Wont Snow ruin an MT2?[sm=confused.gif] if not i'll sure as hell run in there

well im pretty stupid- i dont do any thing to water proof it, ive only ran in the snow a few times, and also havnt had the engine apart so i dont know if it will reck it or not sorry im not much help.

I run mine in the snow alot. I haven't had any problems yet, but I could just be lucky. I don't do anything to protect it either.The opportunity for something to go bad is deff. there. So it's up to you. When I'm done I use my air compresser and blow everything off till it's dry, especially the radio gear.

Put a balloon around over your servos and Rx to help keep them dry.
The biggest issue with running in the snow is not getting the engine temp up and causing excess wear on the piston and sleeve which will make the engine have low compression on warmer days.




rolland

I don't do too much with my MT2 as I have to do with my other trucks... When I'm done running, I shake off excess snow and dry off truck completely... make sure the radio gear is dry and oil the engine... When running, two things I always watch are engine temp and make sure the air filter isn't wet..... water sucking thru the carb will hurt the engine...

an aerosol lid, with a hole in the top, can be fitted over ur filter to keep the snow out. little spray paint lids work for me. just a thought.

I run my mt2 in snow a lot. The only trouble i have had is water getting in the battery/reciever box and frying my reciever and buning out the on/off switch. now i just elastic band a plastic grocery bag over the box. Also i always re tune my engine if there is a durastic change in temperature. and i put a piece of duct tape over the hole in the chassis where the spurs are. I'm not sure what temperatures you drive your mt in but I know when i drive in -20 celcius or lower i tend to break a lot more plastic parts...

how do you put a balloon over the servos?
do you take it off or what?

remove the servo and take off the horn etc, stretch the neck of the ballon over it and work it on there. i found that ballons designed for helium are better than regular "air" ballons - theyre thicker and rip less easily.

where do you run the cords from the servos? do you cut a hole in the balloon or run then through the neck?

out through the neck, no need to make a hole.

watch out with the throttle servo, the balloon can easily get twisted around the centre shaft.

ok, thanks for the help(i can get realy annoying)

No, your not annoying... at least your questions are good ones... I never tried the balloon with the servo... I use the elastic paint stuff.. just a bit on the screw holes and around the case... thats all and it works fine.. I even found black so it matches the servo and looks stock... As you may know.. I'm a neat freak and I hate wires and things looking out of place...