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Engine is hard to turn over:
1. If the engine is hard to turn over make sure the battery in
your Spin-Start is fully charged.
2. The engine may be flooded. Remove the glow plug, turn
the model upside down over a rag and turn the engine
over. Raw fuel should spray out of the glow plug hole.
Replace the glow plug making sure you replace the small
copper gasket that goes on it.
3. If the engine is still hard to turn over there may be internal
damage. See your hobby dealer or call Horizon Hobby
Product Support for help.
Engine tries to start but will not run:
1. Check the glow igniter as noted above.
2. Engine may be loaded up with excess fuel inside. Count
to 5 before trying to start. If starting improves repeat until
the engine runs and idles.
3. Engine may be overheated. Let cool, open high-speed
needle 2 hours and retry.
4. If the fuel has been left open or is over 6 months old try
replacing the fuel including that in the fuel line.
5. Read “Engine Tuning” section for more help.
Filling/Changing the Shock Fluid
1. Hold the plastic shock end in one hand and slide the
spring cup at the bottom up compressing the spring. While
holding the compressed spring between your fingers, slide
the spring cup off the shock shaft through the open slot in
the cup. Remove the spring and set it aside.
2. While holding the shock body with the shaft pointing up,
turn the plastic hex of the shock cartridge (where the shaft
enters the shock) counter-clockwise until it and the shock
shaft can be removed.
3. If changing the fluid turn the shock body upside down
over a garbage can allowing all of the fluid to escape. This
is a good time to clean the inside of the shock body with
LOSI Nitrotec spray cleaner (LOSA99217).
4. Fill the shock body to the bottom of the threads inside the
shock body with LOSI 35wt.shock fluid (LOSA5225) or if
changing, the new weight fluid.
5. Insert the shaft/cartridge assembly with the shock piston
against the cartridge into the shock body. Slowly tighten
(turn clockwise) the cartridge about two full turns only.
7. With the cartridge still slightly loose, slowly push the shock
shaft into the shock body. Fluid will escape around the
threads. This will bleed the excess fluid out of the shock.
Once the shaft is all the way down, tighten the shock
cartridge finger tight.
8. With the shaft assembly still pushed all the way in, secure
the cartridge by tightening with pliers or a 7/16-inch
wrench approximately 1/8 to 1/4 of a turn. There should
be no air in the shocks as you move the shaft in and out.
If there is you need more fluid. If the shock does not
compress all the way, the shock has too much fluid and
you need to loosen the cartridge 1/2 turn and repeat
starting at step 7.
Shock Diagram
A5051
A5155
or
A5154
A5073
A5074
A501
A5015
A5079
A2006
A6100
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