37 years old here. RC Is a big hobby of mine. TFL you guys should definitely through in some RC content in-between all the full-scale stuff. I know the viewers will love it!
Take care of it while it’s running. Store it right and they’ll always start. I stored my original Tmaxx, LST & LST 2 for 8 1:2 years. I warmed each engine up with a blow dryer. I primed each engine and all three started with in 5 seconds of using the starter. Really just amazing and made my kids smile all day long.
16 year old highschool kid here, picked up my first rc when I was 14 and now I'm working on a friends nitro tmaxx, he picked it up from a yardsale for 20 bucks and Iv'e been trying to get it running, I still need supplies though like that starter wand, the battery for it is completely dead but the piston isn't locked so that's a good sign your video was a big help and I hope to get this thing on the road soon
Man, this took me back to my childhood days! I had an E-MAXX ("narrow-maxx") and I drove the crap out of that thing! I upgraded so many thing on that truck including A-arms, skid plates, shock towers, shocks, chassis braces, etc. I loved that truck!!!
I just did the same thing. I bought a t-maxx 3.3 a long time ago. I always wanted a nitro powered rc. Loved it. But with kids etc, it went away to storage. But now that my kids are older now. My son loved helping getting it running again. I was able to get it running again and it did pretty well. Now for my son I bought him his first rc an electric stampede, but will be driving with him soon with my noisy t-maxx. Fun to get him started with RC and having a blast.
I have an old TMaxx with the 3.3 motor in it sitting on the shelf that hasnt run since about 2009.. I dont remember whats broken on it, but my kids have been on my case to get it going again sometime. I didnt even remember where to start with it, but this video has given me some ideas and inspiration to get the engine running again instead of trying to convert it to electric. Thanks!
Good Tommy on reviving the glorious ole T-Maxx! Traxxas models are hard to kill. I have a lot of different Traxxas models. I miss my old T-Maxx, I miss the hobby too!
Bringing my back to the mid-2000's. I road raced RC cars. I had a car that was an HPI nitro car when I bought it, but within 2 years I had replaced literally every single part. I had carbon everything and a Ron Paris tuned Novarossi .12 engine. Did 92 mph on radar. Ended up just giving all of my stuff to a friend when I switched to airplanes. Never got in to the off road stuff.
Just awesome My all original first generation Tmaxx 2.5 & 3.3 both started up in less than 8 seconds after being in storage for 8 years. I mean I stored it right so that definitely helped, but Traxxas did it right back in the day.
Definitely pull apart, clean, lube and inspect that steering assembly when you swap that servo, don’t wanna burn up the new one right away. Pretty impressed you got that thing fired without pulling and cleaning the engine/carb etc. makes me want to dig out my old LST2 I threw a nasty little picco engine in before I shelved it long ago. Great idea for some fun new content on this channel Tommy!
I also had a tmaxx I haven't used since 2010. After looking at the state of the truck and seeing the receiver got ruined by an exploded battery I just bought a new truck. It would have cost almost 230 dollars to get it up and going, the new truck comes with tools, the ez start with a battery and charger, extra air cleaner and extra glow plug. And best of all the new tq 2.4 Ghrz radio and receiver.
I’ve had an HPI nitro rs4 MT for probably 20 years. I ran it a lot for the first year or two and maybe once every 2-3 years since then. Running the tank dry and putting a drop of Marvel Mystery Oil in the cylinder and the carb after running, and making sure the cylinder is free, have helped me get it fired up with a couple tries every time. Honestly it takes less time to get it running and to store it than the electrics, with the special charging and discharging procedures.
