dtm

A question to all OS TR owners!

I stripped out my engine last night and found a disturbing thing! when I hold the piston and conrod assembly and push/pulling them longitually I noticed a 'slight' play in the upper conrod bushing area. It is not the bushing in the conrod, but the actual wrist pin moving in the piston hole!!

The movement is very slight but you can just feel it!! I did not check this when it was new but I know the NR engines have NO play in this area. Has anyone else checked this on their engines???

The TR has had about 1.5-2.0 litres of fuel through it (including break in) so it is still very new! Compression is still good!! I am running 30% nitro.

Could this be a problem with soft pistons on the OS????? I have not seen this on NR engines with over 4 gallons through them!!

Foger Rox

The wrist pin is loose in the piston, Woooooha, I'd send it back.
But then did they tell you to run 30%?

got_speed?

DTM...that play is only going to get worse.... running 30% should'nt have hurt it this early in the game.....

Foger Rox

Its too early, send it back.

dtm

Yes, I figured it was a bit early in its life to start developing problems this this! Unfortunately, this is Hong Kong.... sending back is not really an option!! Although I could try??!!

sparksy

iTrader: (14)

send it to that rccarbroken guy of HPI forum.....



check out their promises


Yea sure....

dtm

haha... I read that thread too.... I think someone revealed it was run by a 15 yr old kid or something!!!! (sorry other 15 year olds out there!! )

If it needs reporting I'll do myself!! haha.....

Foger Rox

Yeah Overkill Modifieds, LOL. I clicked on his profile, he was 15, LOL, OMG.
I reported the post. Then Pinky posted up that the guy who reported it was just as bad.
But I have never tried to sell anything on the HPI site, ever.
I moderate on 2 other forums and dont like to step on others toes.

Go figure , , ,

But that kid was up to something, and it wasnt a good thing.

dtm

You have to give him credit for having the audacity to put up a website like that..... claiming he has found something radically new, when the likes of RB, NR, OS etc...... cannot!!! However, I hope no one goes for this scam!!!

MtX2ImPuLsEr

hey Dtm- how did you paint that LOLa body that you have on your picture icon.
Can you tell me how you did it or what kinda masking did you use.
can you email me with close up pics because i want to do a body just like that which i just picked one up yesterday.

let me know and email me at [email protected]

thanks

Diva

iTrader: (20)

dtm : you have fan now Go get the picture asap before it crashed in the fence.

dtm

MtX: I'm no painting expert, but its quite simple. Just draw out the pattern on the outer surface of the shell. I masked the white/yellow portion off first with Tamiya masking tape. I like to cut the edges with a very sharp knife after applying a general layer of masking tape.
Paint sequence was black edging, then deep blue then continue to fade the blue. Lastly remove the masking a do a yellow fade followed all over with white (from a can)! You need a decent airbrush, but the job is not difficult!

Here is a larger pic, unfortunately the deep blue looks more like black on the digi pic!

dtm

I have the pics I need... ready for the crash test!!!!