Rc is very much like life, sometimes things go perfectly, other times it kicks you in the balls and then proceeds to curb stomp you while you are laying on the ground. This video is a perfect example of when the rc hobby decides it doesn't like you. You just have to reason with it until it does, at which point both you and the rc hobby will be much happier.

I've never seen a gas car wear out. Most people give up on them long before then. 20 minutes of fighting with an engine that was already broken in and then the excuses that you have to make up to convince yourself not to give up on it when in reality, that's about the best that it will ever run. Been there.

i know this was ages ago but i see this truck at my hobby store and it seems good, it's not a pile of crap, it was car of the YEAR!

LOSI ANYDAY BEST RC'S GOING

What a cool RC! Love it when the two of you do stuff!

I have 2 of them,and haven't touched them in over a year...don't miss it either...never had issues or problems really. just no time.

My 2 cents. Just bought one of these last night. Went to break it in today and it wouldn't move. Called tech support, they had me tighten the slipper clutch and lean out the high and low side. Finally got it going, proceeded with the break in, by the book, per the tech support guy. Third tank in, temps right at 200 and half way through the tank, engine locks up. Apparently this is a super common problem with these. I'm going to take it to my local Hobby Town where I bought it in the morning to see about getting rid of it. I don't really want to wait forever for an exchange just to go through the same thing again, as others have. EDIT: Watching this video helped me decide on getting this truck. I only wish I had read through the comments more thoroughly I would have learned this one blew up too.

Just watched the unboxing and thought... damn, I wanted to see it run !! lol Its Miller time :) haha nice video man !

Hey Medic, What I and others have found is to set the needles at 15 and 30 works great tons of power with the temps in control. I hope to have my running and tuning videos up soon on this truck with all that we have learned about this truck so far.

I love the show because you always run everything step by step and never leave anything out

Hey medic I've been watching for almost three years and I'm 10 love your videos

I love this truck, thank you for testing it for us.

To rich idle to high landing the crankcase full of gas goes glush and goes out floods out 🤘😎🤩

Yes It does have a learning curve to it but the one thing I can add is the 17/20 hour settings are break in settings need to lean that high speed out ALSO check your gas filter inside the tank in shipping mine was wedged up higher then it should be also the stalling will stop there is a fine line between to lean and to rich good luck IT IS WORTH THE PATIENCE

We love this vid cant wait to get one,thank you guys

The AVC is doing it's job as most controls adjust the AVC, so you need to set the truck up then rebind with all set up, the more you adjust the steering knob at the front it is actually adjusting AVC input.

Reminds me of my good old LST before I converted it electric. Good times...Good times...

Thanks for the Infos in the description. I hope it's not too much work. Thumbs up

That's going to be an awesome vehicle,it feels like it's shaking me when running and I'm in Statesville, NC, he ha. When you guy get it adjusted right, it should burn 🔥up the road.

Mine was shutting off on jumps like that before I sold it. Between that and it being louder than I expected I didn't stick it out long enough to solve the issue. Loved the platform though.

That thing is beast!

LETS GO RACING MAN!

good luck, Losi 5t for ever!

Nice video Medic. But that's the reason why I did sell all my nitro and petrol rc's. And just go Brushless electric ;-). Plug it in and power on he he :-D.

Much respect to nitro guys/gals. Tried it with a Revo 3.3. I'll just say it is now brushless and my stress levels are way down. Haven't tried gas yet...

Good ol days on the prairies.

Dude!! i wish i had a tractor like that!! my wife would be pist cause i would have my whole 1 arc made into a race track!!! how much fun that would be!!!