I still have an original Traxxas Revo 2.5 I bought it when they first came out. It was sitting for probably about the same amount of time, but I had no doubts it would run with fresh fuel and a new glow plug & lines. As long as you do the proper after run procedure of clearing out all the fuel and lubing everything with marvel mystery oil etc. Mine did fire up and run no problem unfortunately RX battery wouldn’t hold a charge and the Optidrive that allows the transmission to shift into reverse needed replacing. I was running an aftermarket FM Futaba radio system already but I’m in the slow process of updating all the electronics. Things have come a long way since the early 2000’s 😂. It’s now currently setup with a modern 2.4ghz radio and new battery just need new & better servo’s for everything. If you can find one I ditched that Traxxas EZ-Start long ago for an HPI Roto-start Thunder Tiger and a couple others made the same thing for the T-Max & Revo back in the day you get more starting power and less weight less wiring mess too and your already using an external glow plug igniter just a thought.
TFL one of my favorite RUclips channels busting into one of my favorite hobbies fuck yes bring some RC’s to the channel so much new stuff from when we was kids
This was my first nitro RC back in 2000 - 2001. I put a 21 size Picco motor on mine and that thing was insane. Sadly it got stolen along with several other awesome RC's. Cool vid, brings back a lot of good memories. ✌🏻
Had that exact T-Max. Was a blast when it ran. Huge pain when it didn't. I got tired of fighting with it every time I wanted run it. Sold it after about 1 year. Electric is the way to go.
Oh my gosh Tommy, I had no idea TFL did rc stuff too, wow! I had the original T-Maxx back in the day and beat the hell out of it. Loved that truck. Keep the great content coming!!
Thanks for bringing back great memories! I used to have the original T-MAXX with the 1.5pro engine but sadly i sold it 10+ years ago. I'm tempted to buy one again... though not so sure I can be bothered with all the faff and mess that comes with a nitro model. There's less time for hobbies now I'm an adult! I'd love to see more videos with it though :D
Definitely get back into the hobby but go with a brushless model. Faster, wayyyy more powerful, no fuss with the fuel. I love nitro too but electric is definitely the way to go if you’re coming back.
SWEET! I recently bought a Traxxas Drag Slash and so I pulled my Tmaxx and RC10Gt from the tote in my garage. I'm going to get them running before the end of the summer.
Traxxas sells a good product. I just picked up myself a pair of tmaxx trucks to rebuild. The engine more then likely was never truly seized but just gummed up with fuel like the tank. One of the best things to use to free a gummed engine in New nitro fuel and heat from hair dryer. Also change fuel brands from Traxxas top fuel as it has excessive oil content and will foul your plugs quickly and also reduce power and make tunning more difficult. Also the engine as you were describing was originally a trx pro .15 then replaced with the trx 2.5 followed by the trx 2.5R and finally the trx 3.3. The pro15 (0.15ci) and trx 2.5(2.5cc) are nearly the same engine with aome new marketing.
One trick with these integrated glow plug leads is don't press them too far onto the glow plug otherwise it will ground out and will not light. Just have the metal portion of the lead touching the top of the glow plug and it will work everytime. And you don't have to blow into the exhaust line just plug the outlet in the tuned pipe with your finger or a rag and it will create the enough back pressure in the fuel tank to prime the fue lines.
I remember being a kid and a buddy of mine had one of these. Even though I don’t know much about nitros I really want to buy one just cause of how cool they seem to be
I had the same situation, my brother and I had Revo and Tmaxx. His Revo he never cleaned, my Maxx I cleaned religiously lol. But I tried the same tricks as you to get my max running, ultimately I had to just take the carb apart and clean it. For the Revo things were even worse, his engine was seized, old fuel coated everything, the carb was full, and so was the fuel line. Charging the starters now, gonna try starting tomorrow
Nitro rc trucks are fun. I got a traxxas s-maxx 2.5 nitro in my early 20s. I'm 41, and I still get it out in the summertime. My 8 year old kid thinks it's great.
i just picked one up that looks mint manual, extra batterys, glow starter, looks like it doesnt even have 3 hrs on it and if this is the only thing of fuel they bought likely less, got it got free
I had one of these when they came out. I used to port the motor myself, it would run like a bat out of hell for a couple months and then blow the connecting rod bearing. Traxxas would warranty it every time and send me a new motor, and i would rinse and repeat until i could afford the OS Motor upgrades (i was like 13 so money was tight) lol
I bought that exact rc off Facebook marketplace. Can't get it to run. Don't even know where to start. Good video btw... I guess this is where I started
After it starts the glow plug actually continues to stay lit and that’s what keeps it going, combustion needed for the glow plug to stay lit and glow plug needed for combustion.
