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Glow plug igniter does not work.
Replace igniter batteries or recharge igniter. STEP-BY-STEP HELP
Carburetor adjustments are wrong.
The manual gives the correct adjustments.
Air filter dirty or covered.
Change or clean air filter. STEP-BY-STEP HELP
Stalls at idle, revving up.
Low speed fuel mixture needs to be richened, so turn the low-end screw counterclockwise. This would add more fuel, which will then bring down the engine temperature and the idle speed.
Stalls at idle, revving down or slowly dies.
Needs to be leaned, so turn the low speed fuel mixture screw clockwise.
Engine is lean at idle.
Richen by turning your low speed fuel mixture screw counterclockwise.
STEP-BY-STEP HELP
Not enough air to cool the engine.
Cut out more or larger openings in your body. STEP-BY-STEP HELP
Don't know how to set up linkage from scratch.
Follow step-by-step instructions here.
Motor mount screw(s) missing or loose.
Add the missing screws or tighten them. STEP-BY-STEP HELP
Transmission screw(s) missing or loose.
Add the missing screws or tighten them. STEP-BY-STEP HELP
Gear mesh wrong.
Re-adjust gear mesh. STEP-BY-STEP HELP
Slipper clutch too tight.
Loosen the slipper clutch. STEP-BY-STEP HELP
Brakes dragging during acceleration, melting teeth.
Adjust your brake linkage so that when you apply throttle your brakes aren’t on. STEP-BY-STEP HELP
Teeth of spur gear melted at idle.
Make sure your clutch gear was installed correctly.
Too much chassis flex.
Replace tub chassis for Associated's flat chassis. STEP-BY-STEP HELP
Landing off jump strips spur gear.
Stop landing off jumps with finger on trigger. STEP-BY-STEP HELP
Gear pitch too fine.
Change to standard 32 pitch spur/pinion gears. STEP-BY-STEP HELP
My engine has a slide carb, which links differently from what the manual says.
Click one of the following
options to read and/or print out special instructions on linking a slide
carb for the RC10GT.
Jpg version Part 1, jpg version.
Part 2, jpg version.
PDF version.
I don't know how to break in my engine for the first time.
Break-in instructions, PDF version.
When I pull my starter cord, it doesn't catch.
Try oiling the one-way bearing.
