zjwhitrock

long story short,

i bought a used hyper 7 pbs comepleatly RTR with fuel/glow plugs/good tools/etc.
ran through about 3/4 tanks runs perfictly so i decide that il swich the recever to the stock rc18t one so i could use a better radio

BIG MASTAKE!!!!

well i found out at wot that the range is only about 100 feet[&o]
and it keept going and going and hit (insert random hard object here)

and now i wait[:@]



also a few Qs

is it ok to store nitro outside when its 20 degrees out??
is ther any whey i can make it preforme better(iv also got a hs 645 servo for steerring)
what should i do to run in snow/ wet grass?
how is it posible to bend a 4mm hingpin at a 90degree angle and not have it break??

is there any CHEAP upgrades i can do??


thanks for the help

Osirisf16

About upgrades, don't ask ME, visit a local hobby store and ask them. And that with the 100 ft, YOU'RE NOT THE ONLY ONE. The same thing did happen to me but it wasn't my radio, it was the damn battery on my car. It unpluged while i was in full throttle, and guess what? It went and went and went and...FLIP (thank god), but my engine was running in full throttle while flip (THIS IS A BAD THING ). After that, in the receiver bo i put A LOT of foam .

Oh, you store your rc outside? Why? I have it near my bed so i can touch it easy . And why are you asking if you can store it in 20 degrees? Is metal dude, what can happen? No doubt, it will be fine (well, you take out all the fuel of the tank of the car when you finish with a bashing or racing, right?)

zjwhitrock

no the fuel outside

also howmuch and were should i put the afterrun oil??

jatoracing33

DO NOT store the nitro outside in the winter. cold weather makes the nitro gummy and sludgy. keep it in a place thats room temp and dry. as far as after run oil, when the engine is off open the carb to wide open throttle and put 5 or 6 drops down the carb then turn the engine over a few times. i also suggest plugging the carb and exhaust outlet with paper towels or something to keep moisture out, but its not nessesary

Osirisf16

Yeah, the nitro-methane content will "downdeegre". The fuel from 30% will be 25% and so on

46u

My Feedback: (3)

Best to store fuel in a low humidity, dark, climate control area. Do you only bash? The 645 is OK for bashing but not much good for racing.

zjwhitrock

only bashing until june when racing starts

i thought you put it in the glow plug hole
wont puting it in the carb mess with the o rings??

adz06

i put it in both glowplug whole and the carb somtimes even a squirt down the fuel tube and then prime it up through the carb and into the engine.

down the glow plug whole isnt always a good idea as it may catch dirt and bring it inot the engine as well.

zjwhitrock

ok

also should the piston be a bright golden color???


is there any way to hook up a cheap/free fail safe (pics would help)
its a slide carb

MorganSS

throttle return springs help

Jerzferno

Check your manufacturers recommendations for after run. OS says not to put oil in the carb because it can affect the O-rings. That was a new one on me. I do that for other engines. But if thats what OS says, then thats what I will not do anymore.

zjwhitrock

can you post some pics on how to hook them up please

thanks for the help everyone