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