Project OJ - Losi 5 build

[DougStar]

That's nothing to worrie about ??

 

[Seandonato73]

Did you use a hair dryer to get some of the bubble ironed out

 

[D3MON]

late to the build, but man that truck is awesome!

 

[AnubisBC]

you can use an xacto knife to cut a slit on those bubbled edges and smooth them out. It won't be perfect, but will keep them from becoming a lift point when dust, etc. gets in there.

I still think it looks fantastic.

 

[misterleon]

Did you use a hair dryer to get some of the bubble ironed out

Yes I did

late to the build, but man that truck is awesome!

Thank you! Welcome

you can use an xacto knife to cut a slit on those bubbled edges and smooth them out. It won't be perfect, but will keep them from becoming a lift point when dust, etc. gets in there.

I still think it looks fantastic.

I’ll do that tomorrow thanks
Got some parts in today

The carb heat sink didn’t fit put quick releases for the fuel and throttle. Swapped my carb and got a tgn air filter.

 

[DougStar]

The carb heat sink didn’t fit

Not missing anything there??

 

[AnubisBC]

Wait. An RB innovations product not actually working? Pinch me!

 

[misterleon]

What’s up with these pull starts? How often does everyone go through them? Is it normal that I feel like I should have like 3 extras on hand at any time?

Not missing anything there??

Ughhh alright. You just use the stock isolator?

 

[DougStar]

Always good to have a spare ? and buy zen or cy stay away from rovan?

 

[Z.hb71]

What’s up with these pull starts? How often does everyone go through them? Is it normal that I feel like I should have like 3 extras on hand at any time?

Ughhh alright. You just use the stock isolator?

you definitely shouldn't be going thru them so fast. are you buying poopy rovan ones off fleebay? cuz theres your problem

 

[misterleon]

you definitely shouldn't be going thru them so fast. are you buying poopy rovan ones off fleebay? cuz theres your problem

nahh they are metal pawl ones off of amazon. they seem legit but I may be doing something wrong. tbh I have very little experience outside of electric buggies

 

[Z.hb71]

nahh they are metal pawl ones off of amazon. they seem legit but I may be doing something wrong. tbh I have very little experience outside of electric buggies

well same thing, china special lol. the spring inside is probably breaking. id stick to a good ol zen. metal pawl is unnecessary, hell a rovan ps with a plastic pawl was able to turn over my big bore without stripping (until the internals in said pull start broke)

 

[misterleon]

you recommend this?
http://www.davesmotors.com/black-chung-yang-starter-assembly-322-233000-hpi-15478.html

 

[Z.hb71]

you recommend this?
http://www.davesmotors.com/black-chung-yang-starter-assembly-322-233000-hpi-15478.html

that should do.

 

[misterleon]

that should do.

thanks the ones I was buying cost like 26$ a starter.i thought they would be better than the ones. from ddm. haha oh well???

 

[AnubisBC]

Yeah, the CY pullstart is actually really damn good. Some folks recommend those over Zen pullstarts.

 

[misterleon]

Yeah, the CY pullstart is actually really damn good. Some folks recommend those over Zen pullstarts.

The one I linked from ddm? I bought 4 haha

 

[misterleon]

So I’m struggling. I just swapped out my carb for a new 990 I also installed a new air filter and while I had the motor out put in a new crankcase outerwears. I have the truck back together and I can’t get it to start.

I know the truck has spark and compression.

I took the air filter off and there was a bit of fuel on the velocity stack

The engine isn’t flooded

I have the carb set to the stock lsn and hsn settings

Any ideas?

 

[evssv]

kill switch ?
tried a new plug?
carb gaskets on right way round?...ie pulse hole doda?

 

[misterleon]

I bypassed the kill switch w/ same result

The pulse holes look like they line up

I’ll put a new spark plug in but I took the spark plug out and sat it on the cylinder and saw spark