STARTING YOUR ENGINE FOR THE FIRST TIME
First, fill your fuel tank with a high quality hobby fuel, such as Fantom SC20 / SC30 Performance Blend or SC20R / SC30R
Racing Blend Fuel. Typically, most people use 30% nitro content fuel in .21-.27 size engines to gain extra horsepower for the
heavier vehicles that these size engines are commonly installed in.
IMPORTANT: Our research has shown that fuel quality plays a very important part in how long your engine will last and perform.
There are many inferior fuels on the market – and they can cause premature wear and/or engine failure. We recommend that
you use only Fantom Fuels for the best performance and longest engine life. Fantom also suggests Trinity® Monster
Horsepower™ blended fuels as the only other recommended fuel.
Before starting your engine for the first time, make sure your carburetor is set to the baseline settings outlined on page 17 of
this manual. At any time, if you experience difficulty starting your engine, please refer to the “ENGINE OPERATIONAL
GUIDELINES” section of this manual for helpful information. Once the fuel tank is filled and the radio gear is turned-on, proceed
by priming the engine by placing your finger over the exhaust outlet for a few seconds, while turning the engine over with either
a starter box or pull start depending on your engine model; this will pressurize the fuel tank, moving fuel into the carburetor and
engine. NOTE: This technique is also helpful in starting your engine any time it won’t start within the first couple of seconds that
you turn over the engine. By placing and removing your finger over the exhaust outlet, in two-second intervals, while turning over
the engine, this maintains fuel pressure to the carburetor, which aids in starting the engine. Be careful not to overdo it though,
as flooding can occur, making the engine difficult to start. With a little practice, you will learn the technique, and should find it
very useful.
NOTE TO PULL START ENGINE OWNERS – It is very important that you DO NOT pull the starter rope out to its full length, as
permanent damage could result, which is not covered by warranty. Use short, quick pulls, only pulling the rope out about 10
inches.
IMPORTANT: Make sure your glow plug igniter is fully charged. Insufficient power to the glow plug will result in poor starting or
complete failure to start. Just because your glow plug glows (while checking it) does not mean that the glow plug is OK and/or
that the glow igniter is charged enough.
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