Breaking-in a new engine is never easy. However, it is something really important to maximize the lifespan of your nitro engine. Here, a Picco P3TT, Reno Savoya shows you his technique to safely start to break in your new engine, and start to use it in the right conditions.
2 possible techniques for easy and effortless break-in:
- static tanks so as to fit the piston liner and all the peripherals, then directly on the track with a rich setting. You can easily consider going directly to the track, it will only be better when the engine has good carburation and a "rich" setting. It is also a very good method in cold weather, the engine will therefore keep a better operating temperature.
- fuel tanks with the so-called "Japanese" technique. This technique is used to save time, but it should be avoided when the outside temperatures do not exceed 20 °C. Indeed, with this technique, the engine block remains cold, and you could damage the liner / piston assembly prematurely.
At any time during break-in, you can control the temperature of the engine block (if not the spark plug), and make sure you have an engine operating temperature between 60 and 90 °C. Below, during a break-in in winter for example, you can damage your engine with a lack of lubrication.