rc cars in the shed for past 5 years....bin them?

steve_vdub

iv had two rc cars in the shed for the past 5 years had them when i was younger, kind of lost interest in them but was thinkin of gettin them running again. questions is how hard would it be to get them going again? is there anyone who does repairs in the limerick area? or will i just dump them

T-Maxx

Dump them.;)




















In a box with my address on. I'll Paypal you the postage costs yeah?:D

steve_vdub

haha really though are they worth tryin to fix?

T-Maxx

Depends on specifics, ie the state they're in, make of model, etc.

steve_vdub

says thunder tiger on the exhausts they were bought prebuilt one came with a subaru rally car shell the other with a white peugoet 206 rally car shell

T-Maxx

Not junk then. What's wrong with them? Might just need a new glow plug and some fresh fuel and batteries and you could be stylin'.

Give it a go - it's worth a shot.

steve_vdub

theres bits and pieces hanging off both of them couple of wires loose and know absolutely nothing about them. the big silver thing at the top (dunno what its called :P) where you stick the glowstick is full of corossion and stuff dunno is it worth my while any one do repairs on them?

andy_g

hey guys i used to do repairs for boyztoys here in dublin but that was a long tome ago

T-Maxx

Yeah, but Steve's in Limerick.:pac:

steve_vdub

unless you fancy travellin down to me haha

seanybiker

give it a shot fixing em. Cant be that hard

RobbieMc

If the top ofthe engine is white in colour, then it's not corrision.
AFAIK, they are a cast iron type of make and do not "rust" as such.
They can seize, so I would remove the glow plug, squirt a little fuel in the top of the cylinder and leave it to "soak" for a few hours and then try to turn the engine over slowly till it's freed up.
Turn it upside down and turn over the engine to remove the fuel in the cylinder,
Then put in a new glow plug, some WD40 on the carb links. New fuel filter and clean air filter and try to start with fresh fuel in the tank.

worked for me on an old model in my shed for past few years, just trying to get a new starter for it.

Good luck,
Robbie

vectra

steve_vdub wrote: »

is there anyone who does repairs in the limerick area? or will i just dump them

There is a model shop in Ennis listed here somewhere as far as I know. :cool:

Dont bin them
at worst i will cover delivery costs to me if you want to dump them :rolleyes:

laurence997

vectra wrote: »

There is a model shop in Ennis listed here somewhere as far as I know.

If thats the one by the fairway I do believe that its shut down now:(, but I'm not certain.