Traxxas Air Filter Maintenance (Part 1)

Traxxas is the market leader in ready-to-run (RTR) nitro and electric radio controlled models. Traxxas continues to advance the RTR category with innovative thinking and fun designs that make it easy for anyone to get started in the world of R/C models. From the phenomenally successful T-Maxx and E-Maxx monster trucks to on road and off road vehicles, Traxxas defines ready-to-run. Batteries, chargers and fuel (for nitro vehicles only) are not included with Traxxas models and must be purchased separately

Air filter for the traxxas needs to be cleaned very importantly for regular flow of the fuel. In order to achieve proper cleaning of the same a complete guidance is necessary. It is also important to always run the engine with the air cleaner installed!

The air filter prevents harmful dirt and foreign objects from getting into your engine and destroying it. A nitro engine is precision made and you don’t want dirt and grit to get in their while it’s running at 40,000 RPM! At those astronomical engine speeds, dirt will quickly ruins lovely expensive engine. Periodically, as the foam filter gets plugged with dirt (reducing power), one should remove it from the engine and clean it with household dish washing liquid, Simple Green degreaser, or some other degreaser. Gasoline or other strong solvents should be necessarily avoided as these could damage the filter. In a pinch, one can also rinse the filter clean with Rubbing Alcohol or even nitro fuel. It needs to be made sure that the filter element is dry before re-oiling the filter. Moreover a small cable should be used to tie to secure the filter to the carburetor to prevent the air filter falling off!

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