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Old 09-02-2011, 09:32 AM
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Ttowntoolman
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Default RE: Had my first runaway RC!!

I had a few runaway's in my time but the most recent was an Associated GT. I just got done porting the sleeve and put the engine back in the truck. Fired it up and made some adjustments while sitting on the bump box all was good so I put it down. Made two passes on the street out front when I went to turn around I throttled it pretty hard out of the hole and she took off WOT for about 12 feet when it hit an apple that fell out of the tree overhanging the road. It tumbled for a short time and cranked about 50,000 rpms while tumbling. I ran to the truck and tried to snuff out with my shoe on the flywheel, which somehow became loose on the engine. The rod breaking inside finally stopped it. [&o] The throttle arm popped off the carb which caused the original problem, the flywheel coming loose was just a bonus. Fail safe non existant.