Pconn5

OK i got my jato running pretty good, tuned pretty good, no smoking anymore good blue trail of smoke. Right after i run out of gas i refuel and go to start it up again and it wont start. This always happens no matter what. I don't know why it wont start that second time. I think the battery in my ez start may have been a little low. But it started it up the first time pretty quick. Also i never got a new glow plug for awhile. i changed it once and thats it might need to change that too.

Pconn5

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R_man_5k

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refuel before you totaly run out of gas.

gengomerpyle

try putting your finger over the hole in the pipe as you try and start it to help prime the carb. i have to do that once in a while to get mine started.

Pconn5

I tried that but it still didn't want to start. I always try to refuel before it runs out of gas but i always wait to long then it runs out. will that cause it to make it hard to start the second time because it starts to run really lean???

R_man_5k

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what temps do you run at? you may be too lean at the end of the tank and then it has to cool a bit before it will refire.

360pod

i brought my car to hobby town and they tuned it pretty good. my car has been runing great! but yesturday i drove it a long time and towards the end it started to just shut off if i let go of the throttle. and the idle speed is very fast. do i need to ajust the idle on the car. the car will drive forward in idle. what do i need to do? o ya today it did the same thing when i drove it. right now its dirty if that would do anything.

thanks
360pod

R_man_5k

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yes... just adjust the idle down a bit. don't be scared to work on your truck.

outwheelin

Personally, I think working on the truck, is almost as much fun a driving it.

MetallicaJunkie

especially when its running like the wind, and its just maintenance or upgrading, nothing broken

MAMMOTH TOUGH

I got My JATO 3.3 last week and am realy happy with it but I really dont recomend IMEX romulin rims.....I busted one on there first tank....no jumping or bashing at all..I am going to stick with dish wheels from now on.

R_man_5k

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yes it is! I spend as much time if now more time working and tinkering with them than driving

R_man_5k

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Those of you who know me ... know I got a jato roller as part of a trade a while back ago. We'll I finally re-built it.

Here is how it looked when I got it:


I completley striped it apart and rebuilt it. Very fun project. I love doing that!!! Only thing left that I need to pick up for it is the front Blue RPM A-arms... Well and clean it up agian

Now it is powered by a TRX 3.3 paired with a Novarossi pipe. My other Jato which I have had since Jatos came out... is running a RB V.12 with the dual chamber Resonator ROAR pipe. Both have the TRX lightweight 7075-T6 Aluminum chassis.

Jato w/3.3:



Jato w/RB V.12



both...

ThunderbirdJunkie

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R_Man, are those RCP rims?

Woodmandan2

sweet Jatos R_Man
I found a real hobby shop in my city. It is called yida model. The site is [link=http://www.yidamodel.com]www.yidamodel.com[/link] They sell Cool Power Fuel. I was wondering if this is ok to run in the jato. Also there is 15% and 30% nitro. Wich one should i run?
Thanks
Dan

Woodmandan2

My Jato with Any ohter fuel than this chinese stuff runs faster than the wind by about 40 mph
Dan

MetallicaJunkie

when i firs gt my 3.3, all i had was 10% cool power airplane fuel (green and oily) and it ran fine, now im using rocket science 20% and it runs even beter.... i reccomend 20% on up

R_man_5k

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ThunderbirdJunkie - yes they are from RC-Parts.com Love them!!! I have three sets. One set I have had for at least 3 years or so now...

Dan Collins - if it was me I would run 30% ... you have the 3.3 right?

saleens7

I am considering buying the jato for christmas, and am wondering if there are any problems i would need to look out for.

i alreadt have a nitro boat, so i know enough about engines, but is there any structual problems, reinforcements i would need to use?

i have some 30% nitro for my boat, would it be good to use it for break in?? i did w/ boats motor and there was no problems.

outwheelin

I love my jato and would recommend it. The only problems I have had is the chassis top plate. I have broken that a few times. Also, the electronics aren't that great.

R_man Nice job on the rebuild! Do you paint the bodies yourself?

MetallicaJunkie

nice work R_man_5k !!!

R_man_5k

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thanks guys! Yeah I paint my own bodies. I love that part of it. My American theam body has seen better days. It is starting to get beat up. I am going to paint a Texas flag body soon I think.... I need something good for Nitro Maddness down at RCP.

as for the top plate issue. I got the TRX upgrade chassis and have not broken any since. I put one on my re-built Jato also

you can check out my web site to see a bunch of other paint jobs I have done...
[link=http://home.comcast.net/~jefferywross/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html]http://home.comcast.net/~jefferywross/wsb/html/view.cgi-home.html-.html[/link]

saleens7

would you recommend the 3.3 or 2.5. im wanting to save money so a 2.5 should be good for that, but then again i still have that craving for power and also like the 3.3.

they both get the same speeds right??

R_man_5k

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2.5 is set up more for off road. 3.3 is more for on-road. But both can be used for either. with either you will need to get new tires. stock ones are not all that good.

3.3 is faster - comes with sway bars a better pipe and so on. good bit more for the price.

saleens7

although these are stadium trucks, are they capable of running on grass? not that soft grass found up north but the rough, dry sawgrass found down here in florida.

i would go with the 2.5 then. less costly and slow, but it would be my first nitro truck. and um... how much slower is the 2.5, i know the 3.3 does over 55mph, but does the 2.5 run fast too??