Hi there!! Congratulation for the nice video! I have had the lst 2 XXL since August this year. I would like to share my thought and experience with you. Get ready it's gonna be long!! The positive: quite powerful engine, fairly robust chassis, gasoline fuel gives nice feeling The negatives (after having followed the break in instructions and three months of experience on this truck)): 1. the .31 gasoline engine is very sensitive to weather conditions (temp., external pressure, etc.). Consequence: the carb has to be fine tuned on each and any run (ok no news, but it is a quite long process every time). Furthermore it needs to be warmed up not only to get the most out it, but also to make it "a bit " more stable during the run. Otherwise the engine turns off after a very short while. A heat-gun would be required to warm it up preventively. The funny part of it is that if the engine gets a bit too hot (>115°C), it turn off as well and you need to wait at least 10 min to let it cool. In summary the temp window for the engine to be stable and powerful is in my opinion extremely narrow and it must fit the user's nerves! P.S. I do not believe I made a bad engine break in, because when all these conditions are met (proper carb tuning and engine temp), the truck is a real monster, but it last too short and does not stand strong landing after moderate jumps (I would have an explanation for that further on)!! 2. The truck systematically dies when landing after relatively high jumps or if it remains flipped over for more than ~5 seconds. What happens in my opinion is that the engine gets too easily flooded. In order to run smoothly the engines seems to require a constant flux of fuel mixture at a very constant air to fuel ratio (which is virtually impossible, that's why it is so unstable), otherwise the engine shut off immediately. Try for instance to move the high or low speed needles by hardly one hour only while the engine is running. Almost immediately after the adjustment the engine dies. Then it starts again, but not immediately! You need to pay some turns of the rotor, then it goes again. In essence this engine cannot at all handle fluctuations of the fuel mixture. 3. To my knowledge the engine requires uniquely the spark plug from Dynamite. Being a non standard plug it costs more than those for a bigger 2 strokes gasoline engines and it is less available from the dealers. I am from Switzerland in Europe and had to make a huge effort to procure my self enough spark plugs spares, without spending a fortune in delivery costs! ...and had to wait weeks to get them! Furthermore, the spark is not that strong as well. So far I had to replace 3 sparks after about 10 Liters of fuels. I would expect this for glow plugs not for spark plugs! For instance, once a spark was defecting. It leaked just a bit, so that the pressure in the combustion chamber was not kept! I took me two or three days to realize it! I understood it only when I saw some burnt oil on the spark top and inside the ignition pipe. Very frustrating..... 4. The clutch: the truck came with ridiculous clutch pads. I had to replace them right after the break-in, as they were completely worn out. I mean the truck was not moving at all. After replacing the clutch pads with some stronger non-Dynamite items the truck was ready to go again! 5. The AVC is cool, but it is not really necessary in my opinion. Plus the radio included in the package is not really capable of handle it. I bought an extra radio namely the Spectrum DX4C (I love it!!) to manage the AVC. With this radio I can much much better adjust the sensitivity of the AVC, and can turn it off without using the plug or switching off the engine. Much more convenient. Moreover I got a spare AVC receiver, which is included in the radio package. Summary: This is a quite powerful truck. As long as it runs it will give you a real blast....but only as long as it runs!! I cannot at all confirm what it is communicated by Losi i.e. less maintenance low costs due to the gasoline. So far I used the oil from Dynamite. But I will test some standard 2 strokes engine oil. I believe it's gonna work. If it won't I will probably trash the truck (not even resell it, I would feel ashamed), or more realistically, I will replace the engine to a nitro!!! Message to Losi/Dynamite: to date this engine is an head hake to me. It required some more development of the ignition system as well as of the fuel injection system. At least please lower the price for such an experimental machine!! Thanks for reading!! Daniel

i have a 1/5 scale monster truck and i love it

Looking Good !!! The cause for the sudden shut off is do to the carb setting. Notice you adjusted the throttle trim with the remote and not the linkage itself. This will leave a gap/space). This allows the carburetor to close and cut itself off. Once linkage spring is adjusted to kick back @ 9.05 all should be fine.

Still gotta love the nitro trucks, Awesome!

You guys are awesome!

Beautiful rig brother!! Losi makes the absolute best rc's imo.... 👍 great lookn cat! 🚜

Medic you always keep it real. You are a G!!!!! But............ PLEASE FOR THE LOVE OF GOD PUT THE SHELL ON LOL

Really enjoyed the vid Aaron, good balance of entertainment and education. I think your subscribers will get a lot out of this one.

Hey friend! Cool clip, can't wait to run some fun out there :) Bobcat looks fun as heck too lol Take care

Great video as always RCSparks, Losi this has convinced me to stick to Brushless, RTR? Sure.......

its superb relentless

Sweet jump man that's sick

First thing firsts the adjustments needs to be done on running engine,should be 80-100 degrees Celsius. You start from high speed needle turning it clockwise 1/4 at a time, if the car dies at full throttle, means it is too lean so rich it a bit (1/4). At full throttle (keep throttle for 2-3 seconds) the engine does not rise more speed or dies? If no, lean more (1/4 clockwise). If yes, rich more (1/4 anticlockwise). Idle needle adjustment: leave the car for 10 seconds at idle, the engine shuts off? If yes, turn 1/4 clockwise the idle needle. If no, but the engine gets high speed and the wheels start to spin, rich more (anticlockwise 1/4). Minimum or low (whatever you call it) speed needle adjustment: Accelerate full throttle for 2-3 seconds, leave it idle for 10 seconds. The engine speed does not drop down or even it rises? If yes, rich it (anticlockwise 1/4). If no, but the engine drops down correctly after a few seconds and keeps running (not shutting down)? If no, lean a bit (clockwise 1/4). If yes it's done. Said this, the throttle trim should be at 0, don't even touch it, it has nothing to do with the carburetion. Oh yeah, if you mess up with the idle needle and the engine just going crazy (wheels spins and engine rise) when you start it up. Take off the air filter, now bring the beat of the idle to have a hole of 1mm. I know at a first look it may seem complicated or not understandable but read it nice and slowly and you should be okay. P.S. Sorry for my bad english, i tried my best.

VERY COOL!

Awesome video medic! Love gas powered trucks :)

Dude I'm watching your videos everyday

SICK!

awesome rc man

Awesome truck my friend.

