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23CARSON Virus 4.0 Chassis Nitro 500204031 / 500202016
Trouble Possible reason Solution
Engine won’t start Engine flooded. Too much fuel in engine. Remove glow plug. Pull pull-start 6-8 times, Beware
ofsprayingfuel.
Dead glow plug heater Remove glow plug. Place glow plug in heater. If the
glowplugdoesnotgloworangetheplugmaybe
dead. See also glow heater. (Wear gloves)
Deadglowheaterbattery Place new glow plug in heater. If it glows dim or not
atall,replaceheaterbattery.
Emptyfueltank/Nofuelinengine Fillfueltank.Primeenginebypullingpull-startonce
while holding finger tip over muffler (Wear gloves).
Overheating Runningathightemperaturesmaycausevapour
lock.Letthecarcooldownfor10-15minutes.
Engine stalls Overheating Checktemperature.Ifover130°C,richencarbmix-
ture.Checktomakesurewheelsspinfreely.
Disconnected fuel pressure line Reattach pressure line from exhaust pipe to fuel tank
lid.
Dirtyaircleaner Wash with soap and water, then use air filter oil (No
500032648).
Carburettor loose Check carb-lock bolt and nut. Press carb onto engine
block, tighten nut to prevent air leak.
Model doesn´t move Transmitter or chassis power switch is not ”ON“ Switch power on receiver or transmitter
Polarityorbatterytypeiswrong Checkpolarityandtypeofbattery
Batteries have run down Change batteries or charge them
Loss of control Batteries have run down Change batteries or charge them
Antennaismissingornotattachedproperly Attach receiver antenna and/or transmitter antenna
screw tight
R/Cmodelusingsameband(frequency)is
nearby
Runmodelindifferentareaorchangecrystal
Doesn´t run straight Steeringtrimisnotadjustedcorrectly Make adjustment
Front and rear wheel nuts are too lose Tighten wheel nuts
Doesn´t stop Throttletrimisnotadjustedcorrectly Make adjustment
Doesn´t reverse Throttletrimisnotadjustedcorrectly Make adjustment
Wrong action Controlproperly
Running too slowly Batteries have run down Change batteries or charge them
Motor has lost power Change to spare motor
Rear wheel nuts are too loose Tighten wheel nuts
Dust or foreign objects are inside gears Turn the power switch ”OFF“ and clean out gears
Troubleshooting
23CARSON Virus 4.0 Chassis Nitro 500204031 / 500202016