Originally Posted by
Micah78
Thankfully your engine was just a Losi 350 lol! I had the same thing happen to a Clockwork modified Nova .28. My switch on my reciever pack went bad and off went my RC8T across my yard. It hit a boulder and flipped upside down. Then it wailed like a banshee till I grabbed it and stopped it with my shoe on the flywheel. It also gave me a "rug burn" from the ballooning tires getting my leg. I was still in my break in period and never got to see what my $450+ engine could do. The high RPM spun a crank bearing and sucked it through the engine. My piston looked like yours!
Wow, that's scary. My condolences! I have a spring installed that hopefully pulls the carb close should I ever end up in a power-loss situation. The spring is not strong enough to pull overcome the servo when the engine is stopped but I hope that with a running engine, the vibrations help to close the carb. Luckily never had to find out.
I've installed a Nova R21 that I had around.