Engine keeps dying

[randyleek]

I have a new redcat buggy that has about 5 hours on the engine. The problem is it startes and seems to run fine for about one minute and just dies. Boggs down and just dies. I'll carry it back to my area were my equeipmet is and it will starte right back up and do the same thing again and again. Any ideas? When it dies and i've pulled the breather off and it looks like there is excess fuel in the carb at the time it dies.

 

[dozer187]

hmmm sounds like u could be to rich on the low end needle...could also be a weak spark....but generally it wouldnt start at all if it was to weak of a spark....try leaning out the mixture a 1/16th of a turn on the low end

 

[randyleek]

thanks for the help. I'll try leaning it out this evening after work.

 

[jacosj]

check the cap on your fuel tank. sometimes giving it a larger breather hole vent can help with that