Use Ez-start as glow igniter in a pinch?

[andydrew39219]

I blew my Ez-start motor yesterday after bashing (I am soooo lucky it never stalls and starts real easy or it would have died during bashing). So for the time being I have no way to start my .15. I was thinking....Can I take the pull start off my 2.5R and use the ez start to heat the glow plug? I should be getting my TMAXX today. If everything works out well, I might be able to run it. I'm in the middle of pulling the .15 from my pede so it can go in the TMAXX for the time being.

 

[chickenman242]

pro .15 ez start wont fit 2.5/3.3 engines nor will the owb
if you have a 2.5 i would suggest putting that into the maxx if the truck is a 2.5
the first gen maxxs came with the pro .15 ,they had a few things different like the throttle linkages as the 2.5 has a slide carb vs the pro .15 which has a rotary carb
if you have your engines running well i would recomend going for a pull start and a glo ignitor to set yourself up with that would cost about $30 then you dont have to worry about the pesky ez start

 

[andydrew39219]

Well, there goes my plans for the day. As much as I would love to put the 2.5R in the TMAXX (yes it is a 2.5 tmaxx) it is not broken in yet and I am going to wait until it warms up before I break it in. So for now I'll just run the .15 pro. I'll get creative with the throttle linkage and whatever else I have to change.

 

[chickenman242]

You could buy the linkage set for the pro .15
I have one at home dont have the part number on me check the traxxas site think mine was about 5 bucks

 

[andydrew39219]

You could buy the linkage set for the pro .15
I have one at home dont have the part number on me check the traxxas site think mine was about 5 bucks

I was trying to find one but I cannot find the part number anywhere. If worse comes to worse I'll buy some linkage set and bend/cut it myself.

Found and ordered. Thanks. $5.10

 

[moe7404]

i found that you can take the gears out of a E-Z start. and file/grind the gears so they are looser in gear box, mostly the I.D. on the gears. will reduce power needed to run them.