I had a T maxx 2.5 as well. I sold it because it was always breaking and too hard to keep it under control once it hit 2nd gear. I currently have the E Revo and a Summit.
Funny you mention the electric kids missing out; I'm looking at getting a Traxxas RC car, and all the things I'm seeing here are the same things that make me want to get an electric one. Simpler, fewer extra things needed (which means less additional cost), no exhaust, and quieter. Given that I have to do maintenance and upkeep on my real car, I'd rather just be able to plug my toy car in and go. That said, I'm looking forward to more of these videos. I know a lot of people live for the internal combustion experience. More power to them. That's more effort than I'd want to put into just scooting a car around for fun.
The glow plug coil is made of platinum and glows when electricity is applied and will continue to glow once the combustion process happens while the engine runs.
4:58 I had a similar situation here with a revo that was donated to me, the connecting rod was rusted to the crank case, basically welding it together, it sat in wd40 for months. I just bought a new engine.
Great video, I just picked up a T-Maxx myself, very similar it's been sitting close to 10 years, I have it apart and cleaning it up now, engine was not stuck, just gummed up, and some bad fuel lines, so gonna tune it up and see if the T Maxx will run for me, I had all the stuff I needed so will be in at $150 as what I paid for it....we'll see if it was worth it...
Apparently your hobby shop didn’t teach you how to properly maintain and store an RC nitro engine. I work 17 years at my local hobby shop. And I always recommended running the engine & tank dry when you’re done running the truck for the day/week. I would also recommend using After Run Oil, a couple of drops down the cylinder head will do it. WD-40 can create condensation inside the engine. Which will cause the steel parts of the engine to rust bearings, crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons and such. Running the engine dry, will allow the moisture from your fuel to evaporate.
Nice my savage has been sitting atleast that long the local hobby shop closed up and I couldnt get nitro anymore. Thats ok it saved me alot of money! I probably spent more keeping that thing running than to revive my 911
you can use the Traxxas upgrade program to upgrade your radio set to a new modern TQi radio and it is like $75, and you are lucky, I had to replace my carb on my used rustler because the previous owner left it with a full fuel tank, lol,
Makes me miss my old Ofna Pirate 10 off road buggy. Was also nitro powered. I'm wondering if you are going to have to retune the carburetor after sitting so long.
I have a Traxxas nitro slash same 3.3 motor but it’s in the nitro slash/rustler platform and 2wd. My neighbor has electric rcs and I wanted something different. And I also wanted a real engine that actually has a soul and not no lifeless electric motor. I loved that aspect of tuning and maintaining a nitro. I’m 13 and bought my nitro slash. Don’t regret a thing! It’s fun when you know what you’re doing. If you need air filters and servos and whatnot I recommend checking out Jenny’s RC (website) where they have significantly cheaper prices. Won’t hurt the wallet as much. Also nitro engines (Glow engines) are not like diesel engines. You need to have a glow igniter just to start it because the Filament on the glow plug reacts to the fuel to keep it lit as it’s running. Not like a diesel compression engine. It’s basically a 2 stroke with a chemical in the fuel that keeps the glow plug lit. Anywho keep up nitro content!
You don’t have to blow into the fuel line to get fuel to the carburetor what you can do is cover the exhaust tip and crank the engine that will get the fuel to start flowing into the engine
You probably won't see this comment, but a hair drier to preheat your engine would have resolved your "seized" motor. Makes it way easier to start. Also holding your finger on exhaust tip will prime your fuel system while turning over (starting) your engine, allowing fuel to transfer from tank to carb.
