foreverNight

ok i went to start my max when it cranked then it just stopped like something got stuck, then like a genius i kept pressing the button on the ez starter. Scratched my head then tried again, same thing it cranked then stopped and i kept pressing the button. I realized that the flywheel was stuck so i used a flat blade screwdriver to rotate the flywheel over. then i tried again.
this time the motor turned as well as the flywheel. It wouldnt start so i looked at the led on the ez start box and the glowplug light wasnt on so i changed the glowplug. And still nothing. the glowplug wire is fine. did i kill my ez starter? any suggestions would be great. thanks

wogerwabbit

Chances are its a straight forward flooded engine. Take the Gloplug out and turn your Maxx upside down to clear any fuel in the head. I sometimes turn it over with the ezstart,(without the gloplug) to push out any fuel

foreverNight

Yeh thats what i thought too but, i looked at the gloplug while pushing the ez start and it didnt glow.

AddictedtoRC

you have to touch the side of the glow plug on the engine block to get a ground and complete the circuit while pushing the ezstart button.

Is the engine new?

foreverNight

Its a new t-maxx. and i touched the gloplug to the motor side while pressing the ez start button and nothing, no glow. Could it be the ez start box?

ratfog2005

you fried the ignitor in the wand by holding too long when the motor would not crank. over traxxas will fix it for free; but you will be w/o your wand for months .no wand meanns no playing .so i suggest you go buy a rechargable glo-starter for 20.00 and have fun. p.s. the reason your flywheel is locking up is to much fuel in the head .when this happens do as you did with the screwdriver an flywheel but loosen your glow plug also until it starts then re-tighten it works like a charm all the time.

foreverNight

Thanks. I firgured out that i fried my ez start. I went and bought a glow starter the other day. It works like a charm starts up on the first try every time!