I bet that it has dear of heights issues LOL!!!! love nitro & gas but hate the tuning part of them but once there in there in and its all out looking forward to running video once its tuned in

Sounds just like the nitro one, im so glad i got the octane its soo much better and alot more powerful

getting good at making those jumps

Nice Rolex!

Hey RcSparkS, that is a damn nice truck, all the way🏁💯💎

love you man all your videos

O and I LOVE THE SMELL OF PETROL AT ANYTIME. and also nitro Im a mechanic thats why mate

great stuff medic ! that thing is very cool !

Well done !!!! Good luck to you !!!! Yours faithfully from Russia.

i love how the gas is so darn cheap!

Love it!

Nice video cool truck

Hello ,Awesome work that you are doing for the RC, world hear in Canada, Quick question for you/ if thats cool/ what wear your /Start..and / final / needle settings that you found that worked? on this Losi? or did you just give up? i have one that i want to get running , Thanks man!

You running to rich 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻🚗💨💨💨💨💨

I'm just throwing this out there but could it be losing spark on impact from the jumps. Nice job guys.

I enjoyed that,Thank you.

sweet

from what i understand from reading about this Dynamite Engine take sometime to get use to the elements.... and once it's done right the engine is a beast.....

Sweet trucx dude...

MY RC10GT did it with the stinger pipe that ran out the rear of the GT and had toooo much torque,. had to go back to stock, tried 4 diff aftermarket pipes, all did nothing except the stinger pipe. Special Ed

Your the best keep up the good work

Sick !!!

Once u figure it out, u will have a blast with it

That is actually a really cool car haha.

Not the car to get if you want instant bashing. But if your paschunt I think it will be very rewarding. Squirrel has a very good haw to run in and tuning video on his channel.

That thing is a BEAST in size and power very very awsome.......tried my hand at nitro rc but i found out quickly i have NO talent in tuneing lol ill stick to trains for now but super awsome video

Cool car. It sounds a lot like a Savage SS 4.6 :)

I thought your first vehicle of the real RC had no idea

lol great Video Medic, tks again, you could use a few lessons however in driving that Cat lol

🚨🚨Great Video!!!🚨 🚨

Your videos are badass!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After a while, the fuel tank gives problems. The two parts are not glued/joined very well and it starts leaking fuel and airpressure, causing the engine to stall at low revs and start problems. Both me and my friend have these problems. Mine also eats spark plugs. Somehow the inner pin gets loose and the engine stops. Great car, but improvement is welcome!

Loved the vid

jeeezzzz... that tiny petrol engine sounds exactly like a nitro one! In every rpm range. I'm surprised. Even how it starts and chokes.

16:14 the bee lmao

sweet truck...looks like a night mare though

I was originally skeptical on these gas-powered 1/8th scales, but at the very least they don't seem to be too different from Nitro-powered machines, beyond the extra weight for the ignition and the larger battery pack.

Nice truck medic i like the AVC

I've never seen a 1/8th gas powered . Especially never heard a 2 cycle sound like a Nitro and I also noticed in the Ads at the bottom of the video window there is a 1/10th gas powered . I never cared for Nitro but love 2 cycles .Might have to check these out closer and do more research .Thank you for the enlightenment .

that is running lean bro idle is to hi wow have fun !

I just hope this engine package gets offered in a small-block foot print. I would love to swap my jato's 3.3 for a gas version lol

nice vid medic!, interesting to see the real issues faced when running a totally new rc. nice1, looks to have a lot of potential. surprised you managed to break it 1st time out!, i've beat my lst2's hard and they have not suffered the same fate... 1 nitro and 1 on 6s brushless..I have found them to be very durable...check out my 2 vids Nitro Losi lst2 on the ramp for the first time with back flip attempts (crashes) Losi E lst2 golf course bash

Medic do you think you will buy the 1/8th scale brushless yeti from axial. Anyways the idea of avc is cool but I notice that everyone over corrects and end up landing harder. I think avc should only control the steering servos not throttle.

under that body which way does the wind come from make flow come in from top down on top of head? might run cooler?

I heard that after 20 tank fulls of use the engine rings need to be replaced is this true?

Turn off the AVC throttle response...it will actually cut power to the ignition on hard landings..just insert a bind plug in the "disable" port on your receiver...you will be right as rain :)

it might not be getting the necessary air flow so you might need to put some air holes in the body

Cool vid Wish I could get my rc running I need a new transmiter and resever tho :(

Go Brushless haha so much easier.But yea looks like an awesome truck!

I like the looks of the truck-but-tuning is a pain. Good luck with this one.

Hello, I have been wondering what brand your excavator is. And where did you get it from. If you could reply, that would be amazing.

U have to run the stock setting for atleast 3-5 tanks when its a new motor for break in. On evry gas tank your engine will have more and more power. Jus a break in prosess. Hope to see more nitro videos

Okay thanks. I have a traxxas e maxx and I like it but I want another one bad so I was thinking lst xxl

this is what I want