carb cleaning

[bergoff]

will it hurt the rubber boot on the slide of the carb to let it soak in da. the carb is plugged tight and i can even blow through it. the inlet is clean. i was thinking of taking it all apart and letting it soak over night. its on a revo 2.5. thanks shaun

 

[Metalhead Matt]

Take it off. It's probably dirty underneath of it.

 

[RC Addict]

DA won't hurt it but I wouldn't soak it in it. Take it off and clean it in some fuel. Let it dry, spray it with DA and wipe it off then reinstall.

 

[bergoff]

well its all good. totally stripped it down and cleaned it. the last guy that had this i think never cleaned it. and now i just realized ez start sucks and will be installing a pull start.

 

[Metalhead Matt]

Better get it running and tuned before you ditch the easy start. It's way easier to push a button than to yank a rope for an hour straight.

 

[bergoff]

yeah i will. can't wait to try to get it going. i bought fuel glow plugs and a fail safe yesterday.

 

[RC Addict]

Ah, very good! A fail safe is a must!

 

[bergoff]

yeah i thought that i should invest in one case my xtm xt2 went flying across the st. and smashed into the curb and went flying. after that the engine wouldnt stay put. so i traded it and a hpi rs4 3 ss roller for the revo. i think i did good.

 

[RC Addict]

So you too learned the hard way. Meah... it happens to the best of us!