TRAXXAS TMAXX: ENGINE SEIZED, WILL IT RUN?!?!

Kyle takes this TRAXXAS TMAXX apart to see if he can get it moving and running again. #revive #seized #bashing #traxxas #tmaxx #nitro #rctrucks #rccars #fail #spurgear #fuel

[@RCRoads]

Great job bringing the TMAXX back to life. Such a cool RC. 👍

[@fartdonkey8290]

Ive bought a few used nitros with seized motors that were rusted in place internally. A good cleaning and soaking in alcohol and theyve all come back to life. I bought one mgt 8.0 as a parts truck, motor wouldnt turn over even with pliers, cleaned it all up and motor ran fine

[@rcsendandblast1579]

After ceasing 2 trx 2.5 engines in a row. Small back info I live in Canada The west coast of Canada. It’s wet and cold here almost all year. This plays a part of the end result. My trx engines both new both ceased in the pinch. They both screwed up the cylinder and put a lot of pressure on the bearings. I disassembled them replaced the bearings and most importantly heated up the sleeve with a hairdryer and forced the piston back and forth in the cylinder while it was really hot. (Lots of oil ) After putting them back together I simply raided the idle so it spins over faster and let them re break in. Since then both have broke in perfect and run great. Check out either avid bearings or if you go to Jims bearings source out high quality bearings from him and you’ll be set. Good video dude 👊😎 If you want to avoid the pinch jam set the idle higher that will help it from stalling at idle and sticking 🤘😊

[@ThreeSonsGarage]

Thanks for the tips and thanks for watching! I have a few more things I'm gonna try with this engine and if all else fails it will get a complete freshening. Most likely sucking air for sure

[@thebug4046]

Right on man! Glad to see it going! Probably a good time to do bearings and if you swap in a 3.3 crankshaft it will have better performance and a better tuning window 😉 keep up the good work! 🍻💯🤘🏻

[@kylepurks9654]

Thanks man...been working on this one for a bit now. Ended up pulling the glow plug threads out of 2 these cast heads. Just got a blue head today and re-oringed the carb. Gonna see if it's any better...if not I have another 2.5 and im gonna build it how you said with the 3.3 crank. We all been sick so our videos are backed up...gotta a good update coming on the smt 15 that you helped me fix....now it rips

[@thebug4046]

@@kylepurks9654 hey man glad to help ya! And yeah the gray 2.5 cylinder head sucks runs hotter to. The 2.5R cylinder head is much better. Cools evenly to! Glad to hear you got the SMT up and running again! Hope yall feel better soon! Looking forward to more videos 💯🍻🤘🏻

[@ThreeSonsGarage]

​@@thebug4046finally got it ripping tonight! New o-rings in carb, new fuel tank, plus the blue head and I put a os plug in. Shifts smoothly no hesitation

[@thebug4046]

@@ThreeSonsGarage nice! Glad to hear! They run better with the blue cylinder head for whatever reason

[@ThreeSonsGarage]

@@thebug4046 I'll say...like it wasn't the same truck but it was lol

[@Nitro-Aaron31]

Traxxas puts there clutch shoes on backwards and thats what makes it chug like that and thats because the clutch shoes are opening the opposite way, it still works but just frustrating because you think there is a problem i hope that helps some. Happy nitro adventures!

[@ThreeSonsGarage]

Well that’s good to know! Thanks!

[@Nitro-Aaron31]

@@ThreeSonsGarage no problem.

[@kylepurks9654]

​@@Nitro-Aaron31thank you for that I wasnt aware!

[@Nitro-Aaron31]

@@kylepurks9654 no problem, I believe the bug4046 has a video that he talks about that as well. If you take off the clutch bell off you can pull off the clutch shoes and then just make sure when you flip them that they open the same way the engine turns and that would be counter clockwise. That will take care of that issue, all traxxas did that for, would be a mutch grater or aggressive shoe ingagment to the clutch bell.

[@kylepurks9654]

​@@Nitro-Aaron31gonna check tonight and flip them if they are backwards

[@taylorkinsfather8150]

Use carb clean or brake clean i use it on old stuck nitros then oil it back up and its good to go