wal_mart_security

can anyone tell me what i might be expecting in the terms of maintenence if i get a nitro car? i already know the break in procedure part its just after that i need to know what i should expect to have to do to keep it running smooth and looking good.

jdmkyosho

I would like to know too!

bateater

hm for matience you can get some simple green and dilute it ( 1/2 simple green to 1 water) and use a tooth brush to scrub down everything just try to stay away from anything electronic and I just woke up so that is all I can think of right off the top of my head

wal_mart_security

thats not that bad....will the engine need any kind of maintenence? like a tune up after X amount of hours?

bateater

no it wont a glow plug will go out some times but that is it and after your engine looses compression about 8 (+ or - about 4 gallons) gallons you either need a new engine or a new piston and sleeve

wal_mart_security

then break-in proedures are in the manuals right?

bateater

that is correct the manual will go through just about everything you need to start up remember to buy a temp gun when you go to buy your nitro vehichle because if you engine gets to hot then say bye bye to your engine but its no big deal at all so dont get all scared and mess up. just take it easy read over and over and over and over ETC... your manual to know everything read posts here learn from people LISTEN to people. and most inportant do not annoy anyone and have fun and do not get hurt

ryan_t888

I will suggest not to follow the manual's break-in instructions. Use the heat-cycling method as it is the best known break-in precedure for any ABC engine. Many companies still use the old school method in their instructions.
IMO - the hotter an engine gets during break-in, the better, whether it would be 215 or 265+.

Read post #6 by Fuelman
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_27...tm.htm#2786285

Also, I would suggest not to get a temp gun for break-in as they cause more frustration and problems then they solve. As long as you get the temps way up there you will be fine.(following the advice in the linked thread)

As far as maintenance goes, clean the vehicle as you would to any other RC. And use after run oil when storing for more than a few weeks.

After a run or at the end of the day, always run the engine out of fuel and make certain the piston is at Bottom Dead Centre.

Ryan

wal_mart_security

well thats definatly what i needed thanks for the help guys

Fletch124

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after everyday after you ran it put a few drops of after run oil in the intake and pull the starter just once or twice and your good. Ohh yeah and at the end of the very last tank when you go to turn it off pinch the fuel line to the carb so that it burns all of the fuel out of the engine then put in the after run.