Originally Posted by
kgombe
Not here to to Argue, but I race offroad and my first race car was a Revo, back when MT was a class. and off road is dusty and re-fuel is a must for long mains.. So yes I have refuelled outside for years and have my engines run a long time... the topic is about a Revo and they have a filter in the tank.
As for race fuel not having enough oil for break in.. this has been proven to be a myth, as again, we break our engines in with the same fuel we race with.. this was before EBIS and some of us still break our engines in that way...
now back to the topic at hand. you need to take you engine out out and have a good look at it. I believe you have a leak some where. and also get the hanger exhaust . have a look at the head make sure it is not cracked. make sure the head is tighten down properly, but I will say if all that oil is come from ez start you may have a leaky one way bearing which was always a problem these cars. if you having problems on a new vehicle, you can send the engine back to Traxxas for a look. they may send you a new one.
but your clutch needs attending to first and for most then the leak
good luck
If the engine was running during break in and now dosen't two things can be wrong. No fuel or no fire. If there is a fuel filter in the tank? I would like to see that! Then there is blockage in the tank or the carb. Check glow plug to make sure it glows bright yellow. Make sure the starter wand is functioning good. The glow plug ignitor can fail on the wand. Have a spare glow plug ignitor to test. A engine will run if it has fuel,fire and air even if the engine has minor leaks Which I doubt it has. As it's a new engine. I suspect what is supposed leaks is oil residue from the exhaust that can spray all over the place. If there is a puddle under the motor then you have a leak ant the most common place is the front and rear bearings or exhaust coupler. A simple test to see if fuel is getting to the carb ad threw is remove the pressure line and open the carb so you can see in full throttle and blow hard to see if fuel travels up the line and into the carb. You should see a stream inside the carb .
As for fuel filters : I know for a fact the T -maxx's don't have one!