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Old 03-12-2008 | 11:39 AM
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started my breakin but was unable to complete in one sitting is this going to cause any engine issues???
Old 03-12-2008 | 11:41 AM
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Nope it should be Okay, just make sure you go from where you left off.
Old 03-12-2008 | 01:22 PM
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And ALWAYS make sure you leave the piston at BDC when its cooling down. Make sure you use after run oil when you are done for the day
Old 03-13-2008 | 10:17 AM
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in my first tank the truck only hit 125 degrees. it did not get that hot compared to what i heard engines heat up to. is there something wrong with the trucl staying that cool
Old 03-13-2008 | 10:35 AM
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try to wrap the head in tin foil to get the temps up a little.
Old 03-13-2008 | 10:42 AM
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ORIGINAL: Swingline76

in my first tank the truck only hit 125 degrees. it did not get that hot compared to what i heard engines heat up to. is there something wrong with the trucl staying that cool
You can put a sock or foil around the head to get the temps up. You want it to get up around 200. Dont lean it out or run it harder to get the temps up though.
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Are you going to be racing at FBF?
Old 03-13-2008 | 11:06 AM
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yeah guys, we need to get together, i have a few of us who are going to try to get together on sunday at fbf
Old 03-13-2008 | 03:12 PM
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If it wasnt such a long drive Id be there all the time. Im out east though.. One of these days Ill get in there. Is it just on road or is there an off road section too? Where exactly is it at FBF? I used to go there several times a week for work and I never even knew there was an RC track there.
Old 03-13-2008 | 03:46 PM
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the on road track is where you first go in the place on the right. there is no offroad we just go further down and bash.
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In on the right? Just past the guard booth?
Im looking at an aerial map now. I never saw the track before. I must have driven past it 1000 times. Where do you park for it?
Old 03-13-2008 | 03:50 PM
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yes, you will see a clearing and a mound of grass, its behind that mound, you park in that parking lot after the booth on the right and walk over to it, you cant really see it from the road.
Old 03-13-2008 | 03:52 PM
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How long has the track been there? Im looking at live.com on the aerial map the track is there, on the birds eye view its not. Guess the pictures where taken at different times
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its been there for about 3 years, it was on the ohter side by the aviator but when that was put in they moved it.

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