Next time u need to prime the fuel system just use your finger to block the exhaust pipe exit. It will pressurize the line without u having to take the line off and blow through it
Fresh, new, R/C Nitro fuel actually makes one of the best lubricants to unfreeze an engine that has sat in storage for a long time and is stuck. Also, if an engine is completely stuck and you are going to use a screwdriver to wedge against, and rotate the flywheel, rotate the engine in the opposite direction as it normally runs. If the engine has a pull-start on it, you will have to remove it in order to let the engine rotate backwards. By turning the engine in the opposite direction, if there is a rust ring or died up "crud" ring in the cylinder where the top of the piston was, you won't be driving the piston through it and destroying it, if you turn the engine backwards. The piston will move away from the restriction instead. If you feel the engine stop dead again before it makes a full 360° revolution, don't just reef through it, stop and pull the head off and check the bore for whatever is jamming it. These engines dont have any piston rings to rely on to hold compression in the cylinder. The only thing that seals the piston in the bore is the sides of the piston itself, and a VERY close tolerance from the factory. Even the tinyest scratch in the cylinder wall or on the piston can allow the compression to escape, and render the engine useless. So, one needs to be VERY careful when trying to resurrect an old nitro engine that has been sitting for a long time and is stuck. Take your time, use plenty of oil in the bore to keep flushing junk out, don't force things hard, and you'll be successful.
That's not how a nitro engine works. I always thought that, but iymts wrong. It's actually a chemical reaction to Platinum that makes combustion possible after the ignitor is removed. This is why glow plugs are 10 dollars a piece right now.
37 years old here. RC Is a big hobby of mine. TFL you guys should definitely through in some RC content in-between all the full-scale stuff. I know the viewers will love it!
I have the same exact engine
Take care of it while it’s running. Store it right and they’ll always start.
I stored my original Tmaxx, LST & LST 2 for 8 1:2 years. I warmed each engine up with a blow dryer. I primed each engine and all three started with in 5 seconds of using the starter. Really just amazing and made my kids smile all day long.
16 year old highschool kid here, picked up my first rc when I was 14 and now I'm working on a friends nitro tmaxx, he picked it up from a yardsale for 20 bucks and Iv'e been trying to get it running, I still need supplies though like that starter wand, the battery for it is completely dead but the piston isn't locked so that's a good sign your video was a big help and I hope to get this thing on the road soon
Love the rc content keep it coming
Man, this took me back to my childhood days! I had an E-MAXX ("narrow-maxx") and I drove the crap out of that thing! I upgraded so many thing on that truck including A-arms, skid plates, shock towers, shocks, chassis braces, etc. I loved that truck!!!
I'm so glad to see more automotive RUclipsrs doing rc stuff making the hobby bigger and more rc classics please
I just did the same thing. I bought a t-maxx 3.3 a long time ago. I always wanted a nitro powered rc. Loved it. But with kids etc, it went away to storage. But now that my kids are older now. My son loved helping getting it running again. I was able to get it running again and it did pretty well. Now for my son I bought him his first rc an electric stampede, but will be driving with him soon with my noisy t-maxx. Fun to get him started with RC and having a blast.
I have an old TMaxx with the 3.3 motor in it sitting on the shelf that hasnt run since about 2009.. I dont remember whats broken on it, but my kids have been on my case to get it going again sometime.
I didnt even remember where to start with it, but this video has given me some ideas and inspiration to get the engine running again instead of trying to convert it to electric. Thanks!
I had this exact same truck when i was in middle school about 15 years ago. Makes me want to get mine out of storage and restore it.
Good Tommy on reviving the glorious ole T-Maxx! Traxxas models are hard to kill. I have a lot of different Traxxas models. I miss my old T-Maxx, I miss the hobby too!
I choose between the HPI savage and a T-maxx as a teenager. I picked the savage, and enjoyed racing it back then. Awesome video very nostalgic for me.
