Deluge
Senior Member
- Messages
- 7,900
- Location
- Tucson, Arizona
DDM sells disposable pre-filters.rev9fan1 said:oh yea prefilter i remember i was gonna ask can i use a sock?
RC-Skin Disposable High Performance Air Pre-Filter
Just another option.
Welcome to RedcatRampageForum! Are you a Redcat fan? If so you're in luck as you've have arrived to the biggest and best RedcatRampage RC community.
Come join our community and ask your questions, show off your Recat RCs and share your experience!
DDM sells disposable pre-filters.rev9fan1 said:oh yea prefilter i remember i was gonna ask can i use a sock?
yea, its hard to know 100% with a photo. It very well could be just a reflection from something.- I was looking at the discoloration on the skirt area. It appeared to be sorta cooked oil color. was guessing that it got hot. yea, by rights- the piston should seize in the ring area. There is another angle- just another guess- If ethanol is not blended correctly it will seperate -sink to the bottom of the gas tank- this would cause a lean condition big timemost 2 stroke oils will not mix with ethanol- seize o matic. Who knows huh?- no way to really know from just photos.Deluge said:How can you see that? They look like shadows to me. Lol. He said the damage is below the intake. If it got hot (I'm not saying it didn't) wouldn't the damage be more at the top of the piston in the ring area? Wouldn't the damage be at the top of the cylinder, as well?To me it looks like some dirt got in and scraped it up a bit. But that's me.
Thought so! just want to remain humble- not come off as some know it all---. As i said in another post, if ethanol is not blended correctly it can and will seperate from the gasoline its mixed with. Its called phase seperation. when 2 cycle oil is tossed into the equation- its best to try to find a bulk plant, tank farm. all the gasoline there has no ethanol. bulk plant owners want nothing to do with ethanol junk-most times the gas at a bulk plant is about 25 cents a gallon cheaper too.rev9fan1 said:thats what i was gonna do and he is right that is a heat mark on the skirt on the exhaust side, but its below the exhaust....everything happened no where near the piston ring.
That awesome.rchobby89 said:om lucky there's a store down the road that sells eyhanol free gas
If I was in his position, that's what I'd do. Run it as long as you can. Only out the cost of the gasket at this point.Deluge said:It does look a little cooked. Can't say for sure, though. If the compression is good, he could probably just clean out the case and slap from fresh gaskets on there and run it until it dies. That'd be the cheapest option, and he'd be able to get some run time out of it.
I've never tried those. Has anyone?Deluge said:DDM sells disposable pre-filters.RC-Skin Disposable High Performance Air Pre-Filter
Just another option.
that's wat I'm doin but I'm scared when I get it back together to tune it the way trip does.....doesn't he go lean for like a second in that video?RCDAD said:If I was in his position, that's what I'd do. Run it as long as you can. Only out the cost of the gasket at this point.
They do look like those wipes!alfred e numan said:I have never used these. But you know what? When you go to Safeway food stores, they have those hand wipes @ the shopping cart area, to wipe down the handles-- those r-c skins have the same texture! i bet ya 20 bucks its the same thing but a dry version. been wrong before bout many things here, but i have a feeling--- I really have to wonder if the really spendy types of paper towels would work- they are sorta renforced with the weave- they may not flow air when they get wet- I do know that a genuine shop-vac filter will work- just a thought. I am sayen this cause its not rained agan this summer for 6 months agan here- darned dust is like talcum powder.
Then tune by plug color. You'll be able to see if the engine is getting enough lube. And using this method, you methodically creep up to your final setting instead of trying to go by ear. I have nothing against going by ear, it's just that some people are better at it than others.rev9fan1 said:that's wat I'm doin but I'm scared when I get it back together to tune it the way trip does.....doesn't he go lean for like a second in that video?
I tried one recently, it works pretty well.RCDAD said:I've never tried those. Has anyone?
Never a perfect fit. But it is a good gasket. Just use an exacto knife where necessary.rev9fan1 said:so i ordered the gasket from DDM seems to be too small...i called them and the said cut it? i also found out my motor IS in fact an HY, got it from here http://www.ebay.com/itm/251100206681?ru=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fsch%2Fi.html%3F_sacat%3D0%26_nkw%3D251100206681%26_rdc%3D1
Register and gain access to Discussions, Reviews, Tech Tips, How to Articles, and much more - on the largest Redcat Rampage RC community for Redcat RC enthusiasts that covers all aspects of the Redcat brand!
Register Today It's free! This box will disappear once registered!