Valcano s30 Transmission
Hi guys, I recently had to replace the 2 plastic gears in my volcano s30 transmission, I have the new gears in and before I put the trans, in I made sure the gears were working right.The problem i'm having is when I go to run the truck it only runs for a couple runs and the wheels stop turning, but the gears in the trans, are spinning and shafts are spinning when I throttle. If I pick the truck up off the ground and hit the throttle the wheels spin, same goes if I have the truck off and push the truck forward , the tires turn. also the couplers that hold the drive shafts in place are coming loose, but the set screws are still tight. I must have something put together wrong but I can't figure out what, I have the long shaft ( dog bone) in the rear and the short dog bone in the front. Thanks for any info.
Posted on: 6/16/2013 5:21 PM by Author "tyler19" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11545168

RE: tornando s30 engine problems
Yes I have tried to heat up the head to get it started but still have no luck, and yes its a flood issue, it seems to prime quickly. How can I correct the flood issue, beside taking glo plug out and pulling the starter a couple times? I don't understand what to do next I broke it in and ran it about 4 times with no problems and now it won't even try to turn over. Do I need to adjust the carb gap, HSN or LSN? Running out of ideas to get it back up and running.
Posted on: 6/6/2013 4:53 PM by Author "tyler19" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11535640

RE: tornando s30 engine problems
Yes I have tried to heat up the head to get it started but still have no luck, and yes its a flood issue, it seems to prime quickly. How can I correct the flood issue, beside taking glo plug out and pulling the starter a couple times? I don't understand what to do next I broke it in and ran it about 4 times with no problems and now it won't even try to turn over. Do I need to adjust the carb gap, HSN or LSN? Running out of ideas to get it back up and running.
Posted on: 6/6/2013 4:51 PM by Author "tyler19" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11535638

RE: tornando s30 engine problems
Thanks Dads, I did heat it up and managed to get it unlocked but it is still very hard to pull the starter and I can't get it to start. I got it at BDC , It seems the more I pull the the harder it gets and it seems to lockup again, I heat it up to unlock it but it seems to keep locking up on me, not sure what to do from here.
Posted on: 6/3/2013 5:53 PM by Author "tyler19" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11532432

tornando s30 engine problems
I am having a problems with my Tornado s30 and I need some help with some trouble shooting. I ran my Tornado through the break in process then ran it a couple times with no problems, it sat in my basement for about a month since I haven't had time to run it, I did put after run oil in it after every time I was done running it, went to run it the other day and the pull start seems like its stuck, took the glo plug out and tried to pull the starter and I couldn't pull it at all, tried turning the flywheel and that won't turn with or without the glo plug. Could the engine be ceased up already or is it something else i'm overlooking? Thanks for any help.
Posted on: 6/1/2013 5:18 PM by Author "tyler19" in the forum "Redcat Racing Support"
http://www.rcuniverse.com/forum/fb.asp?m=11530314