When Engines go bad!!

onexideology · #1 02-11-2003, 07:11 PM

hey ive been out of the bit char g thing and i want to get back since a couple of my friends started it again. ive been into more nitro cars. [real fun! but takes lots of maintenence. are any of you into it?] yea well i tried mine and the 3.8 engine i had in there is crap! its going so slow. i kinda think its my rear exel though.. im not sure any ideas? but if its not im willing to trade a 2.8b and 2.2b engine for a 3.8 thats still good!

nrmcj · #2 02-12-2003, 01:33 AM

well, i took my old 1.0 out of the box after a month just to see what it was like again... and it didnt go.. i was liek wtf..............

i cycled it for 2 charges, runs like a dream... well, you know... as dreamy as 1.0s get anyway....

Demon666 · #3 02-12-2003, 04:33 AM

Im not a enginer on these little engins but i notice that the first time i use any engine it slower than the next time.im thinking that they run better warm even thought you cant feel that it is.

SlowbutCourious · #4 02-12-2003, 03:49 PM

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Originally posted by onexideology
hey ive been out of the bit char g thing and i want to get back since a couple of my friends started it again. ive been into more nitro cars. [real fun! but takes lots of maintenence. are any of you into it?] yea well i tried mine and the 3.8 engine i had in there is crap! its going so slow. i kinda think its my rear exel though.. im not sure any ideas? but if its not im willing to trade a 2.8b and 2.2b engine for a 3.8 thats still good!

.....is your 3.8 pink,purple,or black? i have seen 3 different colors purple seems to work the best a friend said the black motor was a 4.0 ??

onexideology · #5 02-13-2003, 12:54 AM

it is a pink one. bought it from tinyrc hah.

Racer9 · #6 02-13-2003, 05:31 PM

try WD40

Fourustwentius · #7 02-13-2003, 06:03 PM

No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! No wd40! It accumulates dirt and particles! Use graphite lube. Or baby powder.

SlowbutCourious · #8 02-15-2003, 04:11 PM

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Originally posted by onexideology
it is a pink one. bought it from tinyrc hah.

...i would just get a R specs and sell 3.8!! if motor aint runing good why put any thing foreign into motor???...

Racer9 · #9 02-16-2003, 10:11 AM

It works as long as you use very carefully and also wipe off all excess!

Bitaku · #10 02-16-2003, 11:47 PM

I had a 3.8 and after 5 times running it, it runs like a 1.0! I've tried a number of solutions, but still no improvement. I figured that all motors gradually burn out after a number of runs. The faster motors(3.0&up) burn out sooner than the slower ones. I'd like to know if anyone else's motor has lasted a long time.

onexideology · #11 02-17-2003, 07:46 PM

how fast is the "r specs"?

onexideology · #12 02-17-2003, 07:48 PM

hmm now whats this new formula 34? they sound sketchy...

scottyboyfun · #13 02-17-2003, 08:12 PM

I think the fast motors are hard tuned standard motors, so that they'll run like beasts, till they die.

What actually is it in the motors that dies?

Is it the two springy contacts that touch the armature, cos this happened on a dual celled motor of mine?

SlowbutCourious · #14 02-18-2003, 03:12 PM

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Originally posted by onexideology
how fast is the "r specs"?

...my rspec is sometimes too fast when driving on cardboard most of my bits either go on 2 wheelsor flip when making turns at top speed...witch is alright when you domt flip over...

payaso · #15 02-18-2003, 03:18 PM

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Originally posted by onexideology
hmm now whats this new formula 34? they sound sketchy...

What exactly sounds sketchy about them?

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