Originally Posted by
meno222
hello,has this ever happen to you guys, my engine had only 2 gallons and was very fast. and this sunday this ear broke, i couldnt believe it.iam very disappointed. it took me a few months just to save for this engine and now it broke. does anyone have and extra case that i could bye of you.(cheap)
is there any warranties on this engines
That break is the result of the bottom of the engine case being too close to the chassis. When the chassis and engine case meet with enough force, from casing a jump or whatever else, the "ears" will snap off.
Yours isn't the first to break like this. I saw it happen to another Go engine recently (on a Losi 8ight) . After looking at that one, the engine case did indeed sit low enough for that to happen. Go needs to lower the "ears" a bit or lap the bottom of the case more thoroughly.
In the future, put some washers between the "ear" and the engine mounts to make sure there's enough clearance.