My truck wont start

[Geezy242]

Hey guys well i have the original HPI MT and well i havent started it in about 8-10 months due to school issues and now it wont even start... Any tips on wat mighy be wrong?

[mgtguy]

try to run some after run oli through it it might be frozen up

[Geezy242]

Did that a little while ago..ill start it up tomorrow and tell you how it went. Any other provlems you think it might be?

[mgtguy]

you should chek the glow plug

[rc_pro_86]

you might have broken the engine in wrong so it is loosing compression. or the
glow plug is bad. just pull start it with out the glow plug igniter in. it should have good
compression.:D

[Geezy242]

Alrite i changed the spark glow plug in the engine... Couldnt start it today i Had to go somewhere... Mmmm...oh also is there a way i can ride higher on that i want a little lift.

[rc_pro_86]

get higher shocks or just get thicker oil. your engine might be bad. can u take
some pics of the inside take the starter off then the back plate

[Geezy242]

Okay it starts but i dint have full throttle...it barely even goes

[mgtguy]

bad compression

[Geezy242]

Okay so how do i fix that?

[rc_pro_86]

buy a new engine or rebuild the engine but buying a new engine is the best way.

[mgtguy]

you can buy a new piston and piston sleve but buying a new engine would be the best way

[rc_pro_86]

you can buy a new piston and piston sleve but buying a new engine would be the best way
you would also have to buy a crank shaft. his engine just might be out of
tune but im pretty sure the engine is bad. :D

[Geezy242]

How much is it to rebuild the motor?

[mgtguy]

i would realy sugjest just getting a new motor because it would cost like 80 bucks for a piston and sleve

[mgtguy]

but that would be on ebay

[rc_pro_86]

How much is it to rebuild the motor?
alot more then buying a new engine. you can buy a broken in engine for like under $100 bucks. plus rebuilding it means breaking the engine in again.
what kind of car is it?

[mgtguy]

he already said hpi mt

[rc_pro_86]

he already said hpi mt
oh ok

[mgtguy]

ya get a new motor

[Geezy242]

OkAy... Can i put a .18 in there...
And where are thhese already broken in engines for sale?

[rc_pro_86]

what was the size of the old engine? and ebay is a good way to get a broken in engine.

[mgtguy]

but when getting a engine of ebay be careful

[Geezy242]

It was a .15

[mgtguy]

you could probly put a .18 in i had a ,15 in my t maxx and was able to put a .18 in with no proble i even used the same motor mount

[E-maxxman]

before you buy a new engine check to make sure carb isnt gummed up, when my nitro evader sat it wouldnt start, i put some nitro into the air intake and it fired up and ran untill that gas i put it ran out. try what i said first.

[rc2.1]

i recently rebuilt my engine (DTX 18) after the airfilter fell off and it sucked up a whole bunch of dirt. its pretty easy and cost me MUCH less than the engine was. getting a engine off ebay thats already broken in also isnt a great idea because you wont know how well the breakin proccess was done (did the guy really know what he was doing!!)

[rc_pro_86]

i recently rebuilt my engine (DTX 18) after the airfilter fell off and it sucked up a whole bunch of dirt. its pretty easy and cost me MUCH less than the engine was. getting a engine off ebay thats already broken in also isnt a great idea because you wont know how well the breakin proccess was done (did the guy really know what he was doing!!)
yeah but rebuilding cost alot depending on the engine for me to rebuild
my go tech .28 (which isn't bad) it cost's me like $75 bucks just for
a sleeve. which is why i bought a broken in engine

[rc_pro_86]

i recently rebuilt my engine (DTX 18) after the airfilter fell off and it sucked up a whole bunch of dirt. its pretty easy and cost me MUCH less than the engine was. getting a engine off ebay thats already broken in also isnt a great idea because you wont know how well the breakin proccess was done (did the guy really know what he was doing!!)
i bought a go tech .28 on ebay and it was broken in and it worked great
just buy from some one who says in the description how many tanks
went through it. :D

[Geezy242]

Im back...well i opened up the motor and the carb was carroded so even thou the arm was spinning the throttle wasnt openinv...its all clean now... I took it all apart so im rebuilding it tomorrow...ill let ya'll know how it goes...
Oh and anyone in So-Cal wanna go drive or talk rc... Reply thanks

[rc_pro_86]

where in so cal?

[Geezy242]

Whittier/la habra area...

[mgtguy]

wheres that

[rc_pro_86]

it's four hours away from where i live. lol

[Geezy242]

Kinda close to huntington uhmmm...next to east la...

[rc_pro_86]

yeah i live in ventura county. lol

[mgtguy]

ya me to we live right by each other

[Geezy242]

Mmm...my other house is in valencia