | | Once the engine has started and is running |
| Have your glow igniter fully charged and | | | | smoothly, you can remove the glow igniter. |
| ready to use. Make sure you have installed | | | | Drive easy for a few minutes until the engine |
| batteries in your controller (transmitter) | | | | warms up a little. After warm up you may find |
| and the car's on board receiver. Verify that | | | | it necessary to adjust the carburetor high |
| they are functioning properly by operating | | | | speed needle, low speed needle, or idle speed |
| the steering, throttle and brake. After all, | | | | set screw to maximize performance. |
| you want to be able to control your RC car | | | | |
| once it is running! Fill the car's fuel tank | | | | This might all seem intimidating to you, but |
| with the proper nitro fuel. Be careful - fuel | | | | it really isn't hard to learn with a little |
| is extremely flammable and toxic! Check with | | | | practice and patience. The sound of that high |
| your engine's manufacturer or your local | | | | performance nitro engine springing to life |
| hobby shop to make sure you are using the | | | | makes it well worth the effort! |