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wrist pin clip - 8/10/2007 3:00:13 PM   
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Status: offline 		was running my avalanche xp yesterday untill the motor locked up . took it apart only to find that the wrist pin clip had came out and scared the piston and sleeve. . has anyone had this problem before

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RE: wrist pin clip - 8/10/2007 5:24:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		Haven't seen anything on that at all in the last months, but it does happen.............if its fairly new I would try for warranty or at least engine exchange

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RE: wrist pin clip - 8/10/2007 5:38:24 PM   
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RE: wrist pin clip - 8/10/2007 5:48:15 PM   
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Status: offline 		motors dont have a warranty. Once fuel is put in it, its over. you can do the exchange or even rebuild it your self cheaper.

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RE: wrist pin clip - 8/10/2007 7:33:16 PM   
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Status: offline 		i would rebuild it but redcat is out of piston and sleeves . thinking about just gettng a different motor what would be a good motors?

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RE: wrist pin clip - 8/10/2007 7:58:24 PM   
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Status: offline 		Most engine manufacturers come with a warranty. Redcats engines do not... except for the SH engine that does come with it, it SHOULD be warrantied by the manufacturer.

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RE: wrist pin clip - 8/10/2007 8:03:09 PM   
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Most engine manufacturers come with a warranty. Redcats engines do not... except for the SH engine that does come with it, it SHOULD be warrantied by the manufacturer.


So the SH motors have a warrenty? If so, then he should have no problems the avalanche comes with the SH .28 in it.


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RE: wrist pin clip - 8/10/2007 8:06:51 PM   
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It might have to go to global hobby, but here is the issue. They might not take it because it was not purchased through them. So, this being said, if Redcat themselves will not warranty it, then you might not be able to be honored the warranty.

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Email them and see what they will do for you. Make sure you mention what you bought and what engine came with it. I'm not 100% sure, but I think it comes with the PT2802B-P3 SH engine.

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RE: wrist pin clip - 8/10/2007 9:06:00 PM   
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Status: offline 		sent a claim to redcat and they sent this back to me "I have never heard of that happening before and I have been doing this for alot of years.

The only thing that we can do to fix this is the engine warranty program or you can buy a new piston and sleeve.


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RE: wrist pin clip - 8/10/2007 9:08:54 PM   
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Ask how long he has worked for redcat. Engine failures like that happen all the time... its not the first time in history that it happened.

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RE: wrist pin clip - 8/10/2007 9:29:36 PM   
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Status: offline 		I have been with Redcat for 2 years and been in the hobby for almost 9. All that I said was that I haven't heard of wrist pins coming out while still inside the engine.

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RE: wrist pin clip - 8/10/2007 9:33:49 PM   
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thats 100% bogus.

Ask how long he has worked for redcat. Engine failures like that happen all the time... its not the first time in history that it happened.



how would redcat know if the engine wasnt run too lean? Overheated, maybe the rc ran out of control and hit high rpms or something. You cant really say how an engine was run.

What does how long someone has worked for redcat have to do with anything?

I have been in the hobby for many years and never seen a wrist pin come out, i have seen alot of broken connection rods, lol. I am not saying anyone is at fault so dont get me wrong, just that this is a hobby and anyting is possible but its hard to hold someone responsible.

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RE: wrist pin clip - 8/10/2007 10:15:02 PM   
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Status: offline 		the ONLY reason a pin is going to come out is due to an issue with manufacturing. It wont happen due to overheating, running too lean.. and so on.

You have a CLIP that is supposed to hold that in. And when that clip fails, so does the engine shortly after.

Manufacturer error, not user error.

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RE: wrist pin clip - 8/10/2007 10:24:51 PM   
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Status: offline 		i know what holds the pin in, lol. That pin could get weak if it gets hot, its under pressure and could fail, just like any metal in the engine, i am not saying thats what happened but who knows? If manufacturers replaced engines every time one fails they would be out of business in no time, i tried to do a warranty on an os .18 and they said it was end user error, run to lean, sorry we cant help you. I had an os with less than a gallon thru it and it lost compression, it was like 2 months old, they say it has a 2 year warranty on it, lol. Yeah the warranty was you can buy a new piston and sleeve from one of our distrubitors, tower.

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RE: wrist pin clip - 8/10/2007 10:26:35 PM   
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