Revo 3.3 Break In Problem

[Jaceracer]

Hey guys i tried breaking in my revo 3.3 today and on the 3rd tank about half way through as i was slowly accelerating up to 1/2 throttle the engine just stopped i mean like died instantly, i tried to re-start it but it would not start. I took the back plate off to see if the connecting rod broke and it was just fine, temps were fine through break in, outside temp was about 69-70, i was doing everything by the book and now it just seems when i try to start the engine it is really noisy like a slapping sound, does anyone have any ideas what it could be? i'm going to try and talk to traxxas about getting a new motor sent out but i would like to diagnose this issue first.

[grizzly03]

When you had back plate off did you notice the piston move up/down with crankshaft? You can also check by pulling exhaust off and looking into exhaust port. Everything looks ok, I would check glow plug.

[Double G]

Clutch. ?

[Jaceracer]

Ya everything is moving like it should i tried a new glow plug the day this happened and it still will not fire, but something does not sound right when the engine is rolling over it sounds like a slapping noise its very odd.

[Jaceracer]

sent the engine in but when i talked to traxxas support they didn't give me great hope in helping me much so hopefully they will because i do not want to be out 150 bucks for an engine.

[Jaceracer]

Alright well traxxas took care of me and replaced the one way bearing, starter shaft, glow plug, and the back plate so we will see if it fixes it. I haven't tried to start it yet due to cold weather but the important thing is they took care of me and i really appreciated it.

[grizzly03]

That's great news. I've always had good luck with their customer service! Did they tell you what happened?

[Jaceracer]

I think i went in with low expectations because of the person i talked to on the phone to set up the RMA he might have been having a bad day. They didn't say what happened they just said this fixed it they started and ran it to make sure but i still can't wrap my head around this being the issue but i must say the motor sounds better when i roll it over with the starter it does not have that slapping sound anymore.