You had me at nitro tmaxx. I have almost the same one, model 4908, extended wheelbase with the electric start 😊
Bringing my back to the mid-2000's. I road raced RC cars. I had a car that was an HPI nitro car when I bought it, but within 2 years I had replaced literally every single part. I had carbon everything and a Ron Paris tuned Novarossi .12 engine. Did 92 mph on radar. Ended up just giving all of my stuff to a friend when I switched to airplanes. Never got in to the off road stuff.
Just awesome
My all original first generation Tmaxx 2.5 & 3.3 both started up in less than 8 seconds after being in storage for 8 years. I mean I stored it right so that definitely helped, but Traxxas did it right back in the day.
love it!!! sure they have some problems but the T-maxx and E-maxx have always had. easy fixes and love this. and its still cool
The Fast Lane RC needs to be a channel. Like, yesterday.
Awesome! I had the E-Maxx back in '04-06, that was a blast!
Definitely pull apart, clean, lube and inspect that steering assembly when you swap that servo, don’t wanna burn up the new one right away. Pretty impressed you got that thing fired without pulling and cleaning the engine/carb etc. makes me want to dig out my old LST2 I threw a nasty little picco engine in before I shelved it long ago. Great idea for some fun new content on this channel Tommy!
Love it. Was just running my nitro tmaxx the other day. Heat gun next time to preheat before starting and when the piston gets stuck.
Thanks for bringing back memories! Me and 3 of my friends all had a T Maxx and we had some good times with them!
Very cool. I have a savage with a big block. This makes me want to get it running again.
Just loved the format ornthis video ! Bit of history, info on the car and then some your personal expiremce ! Keep the rc stuff comin !
I also had a tmaxx I haven't used since 2010. After looking at the state of the truck and seeing the receiver got ruined by an exploded battery I just bought a new truck. It would have cost almost 230 dollars to get it up and going, the new truck comes with tools, the ez start with a battery and charger, extra air cleaner and extra glow plug. And best of all the new tq 2.4 Ghrz radio and receiver.
It was only 458 dollars for the new kit.
I’ve had an HPI nitro rs4 MT for probably 20 years. I ran it a lot for the first year or two and maybe once every 2-3 years since then. Running the tank dry and putting a drop of Marvel Mystery Oil in the cylinder and the carb after running, and making sure the cylinder is free, have helped me get it fired up with a couple tries every time. Honestly it takes less time to get it running and to store it than the electrics, with the special charging and discharging procedures.
I still have an original Traxxas Revo 2.5 I bought it when they first came out. It was sitting for probably about the same amount of time, but I had no doubts it would run with fresh fuel and a new glow plug & lines. As long as you do the proper after run procedure of clearing out all the fuel and lubing everything with marvel mystery oil etc. Mine did fire up and run no problem unfortunately RX battery wouldn’t hold a charge and the Optidrive that allows the transmission to shift into reverse needed replacing. I was running an aftermarket FM Futaba radio system already but I’m in the slow process of updating all the electronics. Things have come a long way since the early 2000’s 😂. It’s now currently setup with a modern 2.4ghz radio and new battery just need new & better servo’s for everything.
If you can find one I ditched that Traxxas EZ-Start long ago for an HPI Roto-start Thunder Tiger and a couple others made the same thing for the T-Max & Revo back in the day you get more starting power and less weight less wiring mess too and your already using an external glow plug igniter just a thought.
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Absolutely!
TFL one of my favorite RUclips channels busting into one of my favorite hobbies fuck yes bring some RC’s to the channel so much new stuff from when we was kids
This was my first nitro RC back in 2000 - 2001. I put a 21 size Picco motor on mine and that thing was insane. Sadly it got stolen along with several other awesome RC's. Cool vid, brings back a lot of good memories. ✌🏻
As an RC hobbiest, I am happy to see RC content on some unconventional channels. Please keep it up along with your regular excellent content!
Think most car guys got there start playing with r/c cars…An probably still play with r/c cars. Both great hobbies.
Thank you Tommy. Brings back great memories from back in the day.
