NovaRossi P5 motors
01-10-2004, 09:41 PM
#1
NovaRossi P5 motors
Just picked a new P5 motor 2 weeks ago and decided to put it into my 1/8th scale buggy since I had time this evening. Installed it into my buggy and tried to fire-it up for the break-in process. It turned over for about 4 seconds and then all of a sudden, it seized. Tried to turn it over again and noticed that the flywheel wouldn't even move. Took the motor out and tried to turn it by hand, it wouldn't move. Took off the back plate, and noticed small pieces of metal. Took of the head and sleeve and it still didn't rotate. Removed the piston/rod, and one side of the piston was toast 
. Has this happened to anybody else breaking-in P5 novarossi motors ??
. Has this happened to anybody else breaking-in P5 novarossi motors ??
01-10-2004, 10:25 PM
#2
Re: NovaRossi P5 motors
Originally posted by Roger
Just picked a new P5 motor 2 weeks ago and decided to put it into my 1/8th scale buggy since I had time this evening. Installed it into my buggy and tried to fire-it up for the break-in process. It turned over for about 4 seconds and then all of a sudden, it seized. Tried to turn it over again and noticed that the flywheel wouldn't even move. Took the motor out and tried to turn it by hand, it wouldn't move. Took off the back plate, and noticed small pieces of metal. Took of the head and sleeve and it still didn't rotate. Removed the piston/rod, and one side of the piston was toast . Has this happened to anybody else breaking-in P5 novarossi motors ??
Just picked a new P5 motor 2 weeks ago and decided to put it into my 1/8th scale buggy since I had time this evening. Installed it into my buggy and tried to fire-it up for the break-in process. It turned over for about 4 seconds and then all of a sudden, it seized. Tried to turn it over again and noticed that the flywheel wouldn't even move. Took the motor out and tried to turn it by hand, it wouldn't move. Took off the back plate, and noticed small pieces of metal. Took of the head and sleeve and it still didn't rotate. Removed the piston/rod, and one side of the piston was toast
. Has this happened to anybody else breaking-in P5 novarossi motors ??
Regardless I would return the motor to the distributor for him examine. In most cases like these the distributor will provide the customer with a new Piston, Liner, Rod if it can be shown the goods were faulty.
Cheers Alastair
02-02-2004, 09:26 AM
#4
I had a crappy HPI .12SS motor did the same thing to me. Built the kit started the engine. ran for like ten seconds then it just stopped. Flywheel wouldn't turn. Sure enough something was lodged in-between the piston and sleeve.
Sent it back to HPI, they fixed it, but in a letter with the motor they still tried to claim that it was my fault.
Sent it back to HPI, they fixed it, but in a letter with the motor they still tried to claim that it was my fault.
02-02-2004, 11:31 AM
#6
Dude, why are you yelling? Its not your motor that got trashed.
02-13-2004, 01:07 PM
#8
thanks guys for the 411. From now on, I will inspect my new motors before I start them 
I've sent back the P5 to Trrinity with all required documents and a RNA # for warentee. Its been 3 weeks and I still haven't seen my P5 yet. Still waiting. 
I've sent back the P5 to Trrinity with all required documents and a RNA # for warentee. Its been 3 weeks and I still haven't seen my P5 yet. Still waiting.
02-13-2004, 07:22 PM
#10
man thats gotta suck
mine ran great from day 1
im kinda lazy i just recently pulled the head for the first time and then only to replace it with the new mugen head
cant wait for racing season
my p5 has 1 season on it already and i fully expect it to last 2 more
probably in the neighborhood of 4 gallons through it and its still so tight i cannot turn the flywheel through the chassis by hand
mine ran great from day 1
im kinda lazy i just recently pulled the head for the first time and then only to replace it with the new mugen head
cant wait for racing season
my p5 has 1 season on it already and i fully expect it to last 2 more
probably in the neighborhood of 4 gallons through it and its still so tight i cannot turn the flywheel through the chassis by hand
02-13-2004, 07:41 PM
#12
i havent run since i put it on
i got the blue one just because i like blue didnt really need to cool the engine down any
you will probably get to run yours first our offroad season doesnt start till april and i probably wont fire my buggy up untill a day or 2 before the first race
did i mention i cant wait for the nitro racing season to start
im really board to death with my electric touring car how long is winter anyway
i got the blue one just because i like blue didnt really need to cool the engine down any
you will probably get to run yours first our offroad season doesnt start till april and i probably wont fire my buggy up untill a day or 2 before the first race
did i mention i cant wait for the nitro racing season to start
im really board to death with my electric touring car how long is winter anyway
02-13-2004, 07:58 PM
#14
as of now there is no local place to run indoor offroad
however not only is a place suppose to be opening its supposed to be indoor nitro offroad
and only about 1.5 hours away
but for now its electric touring car on carpet or weekends at home
and dont get me wrong i have fun and i like some of the advantages of electric racing (no flameouts or pitman needed) but im just itching to get back into nitro especially my mbx5
by the way warpig what pipe/header are you using on your p5?
ive been using the rdlogics pipe/header 1 piece set-up and i like it seems to produce alot of torque and speed and fuel economy seems to be good usually 7 minutes or longer to a tank but i would still like to know if there is a combo that may yeild better top-end results
ive also got a waller adapter but i havent needed it since i got the p5
however not only is a place suppose to be opening its supposed to be indoor nitro offroad
and only about 1.5 hours away
but for now its electric touring car on carpet or weekends at home
and dont get me wrong i have fun and i like some of the advantages of electric racing (no flameouts or pitman needed) but im just itching to get back into nitro especially my mbx5
by the way warpig what pipe/header are you using on your p5?
ive been using the rdlogics pipe/header 1 piece set-up and i like it seems to produce alot of torque and speed and fuel economy seems to be good usually 7 minutes or longer to a tank but i would still like to know if there is a combo that may yeild better top-end results
ive also got a waller adapter but i havent needed it since i got the p5
02-13-2004, 09:09 PM
#15
you shouldn't need a waller with that engine... but, I haven't used the rd pipes either.. I run an OS T-2050 right now.. I pretty much always run that pipe... it runs amazing on all my engine.. but, I do have a jammin jp-1 pipe I'm going to try... it looks cool at least