Problems with a mini

MARQO · Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:08 pm

I biuilt a mini and the spark and everthing is ok but I just can't get it to shoot. PLEASE HELP!!!

Insomniac · Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:44 pm

UTFSE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! (Use The Freakin Search Engine!)

Oh and seeing as your new I'll give yout he answer anyway: USE LESS FUEL. Spray in the tinyest tinyest amount of fuel then wave the gun around for a few seconds so most of the fuel escapes and then put the cap on and fire. You only need the most miniscule amount of fuel imaginable.

MARQO · Sat Mar 10, 2007 9:47 pm

Thanks for the advice and yes next time i will use the search engine. By the way can a use a q-tip to cllean the fuel in their? And just so you know i use the spray deoderant as fuel

Insomniac · Sat Mar 10, 2007 10:06 pm

You shouldn't need to clean the inside of the chamber. To get the right amount of fuel in the chamber you only have to squeeze the aerosol valve enough that some gas comes out, no deoderent liquid should come out, and its the liquid that messes up the gun.

If you still can't get it to fire, flood the chamber with gas (spray a decent bit of fuel in) and leave the cap off, and make sure the barrel is empty. wave the gun around while constantly clicking the sparker. It should eventually ignite and then you will have a better idea of how much fuel to use.

MARQO · Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:04 pm

What do you mean to flood it with gas and what kind of gas i am so confused.

zeigs spud · Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:10 pm

minis have that prob cuz of fuel to air ratio is usualy off.

MARQO · Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:13 pm

How do I find the fuel to air ratio. sorry iam new at this.

Insomniac · Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:21 pm

You don't find the fuel to air ratio. All that means is how much fuel is in the gun compared to the amount of air in the gun. Fuel needs air to burn, so if you have too much fuel in the chamber there won't be enough air for it to burn. Likewise, too little fuel and the gun won't fire. When I say 'flood the chamber with gas', all I mean is to spray too much fuel in so that there is not enough to ignite. The gas I am talking about is the pressurised gas that is in the aerosol can. It pushes the liquid out of the nozzle when the nozzle is pushed down.

MARQO · Sat Mar 10, 2007 11:28 pm

What do you mean with the nozzle pushed down?

hi · Sun Mar 11, 2007 2:06 am

The nozzle is that thing you push down with your finger. Use a mapp gas tank and a blow tourch, it comes out slower and is more powerful and much easyer to ignite.

Insomniac · Sun Mar 11, 2007 2:54 am

Yeah I was refering to the spray nozzle on the deoderent can.

MARQO · Sun Mar 11, 2007 10:28 am

I try that today.

MARQO · Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:38 pm

Nope it didnt work. I tryed it many times and it did not work any of all of those. I still wonder what the problem is.
YAY!!!!
I FINALLY GOT IT TO WORK:).
But I have to click it a lot of times in order for it to shoot just one.
I got it to work the first couple of time but now it just wont work. :'(

MARQO · Mon Mar 12, 2007 5:59 pm

Sorry about double posting.

zeigs spud · Mon Mar 12, 2007 6:01 pm

MARQO wrote:YAY!!!!
I FINALLY GOT IT TO WORK:).
But I have to click it a lot of times in order for it to shoot just one.
I got it to work the first couple of time but now it just wont work. :'(

-cough-please don't duble post just click the edit button on the top right-cough-
lol yea that is a problom with alota mini's, i have to do that as well.