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i ran my revo in the snow a few weeks ago and let it dry off and went to play with it again but noticed it only will roll like 3 inches then stops idk what wrong with it any ideas? thanks
 
Maybe rust somewhere in the drive train. So you didn't dry it off at all?


Sent from my Pipboy-3000 in the Capital Wasteland.
 
yea i dryed it off and ran it like 2 hours later it ran fine now it wont
 
no i just tried that the glow pulg isnt even gettin hot but it turns over fine

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its like its not gettin any power to the glow plug
 
Charge/replace the batteries in the igniter. Or get a new Glow plug.


Sent from my Pipboy-3000 in the Capital Wasteland.
 
its the ez start set up and i just put a brand new glow plug in it and took the blue wire off and put a new wire in it maybe it got wet and shorted out?
 
Pull the glow plug and attatch the blue wire to it and ground the plug on the motor head and see if it glows then. The blue wire only has juice with the wand attatched so theres really nothing to short.
 
so i got the revo to start but it just jerks a lil and wont move it revs up but wont go anywhere idk maybe the clutch?
 
Could be a couple things. First check your slipper clutch then your main clutch pads under clutchbell. Then check the screw pins on the drive shafts and make sure they havent backed out. Also if you havnt ran it in a while look to see if there are any teeth left on the spur gear.
 
it was jusr ran like 2 weeks ago i got a flywheel for it

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the spur gear is good no teeth missin and the clutch pads are good not wore out or anythin the truck is maybe 3 months old
 
So you put a new flywheel on it and now it wont move? Did you tighten the flywheel nut down good?

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Also I'm really thinking your slipper clutch fibers may be worn out or its too loose.
 
no i have a new fly wheel but havent put it on the spur gear move fine for reverse like i can spin it but i spin it forward and it spins like 2 inches then just stops
 
Somethings binding somewhere. You may have some teeth broken off inside front or rear differential. That will cause it to roll a few inches then bind or lock up. You can tell which one by picking up rear and pushing front tires forward on ground then picking up front and rolling rear across ground. Listen for any clicking in the diffs.
 
Same thing could have happened to gears inside transmission as well. Take the pins out of the front and rear shafts off tranny and roll it again. If neither locks up then its inside the transmission.
 

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