Well, here's the short story.. I ran the buggy in some sand today.. I cleaned it off pretty good when done, but later in the evening Iwas messing around and decided toclean down in the head, around the glow plug.. After a fewpulls with a q-tip, Inotice the air cleaner is off, and as luck would have it, the throttle linkage (which I pulled off the servo earlier)had the carb wide open.. It's doubtfull, but a grain of sand could of possibly made it into the carb when I was messin around with the q-tip.. What should I do?Now, Im mechanically inclined, but if it aint got 8 cylinders, a holly carb,and a bowtie emblem on the valve covers, Im not that familiar with it... Any way to flush it out w/o tearing it all down?Thanks for any info or advice!</p>

All these views and no replies?? Come on you Nitro gurus.. Help a brotha out with some advice!!!

You could get some wd40 and spay it down real good, dont move the piston or anything because if it is in there, it will scratch. Or go to your lhs and buy some nitro cleaner, and spray it down real good in there to get it out if there is any.

Btw what are those vehichles you speak of??? Im interested now haha.

or u could use your nitro fuel take the head of the engine and take the carb completly apart and wet and blow off all the pieces thated be the safest bet

I use WD-40 to clean and maintain my nitro rc. The only sure way of knowing that you got everything clean is by tearing it down, but I think with the WD-40 you could get the same result.

OK thanks guys!! Couple more questions.. How does the carb come off of these engines?Does it slide off after the one nut is removed or does it need to screw off or??(3.0cc .18 SH engine) Also, can they be torn down and put back together w/all the same stuff, or do ya need to use new gaskets or anything when putting them back together??Thanks, as usual, for all the helpful info!!

This one slid off the front page before anyone answered.. So I'll try again.. Engine in question is a 3.0cc .18 SH


1.) Can you tear these engines down and put em back together with the same stuff, or are there new gaskets or anything needed when ya rebuild it?? (Mines preactically brand new, just want to tear it down to be sure debris didnt get in there when I was cleaning it w/ the carb wide open and the air cleaner off) &lt;- I know, Im a bone head.. :/

2.) How does the carb come off of these? I see one nut that's holding it on.. After that does it come straight off, or screw off, or??

I just dont want to break the thing, or put it back together and have air leaks or something.. Thanks for the info/help!!

Ya that nut pulls on a shaft that holds the carb on. I know my 1/8 scale pulls two rounded pieces together and holds it. The only gasket is the exhaust gasket, you really should replace it after removing it but you can reuse it, or i went to checker and picked up some gasket material for like 5 bucks or something and i can make as many as i want. Takes longer than just tossing one in. But ill never run out. Click on the link and check out those videos on how to seal your motor, if its apart mine as well seal it up. Oh and sometimes when you loosen the nut the carb gets stuck, and doesnt wanna budge, just work it off trying not to break anything. And be careful cause one time i was trying to get it off, and couldnt for the life of me so i ended up just pulling it off, well it popped off and i hit my nail on the cooling fins, breaking part of my nail off, thankfully it just broke the tip off and i was fine. But it coulda been worse haha.

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Cool, thanks for the links and info!! These things are so small, I just dont want to break it..   Note: Im workin on those pix of the chevy's.. I reformatted my hd and the family rides are on another compter.. I'll get em swapped over asap!

Of what chevys? I could of sworn you said you had some and would post pics but i cant remember and cant find it haha.

CHEVY's Now we are talking

Haha ya we are!!!!

Not to get off topic but what do you have. I have a 76 C3 vette and a 71 Chevelle SS454

No Chevy's. Dodge all the way. Hince the name...........dakotanut! Give me a Challenger any day. Although, the new Camero is really exciting me. Not just because it was in a movie or anything. I really like the lines of it. I had a 99' Z28. Loved it. I got to ride in a new one and it just doesn't seem as quick as the 99' was. I like the look of the trucks. I like the Toyota and Dodge better though. Chevy has always been a power house powertrane wise. The interiors just fall apart too fast. Not all are great. I like all big 3. To bad they are owned by the federal government now.

