Out of the box engine

[Boosted]

Has anyone not been able to start their rampage xt right out of the box? I had to screw all my carb needles in and then back them out 1 1/4 turn just to fire the thing up!!! At first I didn't think to do that because I was under the impression it was ready to go but it wasn't

 

[Guest]

They do not come pre-tuned. Even if they did, shipping can cause the need to retune. In most cases you are the first to start it.

 

[Boosted]

Things happen

I wish I knew that!!! I was tryin to start it for like 15 minutes... I bought a volcano s30 nitro last year and that was tuned and ready to go but oh we'll its running now

 

[Guest]

If you haven't yet, I recommend going over this list. http://www.redcatrampageforum.com/showthread.php?t=25

 

[viperaider]

before you ever tinker with a carb...try a can of starting fluid. fuel and ignition. always wonder about fuel first. All my years I havent seen a fresh bad spark plug.

 

[RampageHopUps]

Set the needles to factory, don't use starting fluid and try it again.

 

[viperaider]

Why would you not use starting fluid? I drip petrol into a carburetor to check for ignition.

 

[RampageHopUps]

Starting fluid is too lean for these engines.

 

[viperaider]

I forget americans have canned petrol. I dab a bit of fuel I run into a carburetor. shouldnt need rocket fuel to start a weedeater.

 

[Guest]

before you ever tinker with a carb...try a can of starting fluid. fuel and ignition. always wonder about fuel first. All my years I havent seen a fresh bad spark plug.

I have had one bad out of the box and another fail during break in. These were both brand new out of the box cars.

 

[erdoganog]

the carbs that come with these are not so good

look for walbro 668 30-40 bucks