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  1. rjvader

    Help, 3 speed transmission doesn't shift at all

    Do you have MIP hex drivers? Those things are a life saver, I've removed rounded out grub screws with them. Unless the transmission parts are cheaper, I would give it a shot again with MIP drivers and a heat gun cranked up to high. My $20 Werner heat gun liquefies red loctite.
  2. rjvader

    Help, 3 speed transmission doesn't shift at all

    The heat should do it, I used a heat gun to remove the pinion on my Arrma Kraton. It was slathered in red loctite from the factory, not just the grub screw, but the motor shaft.
  3. rjvader

    Rotostart for Dynamite Big Red

    I posted a thread about LRP back in January, here's the link to the story: https://www.bigsquidrc.com/lrp-going-out-of-business-in-march/
  4. rjvader

    Dwindling Engine Choices

    Thanks guys for all the great advice, I appreciate it. I ended up buying a Nova 28-8 from novarossidirect, can't wait to get the Savage rolling again!
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    Dwindling Engine Choices

    Thanks for the suggestion, I think I'm worrying too much about whether or not an engine is discontinued. I always see posts about needing to change the con rod after a few gallons of fuel, I'm just concerned I'll be stuck with a $200 paperweight if there's no parts support.
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    Dwindling Engine Choices

    Hey Guys, I've been shopping around for a new engine for my XL. LRP was my first choice, but as I posted a few days ago, they are going under. I then found some threads here and there about the Nova 28-8, and that looks like a good affordable engine, but on the official Novarossi site I was...
  7. rjvader

    Mod my flux or get another rig?

    Can you go with all of the above? Those are all tempting choices, I'm a little biased towards the Outcast because I bought a Kraton back in June and it's a total beast on 6s:
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    LRP Out of Business?

    So...I've recently gotten back into RCing and decided to finally bite the bullet on a LRP engine for my Savage, but I noticed that their nitro engines are out of stock. A little googling came up with this article, supposedly they are going to shut down for good in March...
  9. rjvader

    zr.30 spec.2

    Looks like the .32 is discontinued as well, sad times, I was hoping to get that engine after my 5.9 bit the dust.
  10. rjvader

    LiPo storage

    I just throw mine into a wooden cabinet in the garage, no bags or storage boxes for my lipos, and thankfully no catastrophes (yet haha).
  11. rjvader

    K5.9 Mysterious Air Leak

    Many thanks for the advice! That makes me feel a lot better knowing that I can run it in that temp range. Next time I run the truck I'll be sure to keep the fuel level above half a tank. The exhaust was shooting out a good plume of smoke today so it looks like I'm good to go for some bashing!
  12. rjvader

    K5.9 Mysterious Air Leak

    I was keeping a good eye on the temps throughout the run, when the tank was over halfway full, the highest I saw was a little over 220, would it be safe to run at that temp? Previously it was never running higher than 200-205, even with the needles leaned way out. I'm not able to lean out the...
  13. rjvader

    K5.9 Mysterious Air Leak

    I finally had a chance to mess around with my Savage today, I took Jam Racing's advice and threw in an OS8 medium glow plug. I also took my carb apart and cleaned out the needles and the needle housings just to be sure that nothing was clogged up. Unfortunately the truck is still having...
  14. rjvader

    K5.9 Mysterious Air Leak

    I might have one of those lying around in my parts bag, I'll see about giving that a shot. I've been running the hot plugs for 1.25 gallons of fuel, and it was running great up until recently, do you think I just got a bad plug? Thanks for the responses guys, I appreciate it!
  15. rjvader

    K5.9 Mysterious Air Leak

    Yep, I covered up the pinch bolt with RTV as well. Forgot to mention that in my post. I also sealed up the fuel inlet fitting on the carb
  16. rjvader

    K5.9 Mysterious Air Leak

    Hey guys, I'm having a rough time with my 5.9 and was hoping I could ask for some help here. I apologize in advance for the lengthy post! My original k5.9 engine destroyed its piston, so I bought a new case, crankshaft, and piston/sleeve combo and went for the rebuild. All was good through the...
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