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skeeter1255 01-01-2008 12:28 AM
back into rc!
 
well ive been away from my rc's for a while now like about 8 months because of getting my grades in order and stuff and i realized the other day how much i miss rc's so now im gettun ready clean my hobby space thats filled with uselss things that we throw in the garage and get ready to start my old rc10gt with the Os .18 it has in it................... so i wanted to ask is there anything i should do to the rc before i far it up or should i just put the gas and go?

calvino 01-01-2008 04:00 AM
RE: back into rc!
 

ORIGINAL: skeeter1255

well ive been away from my rc's for a while now like about 8 months because of getting my grades in order and stuff and i realized the other day how much i miss rc's so now im gettun ready clean my hobby space thats filled with uselss things that we throw in the garage and get ready to start my old rc10gt with the Os .18 it has in it................... so i wanted to ask is there anything i should do to the rc before i far it up or should i just put the gas and go?
um, get new fuel, if the fuel looks a bit old, BURN IT, trust me, bad fuel in an engine can be BAD STUFF, also check the glow plug, to make shure it isn't bad.... but other than that, FIRE IT UP [8D]

d16z6 01-01-2008 04:29 AM
RE: back into rc!
 
I'd put a few drops of oil down the carb/glow plug hole and cycle it first so you won't be dry scrubbing anything while trying to start it up.

Make sure nothing is lose, tighten all screws, especially ones prone to vibrations.

Check alignment, linkages, slop, batteries, proper controller operation.

I'd say then you're pretty much safe and good to go.

skeeter1255 01-01-2008 11:48 AM
RE: back into rc!
 
alright sounds great thatnks

calvino 01-01-2008 12:54 PM
RE: back into rc!
 

ORIGINAL: skeeter1255

alright sounds great thatnks
and don't forget to have fun with it, :D maybe you should consider getting a new reciever pack, due to the old age that it is in, if it does'nt seem to hold charge, GET A NEW ONE, the last thing you want is to be driving and the reciever dies, with the throt servo engaged, I don't think you are going to be getting your truck back[&o]

skeeter1255 01-01-2008 01:17 PM
RE: back into rc!
 

ORIGINAL: calvino


ORIGINAL: skeeter1255

alright sounds great thatnks
and don't forget to have fun with it, :D maybe you should consider getting a new reciever pack, due to the old age that it is in, if it does'nt seem to hold charge, GET A NEW ONE, the last thing you want is to be driving and the reciever dies, with the throt servo engaged, I don't think you are going to be getting your truck back[&o]
ahh y lol i know what u mean, but luckily i had bought a new reciever pack for it before i stopped using it and hadnt used that reciver pack so i guess now is the time!!!!

calvino 01-01-2008 01:21 PM
RE: back into rc!
 

ORIGINAL: skeeter1255


ORIGINAL: calvino


ORIGINAL: skeeter1255

alright sounds great thatnks
and don't forget to have fun with it, :D maybe you should consider getting a new reciever pack, due to the old age that it is in, if it does'nt seem to hold charge, GET A NEW ONE, the last thing you want is to be driving and the reciever dies, with the throt servo engaged, I don't think you are going to be getting your truck back[&o]
ahh y lol i know what u mean, but luckily i had bought a new reciever pack for it before i stopped using it and hadnt used that reciver pack so i guess now is the time!!!!
yeah, but still check it, but that one should be good, I remember hearing down at my LHS that if a battery pack for an RC ___________ is over like 1 yr old, REPLACE IT, since you don't want to have it die and then you loose whatever it is[:o]


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