I'M TRULY INSANE NOW

Not sure if anyone saw it below, but uh, at 2:10 below, my nitro vehicle started going in reverse:

Here's the scoop.
1. I took my vehicle out for pre-run.
2. The glow plug popped out of the head button. Everything is fine (happened before on my original OS 25)....turns out the T-Wrench was stripped when I put a new one on.
3. Took it back, changed plugs...drove it ~1/2 tank.
4. Tried another plug, started it up....squeezed throttle....it went in reverse. What is on film is pretty much as much I ran it as (as soon as I noticed I grabbed my camera).
5. I Google'd it, and, seen it's happend to a few folks. Well...here is what it's not:

• "Set your reverse switch on Transmitter" (BTW--the reverse setting is in the servo...not transmitter). Regardless, the linkage does not affect the direction it runs. ;-(
• "Check your OWB" (this was a popular response in some instances probably cause....but er, this engine doesn't have a OWB.

So...here is all I can conclude:

1. It HAD to have started in reverse. I don't see what would prevent and engine from doing that.

2. So SOMETHING caused my starter box to turn backward....or did it? It never had before. It's not like reversing the wires would reverse the starter box engine shafts? Or CAN IT? 

3. Is it possible to have some form of "backlash if hit a spnning flywheel on a rubber wheel that is stationary? I don't think so, it's not like the rubber wheel has a OWB.

The good news is I stopped it immediately (never going past 1/24 throttle. I did let it cool for five min...and he it is 5:07 seconds after up above:

Crazy

Nitro will BEAT electric

Funny, as I thought I had noted this before, but if not here goes. Please tell all your friends.

Many folks think that electric is faster than nitro. I say bullshit. I say the average person can plug in a battery but the average person CANNOT  get straight up in boogie-mode with their nitro (as it's obviously MUCH more challenging).

What does this mean? It means many electric guys simply have not been around "real shit" when it comes to nitro.

Back to my point as I don't beat around the bush here: jibber-jabber is just that. If you think you have an electric that will beat my nitro in any kind of "drag race" or street race...I'm always open to competition. I live in Dallas/Fort Worth so let's do this. All in fun of course. If we want to make it hurt I'm with that too (by that I mean $$$$$). The higher the stakes the  faster my nitro will go....but either way I'm down, and  I am confident my nitro being able to beat any electric. We can go off-road after just for fun if you are down for that (easy off-road but I'll build them to do anything you want.) I've already raced a few viewers of my YT channel....they both got beat...badly. I say this from the bottom of my heart and to be fair: don't let the vids fool you. My nitros go much faster. ;-)

--Card Carrying Member, Nitro Heads

Nitro all day!

Here's a hook up for you...Part 1

One of the most common issues with tuning is the clutch bell, Remember, I'm telling you this from a slew of different models/engines/bells/shimming setups/blah blah. i.e. I am not just writing this because it's what I think, I'm writing it because it's what I know. Real shit. Take it or not.

I mentioned this recently on Savage Central mainly because I've always liked that forum, and while this might be ass-backward "wrong" from  theoretical point of view (I have no idea if it is or not...but it is). So hopefully it helps one fella who might be struggling with his tune, or at least point him her in the right direction.

Finally, the Savage is most apt to falling victim to this issue, but no nitro vehicle is immune.


The answer....in my next post.

[HINT: It was listed as one of the top issues found below]