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Hiya guys... so the story goes. i recently got into nitro, bought a car off ebay, was goosed and thanks to the help of you guys and my LHS - its now running sweet as - so much so im shredding through tires like theres no tomorrow. my mate saw i got one, and thought he'd give it a go.... was talkin about it in his works and was offered a colleagues RC for £20. - so he thought why not.... this is what he's bought... Car looks alright - theres a few rusty parts and he hasnt had it running yet... so we figure the car must have been left in a shed/garage to rott for a while after previous bust it..... we know its a thunder tiger... (as it says so on the exhaust) but could anyone give us a clue to the model and how old it is?? ok... first issue... (my mates not all that mechanically minded) and has had the car for a week or so without mentioning it to me... he's been trying to get the thing working unsucessfully and the car has now landed on my lap to try and tinker with! (its completely different to mine as its belt driven an mines not - but i feel confident i can retify the problems and help him get it working) The remote that came with the car looks ancient! like somthing out of a back to the future movie... when switching everything on with fresh batterys nothing happens - no wheel twitch, no movement etc etc... upon checking the remote over - there is a whole at the bottom of it is this where the crystal goes? i figured i'd try hooking up my reciever in my car to his servos - this had sucess!! so im guessing he needs a new Remote and Reciever (is that what u guys refer to as RX Tx?) or could we source some crystals? i think i'll be upgrade mine soon anyway so prob just give him my old one... Other than the remote issue... he was trying to start it and has yanked his pullstart all the way out, and now its stuck out... so i've took off the pullstart in an attempt to fix it. turns out the central spring is slipping out of its holder when u pull it... ive placed it back in, best i can, as its rather fiddelly and its late so quickly lost patience with it.. i have got it kind of back into its posistion, but when u pull the cord, it slips free again. and doesnt return inside the housing. my question is, is there and easy fix... i was considering just aralditing (gluing) the thing down as a temp fix or maybe wedging a screw head to keep the spring tight against the sides... would this work, or are there anyother hints tips people could offer?? if it goes again i'll just telling him to buy a new one - however- as his missus has just gave birth to his 2nd sprog, an i doubt he'll be able to start throwing much money at this car... (she moaned at him buying one in the first place) thanks for reading - any help/comments/suggestions - more than welcome! (sorry about the essay )