MGT problem

[steve1]

Well I just got a chance to take the Mini out today and I have a problem.
It gets about 50 ft from me and it goes crazy. It went WOT and I had no control over it. It hit a curb and broke the wheel from the hub. Problem is it did it twice today. Ran WOT for about 30 sec then died.It has new batteries and I am in an open field with no one around.Any ideas ???
What damage do you think I;ve caused to the engine.? BTW It's only on it's 1st tank of nitro. Thanks Steve

Update I contacted Assoc. They advised I mail it back to them .Warranty
They believe it's eithera bad receiver/or transmitter
Waiting for UPS to pick it up

 

[dawsongdawg]

Thats good that even with the damage which occured, that Associated was willing to recieve it to diagnose and hopefully replace and fix your truck. Good Luck!

 

[olds97_lss]

Well, WOT on a brand new engine rarely does much. They are tuned pretty rich and without a good compression seal that you end up with after break-in, they don't get to too high of RPM anyway. My guess is minimal damage if any.

Flaky electronics do suck. Could be a handful of things, so hopefully they get it sorted out for you.

 

[rokitt51]

Were the receiver and transmitter batteries good?