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HarveyC

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  1. Ian, I have Dominator side pipe fitted to my 'XB. In order to install it I had to turn the fuel tank around ( had to do the same to fit a CPI pipe to my previous 'MT), as it does seem that the tanks are different on the Maverick and Redcat versions ... at least they were a year or so ago. To reverse the tank, you have to remove the rear axle as the rear dog bone goes through a tunnel in the tank. Not a major problem but it does add an hour or so to the job of fitting the pipe. Having said that, the pipe is good, goes well and is not too loud. Harvey
  2. Andy, I think you need to be a bit careful about what you read here. I had a late version of the original MT and now, with my Baja 5Bss and my XL Octane have an XB (got the 'XB before the Octane). I had problems with getting the original MT started, which In the end I fixed by replacing the carburettor, I also had a throttle servo fail after a few hours of running, but other than that it was pretty solid. My XB has been no trouble at all although I don't run any of my models much. I have an engineering background, and from this perspective, having examined both close up (in fact when I finished with it, I dismantled the MT competely). They appear to be well engineered and robustly made. But I guess it depends how you use them, and what you want from them. I personally don't thrash my models to within an inch of their lives so probably don't get the problems that others may have. Hope this helps Harvey
  3. I don't know if any one else has noticed, but HPI have released an adaptor (part number 111295) to enable a standard Baja 5b silencer to be fitted to the Octane, it costs just over
  4. Tank Vent Blocked?? Harvey
  5. You will need a new wheel nut spanner ... the Blackout nuts are 23mm across the flats, whereas the Baja ones are 24mm. Harvey
  6. OK ... its the standard one ... they won't take much current ... I wonder if the switch shorted ... possibly caused by crud getting in and displacing the contacts?? ... they are not very well made. H
  7. What sort of connector is it Nick?? It must be an excess current drain somewhere and I would definitely give the wiring a good look over ... you do NOT want to short out a LiPo!! H
  8. Many (many!) years ago, before I retired, I worked in the research laboratories of one if the major oil companies, and I can tell you that there are three basic types of brake fluid in use. These are the original ones based upon glycol ethers, and the later ones based either on mineral oil or silicon. Each type requires a different type of seal, and using the wrong type of fluid with the wrong type of seal will ruin the seal. Therefore as recommended above, it is best to use the fluid stipulated by the manufacturer!! Harvey
  9. I had a similar experience as Nitroholic with my Maverick MT, only in my case the throttle servo failed at idle. Unfortunately when I got to the model, I stupidly 'twiddled' the servo to see if it was jammed, whereapon, 'cause the engine was still running, it took off like the preverbial .. Thank goodness for the kill switch,. press of the the button... engine stopped immediately... potentially nasty situation averted... Harvey
  10. A box full of nice clean bits, with all of the tools, the oils/greases, nicely organised in indicvidual packs with a good manual .... Ummmm H
  11. Ian, I built one of these about two years ago and still have it. Its very nice kit to build, with no problems that I can recall, I had great fun doing it and would thoroughly recommend it as a project. There used to be a series of videos on the 'net discribing the whole process, and I found these helpfull but not necessary, particulalry in the area of building the axles. If you can't find them on the 'net, I think I should have them somewhere (but it might take me a little while to find them in amongst my >5 tB of data storage!). Harvey
  12. The leak was between that cap and the shock body, not around the shaft (which has the normal twin O ring arrangement) and there is no O ring or other formal seal in this area, they just rely upon the tighness of the screw tread to keep the oil in and it does not work. H
  13. I don't know if anyone else has had this problem, but when I assembled the shocks on my recently acquired kit, they leaked badly arround the shock caps. I've fixed the problem by unscrewing the caps, wrapping several turns of doubled up ptfe plumbers tape around the threads and then screwing them back in. Harvey
  14. It doesn't mention the gap in my XB manual Ian (same engine), but I imagine that it will be the same as the Baja 5bss which is 0.6-0.7mm. Regards Harvey
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