Had that exact T-Max. Was a blast when it ran. Huge pain when it didn't. I got tired of fighting with it every time I wanted run it. Sold it after about 1 year. Electric is the way to go.
Have a Tmaxx (2.5)older than that which has not ran since early 2006(17 years). I plan to do the same and try and start it this spring. Wish me luck!
Oh my gosh Tommy, I had no idea TFL did rc stuff too, wow! I had the original T-Maxx back in the day and beat the hell out of it. Loved that truck. Keep the great content coming!!
Thanks for bringing back great memories! I used to have the original T-MAXX with the 1.5pro engine but sadly i sold it 10+ years ago. I'm tempted to buy one again... though not so sure I can be bothered with all the faff and mess that comes with a nitro model. There's less time for hobbies now I'm an adult! I'd love to see more videos with it though :D
Get a new one still make em!
Definitely get back into the hobby but go with a brushless model. Faster, wayyyy more powerful, no fuss with the fuel. I love nitro too but electric is definitely the way to go if you’re coming back.
SWEET! I recently bought a Traxxas Drag Slash and so I pulled my Tmaxx and RC10Gt from the tote in my garage. I'm going to get them running before the end of the summer.
Traxxas sells a good product. I just picked up myself a pair of tmaxx trucks to rebuild.
The engine more then likely was never truly seized but just gummed up with fuel like the tank. One of the best things to use to free a gummed engine in New nitro fuel and heat from hair dryer. Also change fuel brands from Traxxas top fuel as it has excessive oil content and will foul your plugs quickly and also reduce power and make tunning more difficult. Also the engine as you were describing was originally a trx pro .15 then replaced with the trx 2.5 followed by the trx 2.5R and finally the trx 3.3. The pro15 (0.15ci) and trx 2.5(2.5cc) are nearly the same engine with aome new marketing.
Love all 15 of my fully functional running and regilarly used T-MAXX rigs.!
One trick with these integrated glow plug leads is don't press them too far onto the glow plug otherwise it will ground out and will not light. Just have the metal portion of the lead touching the top of the glow plug and it will work everytime. And you don't have to blow into the exhaust line just plug the outlet in the tuned pipe with your finger or a rag and it will create the enough back pressure in the fuel tank to prime the fue lines.
Thanks Tommy 👏👏👏 HAVE A BEAUTIFUL DAY EVERYONE ✌️
I remember being a kid and a buddy of mine had one of these. Even though I don’t know much about nitros I really want to buy one just cause of how cool they seem to be
Nice job Tommy. I’ve known a few people in the hobby over the years but I never jumped in. I’ll be watching for some driving 👍 it’ll tear up the ranch
im a 1/10th scale rock crawling dude. recently got a 1/24th scale and they pretty fun as well
Too fun. I had one back in the day sold it because everything breaks all the time.
Glad to see this kind of content added to the mix, would be awesome to see more, especially more nitro
I had the same situation, my brother and I had Revo and Tmaxx. His Revo he never cleaned, my Maxx I cleaned religiously lol. But I tried the same tricks as you to get my max running, ultimately I had to just take the carb apart and clean it. For the Revo things were even worse, his engine was seized, old fuel coated everything, the carb was full, and so was the fuel line. Charging the starters now, gonna try starting tomorrow
Next time, to get fuel to the carb, just put your finger over the exhaust outlet while you crank it.
Nitro rc trucks are fun. I got a traxxas s-maxx 2.5 nitro in my early 20s. I'm 41, and I still get it out in the summertime. My 8 year old kid thinks it's great.
i just picked one up that looks mint manual, extra batterys, glow starter, looks like it doesnt even have 3 hrs on it and if this is the only thing of fuel they bought likely less, got it got free
I had one of these when they came out.
I used to port the motor myself, it would run like a bat out of hell for a couple months and then blow the connecting rod bearing.
