dp_goose

That's how long my new tmaxx lasted. DOH!!!

Was just starting the forth tank of fuel (3 seconds @ full throttle) and on the fifth pass managed to steer the wrong way into a fence. According to the manual, the bits that are broken are the rear skidplate and rear bulkheads. Still, I had great fun doing it. Of to the model shop in the morning.

When starting back up should I run the engine for a while to warm it up before continuing on tank four? Should it normally be warmed up (after it's broken in)?

Goose

ICrashThings

usually what i do is, start up the truck, and when im putting on the body(cause i have a pull start) the engine gets warmed up by the time im ready to send it off...but thats what i do now, not sure what i did for break in.

Running_On_E

dp_Goose,if it were my truck I would go thru step 1-4 on the the same tank.. Just start off with step 1 and gradualy move up to step 4 by the time you reach half a tank.
Just dont start running it wide open just yet.

sbb4us

I feel your pain man. On my 4th or 5th tank i almost ran my brand new truck into a parking block at a good 30mph i turned reall sharp and just side swiped it my heart was almost beating out of my chest. I don't know how hard you hit but you might find other pieces busted so I would take it apart before you go (if you already haven't) because one time I crashed mine bad and I think i have just managed to fix everything that broke ex. I found an A arm pin was bent pretty bad, all my bumper screws were bent horribly and I had a crack in the gas tank.

schmism

<snicker> bent bumper screws <snicker> hey you didnt hit HARD till you shear them off.... ive sheard off a good half dozen

oh and im on my third gas tank

oh and ive had my truck for about a month

dp_goose

Thanks for the advice. I hope nothing else is broken. I'm counting on the shop having the spares cause we've got a bank holiday on monday (in the UK) so I want be out there again (in the park this time). You just don't realise how quick your reflexes have to be with these things. How do people cope with racing at these silly speeds?

schmism

youll get better at driveing over time, i heard peeps talk about running the "break in" in figure 8's so you both "break in" the engine and get practice at driveing the truck before you have it going WOT at 30mph at the fence

sbb4us

hey, now you have insulted my pride, that was just the stuff that i found broken later. I broke 2 tabs off the motor mount both front bulkheads and the front skid plate.