Engine Removal Tips, Zenoah G320RC

[josegarcia8578]

Hi all,
I purchased the outweras flywheel cover as well as the pull start cover, the install requires engine removal. Anything I should be aware of when removing he engine from the losi 2.0? Do I need to worry about the gear mesh? Or is that set by the fastener inserts?
I'm asking because the first time I removed a big block engine, I had a lot of rookie mistakes, such as not knowing about gear mesh, etc. I want to be able to remove and reinstall the engine without messing anything up. Tips?

 

[DougStar]

Just have to align the numbers on the mout tabs so they all face the gas tank??
It's easy don't stress ??

 

[josegarcia8578]

@dougstar Simple as that? Thanks! Any else to watch for?

 

[Whoduh]

If the 4 screws holding the engine in place are REALLY stuck, you can heat them up with a butate torch in order to lossen up the threadlock. Just don't heat any screw that fastens into plastic.

 

[DougStar]

don't mix up the feed an return gas lines ?? feed gose at the bottom return on the top. Its marked on the tank which is which ??

 

[josegarcia8578]

I'll be adding quick disconnects to the fuel lines as well ?

I'm assuming blue loctice on the engine bolts?

 

[DougStar]

Bottom and top of the carb??
Just in case it was not clear

 

[Whoduh]

When you disconect the feul lines, make sure you loosen/open the gas cap. Gas will spit out at you if you still have gas in the tank and you don't do that.

 

[1Coopgt]

Take pictures . Makes re-assembly a little easier.

 

[Z.hb71]

Take pictures . Makes re-assembly a little easier.

This ^^^^ also take notes

 

[josegarcia8578]

Yeah, I usually take pictures. I'll be venting the gas lines by opening the gas cap as well.

Am I right on using loctite for the engine 4 bolts?

 

[crucialRC]

I use a couple drops of blue loctite. Already install kill switch?

 

[josegarcia8578]

@crucialRC , yeah I was thinking about using blue loctice. I'll do that

Yeah, I have the Killer Rc switch. I installed iteithout having to fully take off the engine!

But I will now have to take it off to install the flywheel cover

 

[crucialRC]

@crucialRC , yeah I was thinking about using blue loctice. I'll do that

Yeah, I have the Killer Rc switch. I installed iteithout having to fully take off the engine!

But I will now have to take it off to install the flywheel cover

Cool cause I was going to say now would be the best time. Why do you have to take it off? Just disconnect it from the receiver.

Hold up. What’s a flywheel cover?

 

[josegarcia8578]

Cool cause I was going to say now would be the best time. Why do you have to take it off? Just disconnect it from the receiver.

Hold up. What’s a flywheel cover?

You mean disconnect the receiver and install the outerwears flywheel cover? It's possible that way?

 

[crucialRC]

What is a flywheel cover?

 

[josegarcia8578]

What is a flywheel cover?

A cover for the crankcase/flywheel: http://www.davesmotors.com/outerwears-crankcase-flywheel-cover-for-g320-rc-engines.html

 

[crucialRC]

Oh, you mean the crankcase cover. You should route the KS cable right out of the plastic, just left of the coil up high. If that makes sense. You should be able to put the crankcase cover on with the KS wire unplugged from the receiver and just hanging.

 

[josegarcia8578]

I see the confusion! My grammar was bad and when I said "But I will now have to take it off to install the flywheel cover " I was referring to the engine itself, not the KS like he grammar made it seemed like.

Yeah, I setup the KS cable the way you described it. Anyways, yeah, that's the plan. I will just unplug the gray KS cable from the receiver. I did

 

[crucialRC]

Oh ok cool??