Traxxas would warranty it every time and send me a new motor, and i would rinse and repeat until i could afford the OS Motor upgrades (i was like 13 so money was tight) lol
I bought that exact rc off Facebook marketplace. Can't get it to run. Don't even know where to start. Good video btw... I guess this is where I started
After it starts the glow plug actually continues to stay lit and that’s what keeps it going, combustion needed for the glow plug to stay lit and glow plug needed for combustion.
Awesome stuff! Maybe TFL RC channel in the works!? I'd subscribe in a second! There's definitely a need for some pro level rc content out there!
I had a T maxx 2.5 as well. I sold it because it was always breaking and too hard to keep it under control once it hit 2nd gear. I currently have the E Revo and a Summit.
Funny you mention the electric kids missing out; I'm looking at getting a Traxxas RC car, and all the things I'm seeing here are the same things that make me want to get an electric one. Simpler, fewer extra things needed (which means less additional cost), no exhaust, and quieter. Given that I have to do maintenance and upkeep on my real car, I'd rather just be able to plug my toy car in and go.
That said, I'm looking forward to more of these videos. I know a lot of people live for the internal combustion experience. More power to them. That's more effort than I'd want to put into just scooting a car around for fun.
The glow plug coil is made of platinum and glows when electricity is applied and will continue to glow once the combustion process happens while the engine runs.
Glad you were able to get it started 🙌
Yes!! RC cars are always a win! Would love to see some 4x4 crawling content in the future...
Nice. I always blow through the exhaust line to get my nitros primed. Way quicker than letting the engine try
4:58 I had a similar situation here with a revo that was donated to me, the connecting rod was rusted to the crank case, basically welding it together, it sat in wd40 for months. I just bought a new engine.
Great video, I just picked up a T-Maxx myself, very similar it's been sitting close to 10 years, I have it apart and cleaning it up now, engine was not stuck, just gummed up, and some bad fuel lines, so gonna tune it up and see if the T Maxx will run for me, I had all the stuff I needed so will be in at $150 as what I paid for it....we'll see if it was worth it...
TFL RC!!! Yes
Resurected mine last week after 10+ years sitting on the shelf. Converted to electric.
Apparently your hobby shop didn’t teach you how to properly maintain and store an RC nitro engine. I work 17 years at my local hobby shop. And I always recommended running the engine & tank dry when you’re done running the truck for the day/week. I would also recommend using After Run Oil, a couple of drops down the cylinder head will do it. WD-40 can create condensation inside the engine. Which will cause the steel parts of the engine to rust bearings, crankshaft, connecting rods, pistons and such. Running the engine dry, will allow the moisture from your fuel to evaporate.
Also the wd dissolves oils
Nice my savage has been sitting atleast that long the local hobby shop closed up and I couldnt get nitro anymore. Thats ok it saved me alot of money! I probably spent more keeping that thing running than to revive my 911
T-Maxx was a fun RC truck. Sadly didn’t get into the hobby that much cause the fuel at the time was really expensive.
You have insprired me to pull out my T-Maxx from mothballs and get it running again and possilbly finish restoring my REVO 3.3!
hell yea!! keep the Traxxas ..RC stuff coming!
Love the video, that's for making great content that is safe for the kids to enjoy.
TFL RC make it happen 🤟 great video, recently revived a old losi nitro buggy
you can use the Traxxas upgrade program to upgrade your radio set to a new modern TQi radio and it is like $75, and you are lucky, I had to replace my carb on my used rustler because the previous owner left it with a full fuel tank, lol,
This video made me upgrade from a rustler Vxl to a jato 3.3 for the nitro sound
I still remember one of the early videos i watched for TFL was for young Tammy playing with one of these …
Makes me miss my old Ofna Pirate 10 off road buggy. Was also nitro powered. I'm wondering if you are going to have to retune the carburetor after sitting so long.
I like this guy. Seems like a nice dude. I get Mr. Rogers vibes. Subscribed!
That idle sounding nice !!
RC and classic car guy. I think I’ll like your channel.
