stripped carb????

[tmaxxbasher]

my tmaxx 3.3 went from running awesome today to completely not running at all,after a closer look i noticed that my high speed needle was falling out of the carb. all the threads from the carb were still in the treads of the needle,i can now push my needle in and out of the carb without turning it,its completely stripped........what do i do now? can i use high temp silicon to seal it back in or do i need a new carb?...i looked on the traxxas website but i dont see a part number for just the carb????.....someone please help me!!!!!!!!.......just today i spent $300 on this truck....new tires,rims,body,paint,humppack,charger,and a gallon of fuel and now this happens!

 

[Austin2048]

here is a carb for the 3.3

3.3 Carb

 

[CosmosGoat]

Same thing happened to mine. I just glued it back in with some epoxy and it seams to be working fine now.

 

[tmaxxbasher]

Same thing happened to mine. I just glued it back in with some epoxy and it seams to be working fine now.

well if that works ur saving a perfectly good tmaxx cause at this point i feel like burning it!! what kind of epoxy did you use? thanx alot for ur help my friend!!!!

 

[CosmosGoat]

well if that works ur saving a perfectly good tmaxx cause at this point i feel like burning it!! what kind of epoxy did you use? thanx alot for ur help my friend!!!!

Just used a 2 part you can buy at the hardware or hobby shop. It actually happened to my revo 3.3 but same concept. I got one that said it dried not to rock hard. Like if i were to poke it with something pointy it would leave a littel mark. Give it a try.

 

[olds97_lss]

Is it the threads that the needle itself uses or the threads that hold the HSN assembly onto the carb body?

HSN Assembly: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXDGB1&P=7
Carb body: http://www3.towerhobbies.com/cgi-bin/wti0001p?&I=LXDGA0&P=ML

Much cheaper to buy the part you need vs the whole carb.

 

[CosmosGoat]

Mine was the carb body itself. The HSN assembly would not stay in. I think thats the problem he is having too.

 

[tmaxxbasher]

Mine was the carb body itself. The HSN assembly would not stay in. I think thats the problem he is having too.

yeah man ur rite,it is the carb body.......i have a new one comming on friday.....i just put some jbweld on it to see if that will get me by till friday!?!? nothing ventured nothing gained rite? jbweld is good stuff its still holding my fuel tank together after 2gallons of fuel

 

[CosmosGoat]

Mine has beed holding together for about 1/2 gallon now. I'm sure it will get you by.