elmozracing
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- May 9, 2003
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I received my new boat last week, 42" deep vee with a 7.5 K&B. I was able to start the boat a couple times at home to make sure that she fired up, and indeed did. Of course when you get to where there is water..... is when you encounter all of the problems! My first battle that I thought looked a little funny from the beginning is the starter belt, I may just be missing something obvious, but I bought a brand new 12 volt Hobbico starter and a new battery and charger for it. It seems to have a LOT of trouble turning this enginge over. If I loosen the glow plug a little it turns over great, but as soon as I tighten it down it seems like this thing has a ton of compression, it will barely turn it over, let alone enough times to give it a chance to fire. If the belt gets theven a little bit of fuel or water on it, I have no chance, as it will just spin on the pullies. I though it may be flooded, but when I pulled the plug and turned it over it didn't spray any fuel. The belt seems to rub on both sides of the throttle and I am sure that isn't helping. I got her started and ran about 20-30 seconds each before stalling, but tuning isn't my area of concern, as I have tuned nitro cars/trucks enough to get the hang of it. So, if anyone can help me with this starting issue it would be appreciated.
???Thanks a lot - Bryan
???Thanks a lot - Bryan