I have a Traxxas nitro slash same 3.3 motor but it’s in the nitro slash/rustler platform and 2wd. My neighbor has electric rcs and I wanted something different. And I also wanted a real engine that actually has a soul and not no lifeless electric motor. I loved that aspect of tuning and maintaining a nitro. I’m 13 and bought my nitro slash. Don’t regret a thing! It’s fun when you know what you’re doing. If you need air filters and servos and whatnot I recommend checking out Jenny’s RC (website) where they have significantly cheaper prices. Won’t hurt the wallet as much. Also nitro engines (Glow engines) are not like diesel engines. You need to have a glow igniter just to start it because the Filament on the glow plug reacts to the fuel to keep it lit as it’s running. Not like a diesel compression engine. It’s basically a 2 stroke with a chemical in the fuel that keeps the glow plug lit. Anywho keep up nitro content!
12:17 back in the day that was the most exciting sh**.
traxxas number one.
Really interested when the traxxas badlands got installed, those definitely can’t be a decade old.
You don’t have to blow into the fuel line to get fuel to the carburetor what you can do is cover the exhaust tip and crank the engine that will get the fuel to start flowing into the engine
Here to show support for nitro!!! NitroGang sent me!!
You probably won't see this comment, but a hair drier to preheat your engine would have resolved your "seized" motor. Makes it way easier to start. Also holding your finger on exhaust tip will prime your fuel system while turning over (starting) your engine, allowing fuel to transfer from tank to carb.
Next time u need to prime the fuel system just use your finger to block the exhaust pipe exit. It will pressurize the line without u having to take the line off and blow through it
Well done Tommy. Cool video.
Awesome!! ..but can you get a decent battery powered one for $100 these days?.. never had a gas powered RC.. looks Awesome!! thanks Tommy
Fresh, new, R/C Nitro fuel actually makes one of the best lubricants to unfreeze an engine that has sat in storage for a long time and is stuck.
Also, if an engine is completely stuck and you are going to use a screwdriver to wedge against, and rotate the flywheel, rotate the engine in the opposite direction as it normally runs.
If the engine has a pull-start on it, you will have to remove it in order to let the engine rotate backwards.
By turning the engine in the opposite direction, if there is a rust ring or died up "crud" ring in the cylinder where the top of the piston was, you won't be driving the piston through it and destroying it, if you turn the engine backwards. The piston will move away from the restriction instead.
If you feel the engine stop dead again before it makes a full 360° revolution, don't just reef through it, stop and pull the head off and check the bore for whatever is jamming it.
These engines dont have any piston rings to rely on to hold compression in the cylinder. The only thing that seals the piston in the bore is the sides of the piston itself, and a VERY close tolerance from the factory. Even the tinyest scratch in the cylinder wall or on the piston can allow the compression to escape, and render the engine useless.
So, one needs to be VERY careful when trying to resurrect an old nitro engine that has been sitting for a long time and is stuck. Take your time, use plenty of oil in the bore to keep flushing junk out, don't force things hard, and you'll be successful.
Dope.
12:20 Running it with no air filter made me cry. PLEASE DONT
Idle screw and carb replacement might have also had jelly on the crank that had to burn off
To get fuel into the carb put your finger over the exhaust while cranking it.
Yes!! Love nitro cars
Video suggest: drag race with the C5 Corvette. That would be so awesome.
Can’t wait for more videos of this in action. Great job, Tommy.
Sweet, I miss running the rc buggy.
Tommy try (Kroil) peneatrating oil.
I like the front tires they look like the Arrma dboots backflip tires
You should do a hpi savage 21, 25 video they were t maxx's biggest competition.
That's not how a nitro engine works. I always thought that, but iymts wrong. It's actually a chemical reaction to Platinum that makes combustion possible after the ignitor is removed. This is why glow plugs are 10 dollars a piece right now.
Damn. I wanted to see it go.
You'll burn out the glow plug leaving it on for longer than 5 seconds without cranking it they light up immediately it's a filament.
finger over the exhaust was the trick you wanted to prime engine