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T-Maxx wont run :( Please Help!!!!!

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Does it die with just easing it out, or when you pull full trigger?
Richen the LSN till it responds to half throttle. Any adjustment after half is done with the HSN.
 
It runs untill I hit the trigger than I dies almost instantly very frustrating lol I WILL get it to run right lol I ordered a new medium glow pug from Rush Rc. I'm using a hot plug now with 20% nitro and have been told that this doesn't work well so I'm Hoping that this might help it stay running a little better so I can try to tune it but I dunno :)
 
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It will move about a foot then it dies instantly
 
I can get it to run and sometime I can get it to half throttle but most the time it just dies out!!! This is getting me very frustrated hopefuly a new glow plug will work if not I'm almost tempted to sell it and buy something else I have ran it for a total of 15 minutes or so barley running and spent hours trying to get it to run aaaaagggggggggg :doh:

Rolex said:
Does that mean it idles, but won't pull out at all? Even with gentle throttle?
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I can get it to idle but thats about it if I hit the trigger it sometimes will rev up to around half throttle than dies or it will just die instantly :shrug:
 
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I'm so frustrated I'm thinking of having myself a T-maxx bonfire :flamer:
 
Okay, let's try this again. Get it started, get it up to temp. Start by checking where you LSN is. It's supposed to be flush with the ring. Not the linkage to the throttle, but the ring around the screw. When it's flush, try to throttle it out slowly, and see what it does. If it stalls, richen the LSN by 1/16 of a turn. Try it again. If nothing changes, do it another 1/16 turn. If, after doing this several times, nothing changes, and maybe it even got worse, reset the LSN back to flush, then use the same process, but turn it IN, or to a leaner setting. What I would also recommend is that you hold the car off the ground, and start to give it throttle to blow the 'snot' out of it. If it's been stalling this much, it's time to clear it out.
 
Ok thanks Rolex I will give that a try tomorrow and I was setting the lsn flush with the linkage lol and not the ring I really appreciate you being patient with me and being so helpfull, you are the MAN!!! :) :cheers:
 
Rolex is the man because I tought him every thing he knows...so thank me LOL :jk: rolex will get you going.. good job rolex your the man
 
LOL thank you too Zandor you also are the Man!!! I appreciate the help I have recieved from both of you!!!!
 
Psssst......Jessie G, don't listen to anything ZANDO the clown says.
Nothing important in ALL of history was ever credited to a clown.......
well, other than him saying, "Good job, Rolex. You're the man."
 
that is one scary clown!!! but a helpfull one Oh yeah today the only way I could get my maxx to run was to turn up the trim on my controller so the throttle was open more I checked the opeing of the slide in the carb and tried to set it the thickness of a credit card do I leave it there and keep adjusting the lsn untill it will run?
 
The LSN and the idle pretty much work as a team. When the LSN is leaned, the idle usually picks up, and needs to be turned down. Not always, but if the LSN is very rich, and the idle way up, by the time the LSN is right, the idle is high.
When setting your idle opening, do it with the throttle trim on the radio ALL the way off.
You then raise the trim just for cold starts and warming it up.
 
Rolex said:
The LSN and the idle pretty much work as a team. When the LSN is leaned, the idle usually picks up, and needs to be turned down. Not always, but if the LSN is very rich, and the idle way up, by the time the LSN is right, the idle is high.
When setting your idle opening, do it with the throttle trim on the radio ALL the way off.
You then raise the trim just for cold starts and warming it up.
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Ok thats a good idea I had it set straight up and down kind of like a manual choke very cool!!!!
 
Rolex said:
Okay, let's try this again. Get it started, get it up to temp. Start by checking where you LSN is. It's supposed to be flush with the ring. Not the linkage to the throttle, but the ring around the screw. When it's flush, try to throttle it out slowly, and see what it does. If it stalls, richen the LSN by 1/16 of a turn. Try it again. If nothing changes, do it another 1/16 turn. If, after doing this several times, nothing changes, and maybe it even got worse, reset the LSN back to flush, then use the same process, but turn it IN, or to a leaner setting. What I would also recommend is that you hold the car off the ground, and start to give it throttle to blow the 'snot' out of it. If it's been stalling this much, it's time to clear it out.
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I got it to run by leaning out the mixture but it will only run when I have the throttle trim up I did set the throttle with the trim all the way down it doesn't want to stay running much lower than when the clutches are ingaging I tried for over and hour and it did the same thing no mater what I did unless I tried to richen the mixture than It wouldnt start then I had to turn it a 1/16 of a turn pull the pull start over and over untill it would run again at a high rpm it just stalls when its at idle after about 4 or 5 seconds I bought the truck used on ebay the previous owner said it had just been rebuilt but Other than that I dont know anything about the motor. I did have it run down the street and back a couple times when I first got it actually hit second gear lol but it ran very bad and I havent gotten it to run since. I'm starting to think the carb might be messed up when you look down inside of the carb at the slider should there be the large hole and a small one ? The smaller one is the one I'm wondering about it almost looks broke but I'm not sure. I decided if I can't get it to run I'm not going to sell it but mabe think of just replacing the motor mabe the guy before me did something to it rebuilding it and thats why I got it so cheap let me know what you think I should do. I thought about taking it to the hobby shop to see if they could tune it but they want 25 buck an hour and I just can't see paying that much when it might be jacked and if not I'm sure I'm capable of doing this hehe If I can tune a chevy 350 carb I should be able to do this lol anyway any Ideas before I :flamer: my T-Maxx
 
LHS suck. They take all the moneys. Plus you don't learn anything Oh Rolex you frogot LHS.
Wait you saying you have two holes in you carb? WTF? Lets get some pics ho about that.

it shold look like this
carb_idle.jpg

P.S. The arrow point to the opening in the carb. When you tun your car your LSN controls the size of the opening. It should be about that size.
 
Get it started, and let it idle till the temp comes up. Keep the nose against something so it stays in place. I find that doing it on a picnic table is convenient, rather then doing this with the car on the ground.
Okay, when it's warmed up, start SLOWLY leaning the LSN. As the idle picks up, start backing off the trim. Lean it SLOWLY, a little more. When it's idling nicely, keep backing the trim off as you adjust the idle screw. While you're adjusting that screw, keep doing tiny blips on the throttle trigger to make sure the carb barrel moves enough to accept the idle adjustments your doing.
When you have a good idle, with the trim all the way off, get back to me and let me know.
Then we'll try the next step.
 
LazyDave said:
LHS suck. They take all the moneys. Plus you don't learn anything Oh Rolex you frogot LHS.
Wait you saying you have two holes in you carb? WTF? Lets get some pics ho about that.

it shold look like this
carb_idle.jpg

P.S. The arrow point to the opening in the carb. When you tun your car your LSN controls the size of the opening. It should be about that size.
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There is another small hole on the side of the barrel closest to the idle screw I tried to get pics but dont have any good batteries for my camera

Rolex said:
Get it started, and let it idle till the temp comes up. Keep the nose against something so it stays in place. I find that doing it on a picnic table is convenient, rather then doing this with the car on the ground.
Okay, when it's warmed up, start SLOWLY leaning the LSN. As the idle picks up, start backing off the trim. Lean it SLOWLY, a little more. When it's idling nicely, keep backing the trim off as you adjust the idle screw. While you're adjusting that screw, keep doing tiny blips on the throttle trigger to make sure the carb barrel moves enough to accept the idle adjustments your doing.
When you have a good idle, with the trim all the way off, get back to me and let me know.
Then we'll try the next step.
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Ill give that a try tomorrow Rolex thanks again for all the help
 

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