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Time for a rebuild?

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mcvickj

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Somthing tells me this is bad. Is it time to look for a new piston and sleeve?

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yea, when the piston sticks that far out from the top of the sleeve, its time for a rebuild. got a old TRX .15 that hasa piston like that, it still runs but doesn't have the power of a new engine.

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Yep, that's a definite rebuild. A few weeks after I got my Nitro MT, I had the filter come off when it was upside down and mass dirt got into it.

It did the same thing when then engine was pulled apart, you could pull the piston straight through the sleeve.

Get a rebuild and it'll run SOOO much better
 
I know how u feal when i bought my RS4 Restore Project my piston can go all the way threw the sleeve, lol. Hey do u still want that piston and sleeve, I need it for porting practice....
 
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