Will It Run? Traxxas T-Maxx First Cold Start After 10 Years!

In this video we try to revive a Traxxas T-Maxx after it was left sitting for a decade

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[jstitan]

37 years old here. RC Is a big hobby of mine. TFL you guys should definitely through in some RC content in-between all the full-scale stuff. I know the viewers will love it!

[joecole]

Take care of it while it’s running. Store it right and they’ll always start.
I stored my original Tmaxx, LST & LST 2 for 8 1:2 years. I warmed each engine up with a blow dryer. I primed each engine and all three started with in 5 seconds of using the starter. Really just amazing and made my kids smile all day long.

[thecheese]

16 year old highschool kid here, picked up my first rc when I was 14 and now I'm working on a friends nitro tmaxx, he picked it up from a yardsale for 20 bucks and Iv'e been trying to get it running, I still need supplies though like that starter wand, the battery for it is completely dead but the piston isn't locked so that's a good sign your video was a big help and I hope to get this thing on the road soon

[ericstein]

I just did the same thing. I bought a t-maxx 3.3 a long time ago. I always wanted a nitro powered rc. Loved it. But with kids etc, it went away to storage. But now that my kids are older now. My son loved helping getting it running again. I was able to get it running again and it did pretty well. Now for my son I bought him his first rc an electric stampede, but will be driving with him soon with my noisy t-maxx. Fun to get him started with RC and having a blast.

[Kcducttaper]

Man, this took me back to my childhood days! I had an E-MAXX ("narrow-maxx") and I drove the crap out of that thing! I upgraded so many thing on that truck including A-arms, skid plates, shock towers, shocks, chassis braces, etc. I loved that truck!!!

[seandean]

I'm so glad to see more automotive YouTubers doing rc stuff making the hobby bigger and more rc classics please

[Drieeedger]

I have an old TMaxx with the 3.3 motor in it sitting on the shelf that hasnt run since about 2009.. I dont remember whats broken on it, but my kids have been on my case to get it going again sometime.
I didnt even remember where to start with it, but this video has given me some ideas and inspiration to get the engine running again instead of trying to convert it to electric. Thanks!

[matthewgoins]

I had this exact same truck when i was in middle school about 15 years ago. Makes me want to get mine out of storage and restore it.

[spcneary]

I choose between the HPI savage and a T-maxx as a teenager. I picked the savage, and enjoyed racing it back then. Awesome video very nostalgic for me.

[txvet]

Good Tommy on reviving the glorious ole T-Maxx! Traxxas models are hard to kill. I have a lot of different Traxxas models. I miss my old T-Maxx, I miss the hobby too!

[foellerd]

You had me at nitro tmaxx. I have almost the same one, model 4908, extended wheelbase with the electric start 😊

[aaronbritt]

Bringing my back to the mid-2000's. I road raced RC cars. I had a car that was an HPI nitro car when I bought it, but within 2 years I had replaced literally every single part. I had carbon everything and a Ron Paris tuned Novarossi .12 engine. Did 92 mph on radar. Ended up just giving all of my stuff to a friend when I switched to airplanes. Never got in to the off road stuff.

[FreakyT]

Definitely pull apart, clean, lube and inspect that steering assembly when you swap that servo, don’t wanna burn up the new one right away. Pretty impressed you got that thing fired without pulling and cleaning the engine/carb etc. makes me want to dig out my old LST2 I threw a nasty little picco engine in before I shelved it long ago. Great idea for some fun new content on this channel Tommy!

[monteponti]

The Fast Lane RC needs to be a channel. Like, yesterday.

[Joseph-bxb]

Just awesome
My all original first generation Tmaxx 2.5 & 3.3 both started up in less than 8 seconds after being in storage for 8 years. I mean I stored it right so that definitely helped, but Traxxas did it right back in the day.

[iadubber]

Thanks for bringing back memories! Me and 3 of my friends all had a T Maxx and we had some good times with them!

[anindareza]

Just loved the format ornthis video ! Bit of history, info on the car and then some your personal expiremce ! Keep the rc stuff comin !

[caseyat]

Awesome! I had the E-Maxx back in '04-06, that was a blast!

[jonas]

love it!!! sure they have some problems but the T-maxx and E-maxx have always had. easy fixes and love this. and its still cool

[drtracernum]

I also had a tmaxx I haven't used since 2010. After looking at the state of the truck and seeing the receiver got ruined by an exploded battery I just bought a new truck. It would have cost almost 230 dollars to get it up and going, the new truck comes with tools, the ez start with a battery and charger, extra air cleaner and extra glow plug. And best of all the new tq 2.4 Ghrz radio and receiver.