My car doesnt wheelie anymore!
10-25-2009, 09:25 PM
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My car doesnt wheelie anymore!
my nitro TNX 3.0 stopped wheeling after i haven't driven it in a long time..... can someone tell me what do i have to do for it to pop wheelies on demand......... all help is appreciated
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10-25-2009, 09:40 PM
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RE: My car doesnt wheelie anymore!
Is it tuned correctly? Make sure nothing in the driveline is binding, and that all the bearings are good. Especially the clutch bell bearings.
10-30-2009, 10:24 AM
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RE: My car doesnt wheelie anymore!
As an aside...
On Jeep forums and other forums pertaining to 4x4s, trucks, and the like...the people that have the most issues out of their trucks are ones that refer to theirs as
CARS.
IE two guys can have the exact same Land Rover with the exact same modifications built on the same day, but one calls it a truck, and everything is hunky-dory, but the other calls his a CAR, and he has nothing but trouble.
Just figured ThunderbirdJunkie would bring up some relevant theories
On Jeep forums and other forums pertaining to 4x4s, trucks, and the like...the people that have the most issues out of their trucks are ones that refer to theirs as
CARS.
IE two guys can have the exact same Land Rover with the exact same modifications built on the same day, but one calls it a truck, and everything is hunky-dory, but the other calls his a CAR, and he has nothing but trouble.
Just figured ThunderbirdJunkie would bring up some relevant theories
11-01-2009, 05:22 AM
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RE: My car doesnt wheelie anymore!
ORIGINAL: ThunderbirdJunkie
As an aside...
On Jeep forums and other forums pertaining to 4x4s, trucks, and the like...the people that have the most issues out of their trucks are ones that refer to theirs as
CARS.
IE two guys can have the exact same Land Rover with the exact same modifications built on the same day, but one calls it a truck, and everything is hunky-dory, but the other calls his a CAR, and he has nothing but trouble.
Just figured ThunderbirdJunkie would bring up some relevant theories
As an aside...
On Jeep forums and other forums pertaining to 4x4s, trucks, and the like...the people that have the most issues out of their trucks are ones that refer to theirs as
CARS.
IE two guys can have the exact same Land Rover with the exact same modifications built on the same day, but one calls it a truck, and everything is hunky-dory, but the other calls his a CAR, and he has nothing but trouble.
Just figured ThunderbirdJunkie would bring up some relevant theories
11-01-2009, 12:08 PM
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RE: My car doesnt wheelie anymore!
dont know if this helps but now when i drove it the heat sink gets burning hot in like 3 minutes of just driving it and the glow plug burns out....also it boggs at full throttle and it releases blue smoke.... i checked the burnt glow plug and it is a little bit wet and black at the tip and i did the spit test on the heatsink of my tnx and the spit was gone in like 15 seconds then i did the pinch test and it rose for like 4 seconds high then it dropped so....... i dont know what this means can u guys help me.........
ALL HELP IS APPRECIATED
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11-01-2009, 06:12 PM
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RE: My car doesnt wheelie anymore!
thunderbird junkie i have noticed that nitro is always on the chassis right after im done driving it..... also how would i figure out where this leak is coming from?
could a problem also be that the high speed needle is tuned good but the low end needle isnt? (or the other way around)
it is kind of hard to tune since it was tuned in Delaware and then i brought it here so i dont know if that is another problem
could a problem also be that the high speed needle is tuned good but the low end needle isnt? (or the other way around)
it is kind of hard to tune since it was tuned in Delaware and then i brought it here so i dont know if that is another problem
11-02-2009, 02:59 PM
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RE: My car doesnt wheelie anymore!
haaaaaaaaaaa nitro leakege is a pain in the azzzzzzzzz... gaskets on the seals in the engine and muffler just burn away... it drives me crazy when i spend an gour taking it all apart and cleaning it and tightening things and just when i think it is perfect and never will get dirty again 1 tank later im back cleaning. common problem.
11-02-2009, 06:58 PM
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Nitro's a pain in the ass period.
Nitro's a pain in the ass period.
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11-03-2009, 08:07 AM
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RE: My car doesnt wheelie anymore!
i tried to go to electric for a while, and even though im no supporter, it was so easy. i got a 1/18 brushed mini lst by losi and man that thing was slow. but in 3 years of having it i spent $15 plus a $30 battery. nitro, however, my .18 3cc team associated mgt 3.0 ive spent well over $300 in parts in less than a year and only 6 gallons through it...
11-11-2009, 04:43 PM
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RE: My car doesnt wheelie anymore!
yeah it is a pain in the ass but still... its fun to drive when it works. i probabily spend... oh about $5 a tank on parts or gas or even more $$$
11-11-2009, 05:05 PM
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RE: My car doesnt wheelie anymore!
yeah i know whatcha mean..... but its 4wd and i mean it sounds good and like a good engine..... how can i check if there is an air leak somewhere?
