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still kicken-- been busy- bought a big home up in central, wa. about the brakes on the cats-- with no center diff the cars under braking sorta-kinda act as if they have brakes on all 4s.-- what you all can do to tune the braking action to your liking -- down on the brake assembly - use a piece...

as you find the time, look in the phone book for a chain saw dealer One that carries Stihl saws-weed eaters- ect-ect. Ask to buy bulk fuel line- buy 3 or 4 feet of what is called TYGON fuel line.- in time you will be needing this for replacing what came with your r-c. Tygon fuel line was first...

thats what the drill bits on a seperate piece of plastic is for, find the size drill bit that allows a tight fitment for the tubing, the V shaped cut on one end of the tubing helps getting the tubing tru the hole.

forgot to say-- you cannot use silicone tubing like is used on nitro cars, gas eats it up. agan-- the keyword is quick & dirty, just get some fish tank airline tubing -- wal-mart ?? this is good enough for the gas cap vent hose, beats wasting 1/2 day running all over town looking for a hobbie...

the gas cap vent hole-- get a piece of test plastic, few drill bits-drill ,piece of gas line, cut one end of the gas line in a V shape - makes the hose go tru the hole better-- on the test plastic, find the drill size that provides a snug fitment for the hose - tubing. then drill a hole in the...

filters & oil. K-n filters should not be used on tiny motors. k-n oil should only be used on k-n type filters. on foam filters - in less than dust bowl conditions, no-toil brand oil & cleaner is passable. its advantage-- the filters can be cleaned with water- filter cleaner. In truly dust...

Higher engagement rpm, the higher engagement rpm could be harder on the running gear on pavement. its best to be on the throttle hard so the clutch is not partially engaged and slipping. The heat you see?

pick up tube on my gas- petrol xb, I have a brass pick up tube with a flared end approx 2 or 3 mm from the lowest area in the gas tank. The fuel filter is outside of the gas tank. seems to operate well - unless the car is upside down.

happy and wonderful new year to all members !!! yup- another year approaches !! lets give our best wishes to all the folks in the midwest -texas- and those along the mississippi river area. they have had it rough. This el-nino winter has been a wild guess even for the national weather...

mt vrs a guys wife years ago on this site-- there was a guy from AU jumping his mt. his wife was hit on the right side if her rib cage - the mt was airorne when it hit her. the guy posted photos of her that were taken at the hospital--- it was very ugly. her entire side was black & blue- red...

i would go for the NGK 7 plug. Its a safe bet. No need to buy the Iridum plug either. The standard cheaper NGK 7 Is fine.

spank--- lol.this town has these munckin legged cats with 6 toes. the locals seem to think these inbred cats are some kinda new breed. dogs have a 6th sense, spank knows these crossed eyed poor creatures need to be put out of there inbred misery. a singular crunch to the head does the trick...

out of control If the antenna wire breaks off the circut trace on the p-c board as you see in the less than sharp photo - and moves towards the solid state chips - shorts out, you will have no steering- throttle- kill switch- fail safe. all you will be able to do is watch the r-c run away. This...

heat range numbers all should know--- ngk, nd, the higher the number, the colder the plug. autolite, champion, ect-- the higher the number, the hotter the plug is. yes, champions are made in china, but they still use the american system of numbering heat ranges. just a heads up for everyone...

rx Antennathe rx antenna where it goes tru the rx box opening should be glued with a flexable glue-- the antenna is 2 wires. its called a dipole type antenna. where these 2 wires are soldered to the printed circut board are the weak point. if the wires break off the p-c board and slide into the...

the 2 bolts set up provides not so great support for the carb and air filter. if nylon intake manafold gaskets - mostly the gaskit thats between the head-and manafoldiis prone to deforming and leaking. the added weight of the big air filter would add to this problem. - the gasket i just...

I am a bit rusty about your question--- Yes there is a diffreance between the zen and cy upper bearings spacers piston pins.-- the hy? uncertan. perhaps another member can assist. D.B.

more ramblings--lol. like rob was saying- aircraft & aerospace lobes are far above what automotive lubes are. The pilots do not even want the chip decteor lights flash. On my gear box idea, automobile automatic transmission fluis would be a good choice. Another high tec idea thats been around...

I think the hottest running gear on these cars is the pinion gear on the gearbox. It can actually transfer enough heat tru the shaft & bearing to melt down the gear box case.It would be easy to seal the gearbox chassis plate & the od of the sealed bearings - Permatex motoseal would be a good...

glease- lol. i cannot see the photo. i do see what he was thinking though. My xb came with steel gears. rob sold me a good car. I have used this on the transfer gears for a few years with good results-- Honda pro moly 60 grease. its a paste type grease. the moly greases at the auto stores--...