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t-maxx help - 7/18/2008 7:50:04 PM   
bud_senior150


 

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Status: offline 		ok guys, i got the reverse problem fixed and got it fired up, but shut it off because it wanted to take off. We turned the needles all to stock setting but cant get it to fire, but it sounds like it wants to. It blows alot of fuel out of the duel pipes but the one seems like its a dummy. Because the one doesnt really blow fuel out like the other. Anyway when we did get it started there was alot of smoke out the pipe. But now we cant get it to fire. The ez start battery seems weak and last time we checked it was puttng out 6 somthing volts. But it started the motor after a full charge. Anyway here is a vid, pleasse help. im really stuck and frusterated so please help
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcb2-aOF2uE

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RE: t-maxx help - 7/18/2008 8:01:19 PM   
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Status: offline 		i think your problem is your battery on your wand or the motor of the ez start. and your engine is getting flooded

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RE: t-maxx help - 7/18/2008 8:04:34 PM   
bud_senior150


 

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Status: offline 		so take it all out and get a pull start? But it started it before

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RE: t-maxx help - 7/18/2008 8:10:33 PM   
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Status: online 		no, don't get pullstart, ez starts are good. it fires up my tmaxx everytime within 5 seconds. the battery in the glow ignitor is probably dead if you have been trying to start it for a long time now. Put in a new battery and it looks like it should fire right up. And while ur at it charge the ez start battery also.

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RE: t-maxx help - 7/18/2008 8:14:49 PM   
bud_senior150


 

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Status: offline 		i really think the ezstart bettery is bad but it fired it up. My glow ignitor is good. Idk ill just try it tommorow

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RE: t-maxx help - 7/18/2008 8:18:50 PM   
jayrguidaben


 

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Status: offline 		mine does that before and sounds like that too. i borrowed 3 batteries and still no start same sound as yours. and the problem is the ez start motor. less than $10 for that motor. no need to change to pullstart its gonna be harder to start it.

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RE: t-maxx help - 7/18/2008 8:34:39 PM   
bud_senior150


 

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Status: offline 		so what i just buy a new motor? what did you do?

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RE: t-maxx help - 7/18/2008 9:34:41 PM   
nitro rc


 

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Status: online 		the ez start motor is perfectly fine that is wat it should sound like. It just isn't firing. Your glow plug is prolly dead from trying to start it for so long. change the plug for a new one then try. Also make sure the ignitor battery is good.

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RE: t-maxx help - 7/18/2008 10:43:11 PM   
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Status: offline 		ez start motor is fine!! ...mabe check ur glow plug....i have never had 2 change mine more than 2 times in a year but sometimes people do, didnt sound like it had any fire at all and you say its getting fuel so it has to be ignition problems

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RE: t-maxx help - 7/18/2008 10:48:45 PM   
nitrorevo33


 

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Status: offline 		check glow plug
charge both batteries
is there feul to the carb

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RE: t-maxx help - 7/19/2008 12:34:42 AM   
nitro rc


 

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ez start motor is fine!! ...mabe check ur glow plug....i have never had 2 change mine more than 2 times in a year but sometimes people do, didnt sound like it had any fire at all and you say its getting fuel so it has to be ignition problems

thanks for repeating exactly what i just said.

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RE: t-maxx help - 7/19/2008 12:42:45 AM   
bud_senior150


 

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Status: offline 		yep but it blows fuel out the pipes alot idk wwe will see tommorow

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RE: t-maxx help - 7/19/2008 12:54:56 AM   
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Status: offline 		Well for one thing, like some of the others may have mentioned already; if the batt. pack is only putting out 6 volts, u should check it because it should be putting out 7.2 at the minimum after a FULL charge. If that has been done and it still dont want to do nothing, then check ur plug and igniter....make sure the plug is good and the igniter has a full charge. Also, since u said it somehow managed to start with only a 6-volt pack, and it was spewing a lot of fuel out the pipe(s), then it definately sounds too rich. I would l lean out the high end needle 1/8-1/4 turn and go from there....

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RE: t-maxx help - 7/19/2008 1:03:28 AM   
bud_senior150


 

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Status: offline 		ok thanks

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RE: t-maxx help - 7/19/2008 1:31:34 AM   
t-maxxmaniac


 

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Status: offline 		sry nitro i neglected to read urs somehow

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