Shepherd Velox 8.2 with Novarossi at Hyvinkää onroad track, Finland

[@arixxblack]

Wow. Legend. RIP novarossi

[@OnroadRC_and_OffroadRC_Finland]

Yes :(. I actually got some very good information about this engine and the reason why the cooling head is orange instead of the Novarossi pink.

[@LukeMaj80]

Heard the warm Up. Liked.

[@OnroadRC_and_OffroadRC_Finland]

Yeah it got better in the end. I was too shy and too careful with leaning the HSN.

[@mugenmrx5196]

What was the head clearance atm of running it sounds like a to big clearance i would never run nice in the high rpm hete in the south of the netherlands we al run 0,5 on the cars behoren i changed it it was 0,7 it did not get in the rpm when i tried to lean it out i would not run nice just like your car is doing after the change it was a rocket the engine was a jp eageld r9

[@OnroadRC_and_OffroadRC_Finland]

I am sorry. I am so beginner that I don't actually know what you are talking about? Are you meaning the shims between the cylinder block and the cooling head? There is something but haven't measured it, have to measure if that is the thing I should check. I was now having similar kind of issues with another engine and I think it was related to the fact that I just had too small idle gap. One have to remember that I really am a beginner, although trying to learn and study these things alot still though a beginner. So there can be something I just have missed. I am trying to get this engine again next season I think in May if the weathers are fine. I wish the winter would be over even though it hasn't even turned into a winter yet :). I think I have damaged it at least slightly but I am not sure because there was also some signs of some sort of small object ( maybe a piece of plug wire) having done some damage, once again not sure. I bought a connecting rod earlier and changed it on this engine. It was a must if I wanted to run this again. On the other hand it might have made more sense just to sell the rod and forget this engine but as I have liked this a lot for some reason I just wanted to change the rod and try to make this going again :). But please if possible comment more and I will try to check this clearance thing.

[@mugenmrx5196]

@@OnroadRC_and_OffroadRC_Finland look ad my video on my channel of my mrx5 it runs verry good now its time to hit the track asap

[@kikiautorcman787B]

Respect for you, you are alone for set and drive the car... 🏃‍♂️⬆️⬇️🏃‍♂️😅‼️And you make settings "little by little", it's a good method...👍, but it's difficult to help you when not on the track with you... Check the carburator and inside the engine, because it's always the same problem even if you touch each screw (sounds too rich...) 🤔⁉️💯🛢️🔥🏁🏎️🤓🇫🇷

[@OnroadRC_and_OffroadRC_Finland]

Thank you so much for your nice comment. I commented some things below when answering the other comment. Yes, there might have been an issue already at this point. After this movie I actually cleaned the carb, didn't find anything odd though. Then I ran this engine on two different occasions and then there actually emerged a bigger problem. The piston looked like I had driven it too lean at some point. Well, this was a nice engine and I am possibly trying to get it running again and maybe just practice with it and spare the sligthly better engines for racing. When I started with these cars I realized I probably cannot avoid making at least one engine bad when trying to learn tuning. Still a bit sad with this engine now :(. One of the bearings feel bad, haven't yet removed them but I will do and check them. One problem is that I have heard that the bearings for this engine might be quite expensive, a bit too expensive..

[@kikiautorcman787B]

@@OnroadRC_and_OffroadRC_Finland Never give up, you look a real addict of on-road 1/8 nitro and serious in what you do, respect... 👍‼️💯🛢️🔥🏁🏎️🤓🔊

[@markgilson2809]

15:50

[@OnroadRC_and_OffroadRC_Finland]

Yes, that sounds horrible. After this video I advanced a bit with the tuning and in the end of this summer 2022 I was doing quite allright I think. Still had some troubles in the end but when I described the problems to more experienced guys they thought the same than what me: there must have been something wrong with the engine or with the carb, probably with the carburetor, probably dirty and some small garbage causing the issue I experienced.

[@stephengong2000]

something wrong with your engine

[@OnroadRC_and_OffroadRC_Finland]

Please comment more about the issue. When doing this video I was in the beginning of the learning process regarding engine tuning. I have now learned a bit more but still a lot to learn. I actually was forced to change the engine soon after this. I might have done something wrong at some point. I don't know whether you watched the whole video but the engine still got better in the end. Because I was trying to avoid breaking the engine I was doing very small adjustments with the needles and even going forth and back just to see that does the changes affect like I thought they should affect. I was trying very hard not to go too lean with the HSN and I was trying to find the right spot with the LSN and now afterwards I think I found it already but still tried to lean more the LSN and that just was not possible go any leaner anymore? Then because I was afraid of leaning HSN too much I just did not dare to lean HSN enough? I am now currently using two engines, one O.S. Eurospec and one Max rp9 and I feel (and other drivers who have been around when I have been driving) I have succeeded tuning them quite right. Still I realise there is very much still to learn but I am quite happy where I am currently. I can now also concentrate also a bit on the driving also and not just on the engine :).