Need Help Adjusting MT2

DiGiTaLEcLiPsE · #1 08-07-2004, 12:49 PM

Need help adjusting my mt2.

I have a few problems I don't know how to deal with I'll try to list them now

1) When I put it full throttle the car starts turning by itself?

2) How do I adjust it so the car stays still when on neutral? Can't seem to get it to stay still I have been trying to adjust it for awhile.

3) How do I get it so when I hold brake there's a lot of braking force but doesn't stall?

Example. I adjust it so the carb is open about 1mm when on neutral but when I push the brakes it closes?

That's all I have for now.

pre98zetec · #2 08-07-2004, 04:40 PM

If you bought a nitro car, You should know how to fix it...

DiGiTaLEcLiPsE · #3 08-07-2004, 05:15 PM

Uhhh.. why are you so mean to me?!

pre98zetec · #4 08-07-2004, 05:32 PM

Not mean, If you can't fix it, why buy it?

I was gonna buy a nitro, But I have no idea how to fix them.

DiGiTaLEcLiPsE · #5 08-07-2004, 08:18 PM

So, if you don't know how to fix them please shut up. I want to learn how to fix it. I have to learn how to fix it to know how to fix it. If you're not going to help me just shut up.

mike@af · #6 08-07-2004, 08:34 PM

This is why I suggest that you get an electric...but noooo, lets not listen to people that know what theyre doing now.

pre98zetec · #7 08-07-2004, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by DiGiTaLEcLiPsE

So, if you don't know how to fix them please shut up. I want to learn how to fix it. I have to learn how to fix it to know how to fix it. If you're not going to help me just shut up.

If your car break's down, do you know how to fix it?

What about if the lawnmower doesn't start? Can you fix the problem.

If both of those question's you awnsered with a no, Then you should have got a electric. Because the motor's are just about the same.

DiGiTaLEcLiPsE · #8 08-07-2004, 09:10 PM

Hey, I respect that you suggested to get an electric for my first car but it was a good offer.. $300 CND for a MT2 with spare parts, 12 AA recharables 2100mAh, Rotostarter 7.2V included 1500 mAh, new air filter, 1 gallon of gas and glow plug igniter + charger. For $300. Tell me if it's worth it.

pre98zetec · #9 08-07-2004, 09:20 PM

Just cause it was a good deal, Is it worth the headache its gonna give you trying to fix it?

DiGiTaLEcLiPsE · #10 08-07-2004, 10:16 PM

Yes.. And btw my car didn't break down, just can't adjust the carb properly.

Asmenoth · #11 08-08-2004, 02:48 AM

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Originally Posted by DiGiTaLEcLiPsE

Need help adjusting my mt2.

I have a few problems I don't know how to deal with I'll try to list them now

1) When I put it full throttle the car starts turning by itself?

Sounds like a glitch. Check the wires going to the stearing servo, see if they are frayed or if the connection is loose at the receiver. Check to see if the antenna wire is touching anything metal, if so just pull the slack (if you can) through the antenna tube. Check the screws and make sure they are all tight. If it still does this, then take it to your local R/C car shop and have them look at it. If they are clueless, go to www.rccaraction.com and check out their forums for better answers.

2) How do I adjust it so the car stays still when on neutral? Can't seem to get it to stay still I have been trying to adjust it for awhile.

Well, remove the brake linkage and make sure the throttle servo horn centers when the transmitter is centered. Reattach the linkage and before tightening it up, adjust it so the throttle is closed...it should close compleatly...the idle needle inside is what should be at 1mm or so. If it still creeps, then loosen the adjustment nut and moce the rod so it puts a bit more pressure on the brake disk while in neutral. Also, what might help, git rid of the plastic brake disk and get HPI's fiber disk...works alot better.

3) How do I get it so when I hold brake there's a lot of braking force but doesn't stall?

Example. I adjust it so the carb is open about 1mm when on neutral but when I push the brakes it closes?

See above...carb closed...idle needle at 1mm. It's the little screw to the right of the air filter. Tighten or loosen to adjust the idle up and down. Sounds like the idle might me a bit too low. Also from R/C Car Action's web site, you can order so good books on Nitro and electric car basics, trouble shooting and tuning tips.

That's all I have for now.

Now how hard was that? You may not have intended to be rude, but that's how it came out. As for the electric thing, if a new person to the hobby can't fix one, they probably can't fix the other. If people didn't buy things because they couldn't fix them, no one would buy half the things they do. Hell, why buy a real car? I can fix most things on a car, but tranny and electrical work? Not a chance. Does that mean I should not have one...no. Hell, 70% of the people who buy real cars are clueless on how to fix them. But at least with R/C cars, one can usually get help learning how to tune and fix these things by doing a bit of research, buying books, asking questions on helpful forums...
For first timers that want Nitro cars, I usually suggest getting a kit over a ready to run. Not as cheap for what you get, but if something breaks, you built it and are a bit more confidant at fixing it. Also, somethimes the instructions in a kit are a bit more detailed.

/rant

Asmenoth · #12 08-08-2004, 02:49 AM

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Originally Posted by DiGiTaLEcLiPsE

Hey, I respect that you suggested to get an electric for my first car but it was a good offer.. $300 CND for a MT2 with spare parts, 12 AA recharables 2100mAh, Rotostarter 7.2V included 1500 mAh, new air filter, 1 gallon of gas and glow plug igniter + charger. For $300. Tell me if it's worth it.

And yes, that is an awsome deal. Hell, I bought the MT Racer a few years back and it cost me $300 US and I had to assemble it and buy my own electronics and an engine.

DiGiTaLEcLiPsE · #13 08-08-2004, 09:50 AM

THANK YOU ASMENOTH!

Good thing this is a helpful forum with noone critisizing you about which r/c cars you buy and good thing noone tells you that you were better off buying an electric because you can't fix nitro...

STINKINLINCOLN · #14 08-08-2004, 12:27 PM

BUY what you want you need to learn sooner are latter How to fix them yourself so anyone telling you different is wrong
however I have a electric car for my first car
and I have ran into a small prob with the stearing.
I could have bought a gas power car for a extra 100 dollars but I thought that 450.00cdn was to much for a r/c car
so my advice to you do what ever the hell you want

Asmenoth · #15 08-08-2004, 02:01 PM

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Originally Posted by DiGiTaLEcLiPsE

THANK YOU ASMENOTH!

Good thing this is a helpful forum with noone critisizing you about which r/c cars you buy and good thing noone tells you that you were better off buying an electric because you can't fix nitro...

You're welcome. I try to answer what I can, as I feel bad for this part of the forums...kinda neglected compared to the modeling forums.

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