No way chevy all the way, but i have to say anything older, im a fan of. They definitely dont make cars like they used to. Nice cars man. Id love to get one of those vettes somesay, but its actually me and my papy, im only 19 But everything will be mine, cause noone else in the family cares at all about em. Mine is a 72 gmc c10 swb with a 402, sierra grande. And i also put a 10" shallow mount pioneer sub under the passenger bucket, and bought a deck and put it in the glove box, and put a radio delete plate up. Aint cuttin nothin up. Still need to get the trim on, but we need to drill holes to put em on, cause there wasnt enough, like 2 for the whole bed. And we have another 3 72 chevy trucks that run, then we have a frame, ready to build, and anothers got a motor pulled out needing full resto and a parts truck. Then five 67 chevelles, ones in the process of a resto, ss 396 convertible 2 door, power everything, matching numbers. One like it went on barret jackson for over 100k. And the rest run great, my dad still has his first one/car. Then we have a 06 duramax, 99 suburban and 99 yukon. Yeah were into chevy's haha. Sorry to rant but i was tryin to fit it all in there.

I'm not brand specific. There is too much out there to drool over. Right now it is between the Dodge Challenger and the Chevrolet Camaro. I'm not sure which one. The only thing the Camaro has going for it is both front seats lean forward for rear passengers to get in and out. Only the passenger seat in the Challenger does that. Why in the world Dodge would do that I have no clue. There are way to many old cars out there for me to list.

Are you talking about the new camaro and challenger? http://www.motortrend.com/roadtests/...on_winner.html

I really don't go by what those magazines do and say. They are always biased one way or another depending on who paid them the most and sponsor them the most. Obviously Dodge doesn't. Any ways, I like the Challenger for the way it looks and feels. I've had the chance to ride and drive quite a few of them. From the base model to the SRT 8. To me they are much more than just a muscle car. I like the room in them. Only people that can fit into the Mustang are short people with no legs. There just isn't any room in the back seat. The Camaro has more room in the back seat than the predecessor. It has a lot more hp and torque but, the car weighs so much more than it's predecessor. The Challenger is even heavier than the Camaro. It has a little bit more or less hp and torque. I love the look of it. I like the look of the Camaro. The new Mustang is ugly. WTH was Ford thinking. They are way under powered also. A buddy of mine has one and I just really don't like the look of it. In 2005 when they came out they were good looking except for the room. None. This is all stock of course. They all have their pros and cons. I just love the way the Challenger looks. I can't help it. I won't turn down a Camaro or a Mustang.

Here'sours.. These are what we have currently..

34 Ford (SB 350 Chevy, 700r4 ford 9")



59 El Camino (454 4spford 9" tubbed)



93 Anniversary Vette


94 Firehawk


Ones that's got away..

67' Vette


78' Camaro


89' Formula 350


Only one leftwas my 73'Camaro.. Could kick myself for never getting a pic of it, could KILL myself for selling it.

I'm Liking this thread. Nice Elco.

Those are some awesome vehicles. I like the 34'. My favorite.

Nice man, lovin the cars, and this thread. What we need is MORE PICTURES!!!!!

not to interupt.....but Mick....anytime your not sure its always good to tear it down....with this hobby, eventually you will need to learn how to tear down an engine...cant think of a better way to learn then on a stock sport engine that you can use the engine replacement program...in all actuality it is a good thing to pull the carb and backplate on a new engine and make sure its sealed tight...

I dont know how many times I get asked were do I take my rc's to get fixed by people that seem intrested in rc....this is not a hobby for someone that wants to pull it off the shelf, run it...then put it back on the shelf and expect everything to be ready to go next time they want to run it....unless you have lots of money to pay someone to not only fix your rc but to also maintain it for ya also...

I stopped in to my LHS and was talking to the guys. Race with them and we hang out every so often. I went into the back room to check out a couple of Revo's that they were working on. (I've never seen a $1000 Revo and was curious what it would look like) Actually, it was 2 of them. I look up on the shelves and notice a Volcano S30 sitting on the shelf. I was told to make an offer on it. Cause the guy that left it there to be fixed hasn't come back for it in months. Probably won't either. What do yall think? Should I go for it?

If the motor is runnin good and you get it for a good price, hell ya take it. Look around and see where the cheapest you can get it new for is. Then go lower and tell them you can get it new for this price. Like one place that has lower prices says 176. So look around and see how low you can get.