Idles high at half tank

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Damien05

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Hey guys, so after i drive it for a while and it gets to about a half a tank, it idles high. High enough to engage the clutch a bit and move the truck. And when i use the throttle on the remote, it seems to not have any power. Its idleing like its lean, but driving like its rich. Also my killer rc kill switch wont let me kill the engine by either turning off the remote or hitting the red switch on the side. The only way i can turn off the engine is by flooding it. I don't know if both problems are related but seems weird. Also the kill switch does work when its not running, which does me no good. Any ideas why she would start to act up at half a tank? Thanks.
 
The filter in the tank may not be on the bottom and is sucking some air or you need to reset the carb to default...I'm willing to bet The kill switch may have come loose from the coil post at the red kill button..I had it happen before and had to yank fuel lines .
 
Damien05 said:
Also the kill switch does work when its not running, which does me no good.
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Hard to tell when your engine is not running and the purpose of the kill switch is to kill the engine.

BertR said:
The filter in the tank may not be on the bottom and is sucking some air or you need to reset the carb to default...I'm willing to bet The kill switch may have come loose from the coil post at the red kill button..I had it happen before and had to yank fuel lines .
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+1 on that. Not being able to kill the engine with the default button is definitely a sign of a bad push button or a bad/ine instant connection.
 
Idles high at half tank

When it starts idling high, did you try loosening the tank cap? Your tank might need venting.

P.S. The button issue is definetely not related.
 
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