ya i actually connected the wires to a 9volt and i got it to spin the wheels but it was really hard to get a connection. i had to keep moving the wires around all over the connectors and i got lucky a few times and got a connection. i heard that sometimes dust can get in the motor and cause this, and if you put a few drops of soap in a cup of water, submerge the motor(not wires), and then connect the battery and spin the motor underwater, that it can help.

what would you suggest? if it was the esc, would it just be fried, or could it be fixed?