meleeman09

ok well i just got my truck yesturday, its a 4wd truck (volcano stx) and im trying to break it in and i cant seem to get the idle right. most of the time when it idles it will idle for a little then turn off then some times (once so far) it will just go in gear while idleing but everytime i do get it to idle it will spit out little sprinkles of gas out of the muffler. i also cant get the finetuning to be perfect, oh yay when i idle and i brake it turns off so whats wrong?

dclintonh

will it start with the wheels on the ground? if so its not broke.
and does it bog real bad?

ehroof

you need to raise the idle and trim the throttle back a little

meleeman09

well i have only tried to start it a few times on the ground and those few times it didn't start

dclintonh

take engine out take, take bell off and if its broke like mine was it will fall out.
if broke on the end make another loop and hook it back together. good luck

meleeman09

lol good luck? anyway i will have to do this tommorow cuz i have to go sleep because its midnight and im tired

zack221

if your clutch spring is broke the wheels will spin when you pull the pullstart

i3lomeh

I just got a Volcano Sv the other day, when i got it started it just wanted to take of, i adjusted the idle down and everthing but the wheels kept moving. After reading most of the posts about a broken clutch spring i took the engine out to check and it wasnt broken. it had some stretch marks in though. So i went to the hobby store and got the traxxis replacment spring and put it on now it works fine.

meleeman09

hmmm mine the same thing

meleeman09

well i checked it and it definetly is broken i think one end has a loop and the other has like part of one

dclintonh

make a loop.
its really hard to get back on, without taking the clutch shoes off. btw
mine has worked for a while after i fixed it. good luck.

meleeman09

well my dad has decided to be a d i c |< and make me wait for one to come in the mail

dclintonh

why?

ehroof

You didnt order the redcat clutch spring did you?

meleeman09

no getting one from that one website

meleeman09

oh crap they decided to get the redcat spring again and 30 bucks to get it shipped really fast god they are stupid

moram

Hi guys... I'm new to RC... just got my first one, the Himoto Syclone with the VX-18 engine. Sounds like my clutch spring may be broken?? The first few tanks idle'd fine, but now during idle the wheels spin.

Before I attempt to take the engine apart, does anyone have any pics/instructions on what a clutch spring is, where it is located, etc.

Thanks,
Martyn.

MiniCwik

Sure, just a couple threads up here - http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/m_4207842/tm.htm

bluecaka69

Now your returning the help way to go

moram

thanks guys... I discovered that thread just after I posted the question! I managed to fix the broken spring, and all is well.

Thanks again,
Martyn.

MiniCwik

Thanks - and I will always try to do what I can to help others since I am gaining some knowledge of my own

meleeman09

well i finally got the spring today its black and pretty sure its bigger but fits perfect and seems everything working good just need to get the finetuning to be perfect (almost there) and break the s.o.b. in, lol almost had it today then i ran out of gas and didn't realize it till it was too late i already had called it a day

ehroof

good, there's nothing like a properly broken in and tuned engine.

meleeman09

ERRRR now my only problem is that it wont stop stalling spitting gas out of the muffler

ehroof

raise the idle a little, its good to run it rich during break in, if your done or have ran a couple of tanks you can lean it an 1/8 turn to help run it better.