Truck Problems.. (engine)

[cozea]

hi i have a Magic Wheel t-maxx knockoff its a great truck except the engines a POS. its the enigine that comes with it, a smt .15....

so it was on my shelf for a few months collecting dust. and i dont have ANY $$ for a new engine. it leaks orange gas like liguid a little bit, and when it wull start it lasts for abou 5-15 seconds. i got it going yesterday down the road abit, but with no power. it was going like 15kmph top speed, and now i can't get it to go anymnore longer than 5 seconds. do you know what i could do? and when it was going down the street i was drivng for about 30-45 seconds. then decided to take off the glow starter, becuase i dident take it off when it started. and it stalled.

do ytou know what needle setting should be at? its been sortof broken in ( like 10 tanks) and the LS needle is flush with the tp of it. and the high speed is like 3 turns out.
thanks

and theres no battery box because it broke and i havent goten a new one yet.

 

[nitromaniac]

Man! No ones gonna touch this one!

 

[cozea]

ya i could see that. but i sortof got it running, but stalls every once and awhile, and is still about 30-40% power short of what it was before.

 

[nitromaniac]

10 tanks? sort of broken in? Your cheapest option would be to try and find a new piston and sleeve, thats where I would start, if it runs and is sluggish, that means its still alive but lacks alot of compression, what motor is it? if its been sitting for months it would have been better to take it apart and give it a good cleaning b4 you started it, nitro mills dont like sitting for months at a time, they need to run, look on ebay and see if you can find a cheepo motor to replace it, at least you can keep bashin!