Tight motor
08-13-2012, 02:20 PM
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Tight motor
Yesterday i picked up a new slayer 3.3 and im having issues with the starting on it. It seems the motor is super tight to the point where the ez-start cant spin it over, its been doing this since i took it out of the box. I figured its normal for the first few tanks of gas for it to be this tight, but even after about 7 tanks, the ez-start still has trouble spinning the motor over when cold.
For me to get it started i have spin the flywheel by hand until its off the compression stroke. It takes a few times doing this and eventually the starter can spin it by itself. Once it starts once and the motor is warm the ez-start has no problem spinning it over. But if i let the motor sit for a little and it cools down, i have the same issues
Is the motor supposed to be this tight? Does this sound normal or could there be something wrong? Once the car is started, i have no issues with anything else. Its running pretty rich and this truck flys. I love it
I have a 2.5 nitro rustler and i have never had any issues like this with that motor and ez-start. And yes the ez-start battery is fully charged.
For me to get it started i have spin the flywheel by hand until its off the compression stroke. It takes a few times doing this and eventually the starter can spin it by itself. Once it starts once and the motor is warm the ez-start has no problem spinning it over. But if i let the motor sit for a little and it cools down, i have the same issues
Is the motor supposed to be this tight? Does this sound normal or could there be something wrong? Once the car is started, i have no issues with anything else. Its running pretty rich and this truck flys. I love it
I have a 2.5 nitro rustler and i have never had any issues like this with that motor and ez-start. And yes the ez-start battery is fully charged.
08-13-2012, 02:41 PM
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RE: Tight motor
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Yesterday i picked up a new slayer 3.3 and im having issues with the starting on it. It seems the motor is super tight to the point where the ez-start cant spin it over, its been doing this since i took it out of the box. I figured its normal for the first few tanks of gas for it to be this tight, but even after about 7 tanks, the ez-start still has trouble spinning the motor over when cold.
For me to get it started i have spin the flywheel by hand until its off the compression stroke. It takes a few times doing this and eventually the starter can spin it by itself. Once it starts once and the motor is warm the ez-start has no problem spinning it over. But if i let the motor sit for a little and it cools down, i have the same issues
Is the motor supposed to be this tight? Does this sound normal or could there be something wrong? Once the car is started, i have no issues with anything else. Its running pretty rich and this truck flys. I love it
I have a 2.5 nitro rustler and i have never had any issues like this with that motor and ez-start. And yes the ez-start battery is fully charged.
Yesterday i picked up a new slayer 3.3 and im having issues with the starting on it. It seems the motor is super tight to the point where the ez-start cant spin it over, its been doing this since i took it out of the box. I figured its normal for the first few tanks of gas for it to be this tight, but even after about 7 tanks, the ez-start still has trouble spinning the motor over when cold.
For me to get it started i have spin the flywheel by hand until its off the compression stroke. It takes a few times doing this and eventually the starter can spin it by itself. Once it starts once and the motor is warm the ez-start has no problem spinning it over. But if i let the motor sit for a little and it cools down, i have the same issues
Is the motor supposed to be this tight? Does this sound normal or could there be something wrong? Once the car is started, i have no issues with anything else. Its running pretty rich and this truck flys. I love it
I have a 2.5 nitro rustler and i have never had any issues like this with that motor and ez-start. And yes the ez-start battery is fully charged.
08-13-2012, 02:45 PM
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RE: Tight motor
Im past the break in period. so i would of figured it would be loosened up by now
I dont have a heat gun i can take places so i kinda screwed with that idea
08-14-2012, 01:39 PM
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RE: Tight motor
just an update. i talked to traxxas and they say this is common for the 3.3 engines and it will loosen up as its ran more (obviously)
i took my car out today and i didnt have any issues with the starting, so thats good.
i took my car out today and i didnt have any issues with the starting, so thats good.
