ae.15x starting to get hard to start

[Been 2780]

ok my ae.15x engine is starting to get hard to start, today i had to hold full throttle on the controller to get it to start, it has gas in the lines and all, and there is gas getting to the engine,i dont know what it is, it has about a gallon on it, maybe slightly less than a gallon, i only have 2 mods on the engine, a fuel filter, and i took out the restrictor, my truck isnt tuned lean or anything, if anything its a little rich, so if u guys could help me that would be good, hopefully my engine isnt blown or anything. o ya i forgot to mention that the engine is makeing tons of power, so its not worn down

[Been 2780]

ok um i am shure the engine isnt flooded, because if it was it would be hard to pull, and i actually did try that, takeing the glow plug out and all, has to be something else though

[yankeesfan81]

Have you changed the glow plug recently? That will cause that.

[Been 2780]

yes i did change the glow plug

[yankeesfan81]

Mine jsut became hard to start today. I ran it for 1 tank of gas and then refueled and then ran it again and it stalled out on me. Tried and tried to get it started but it wouldnt start. Then I noticed that the pull start was hard to pull. Dont really know why. but I let it sit for like 30 mins or so and tried again and it started after a couple pulls.

[Been 2780]

my pullstart isnt hard to pull though

[LSXEric]

U have all ur settings right? Not too lean on the LSN or HSN. Also make sure ur geting fuel to the motor. Tighten the glow plug where its preety tight. Make sure the header seal isnt ripped or the carb is too loose. (that can cause air leaks) All that fails make sure that the clutch is okay and not seized. If all that doesnt find the bug call AE or take it to the LHS.:cool:

[stang444]

yes i did change the glow plug

Even if the glow plug works achanging to a new one will help??? I have the exact same eng, with the exact same prob but mine wont start period!

[Been 2780]

i found out that my setting where a bit lean last time i took it out

[Been 2780]

ok i tried to run it again today, and nothing, it started once, for like 4 seconds, sputtered out and died. now it wont start at all, im gonna try a new glow plug and see what happens later on

[Been 2780]

alright it wasnt the glow plug, when i went to try again yesterday, before i was gonna change the glow plug, i looked at my glow ignitor, and it said 0 volts. So i charged up my glow ignitor, and tried again later on, and it started right up in like 2 short pulls, it was way to rich though, but at least it doesnt have a problem starting now.

[LSXEric]

Good to here, now go run it! One thing was the Glow ignitor ever charged?

[Been 2780]

ya it was chaarged, i shoulda looked at it before i started to try and start it. its way to hot out right now to run it

[LSXEric]

Yea ur in Arizona here next door in Texas its a 109 heat index because the humidity.

[Been 2780]

ya its like only 100 here right now, but its like really really humid right now 32% humidity

[Mouse4666]

ha you dont have snow to run in

[Been 2780]

i dont want snow to run in