Manual - Great Hobbies

DRIVING YOUR JATOINTRODUCTIONYour TRX 3.3 Racing Engine is broken in, the fuel mixture is balanced,and the idle is set…now it’s time to have some fun! This sectioncontains instructions on making adjustments to your Jato. Before yougo on, here are some important precautions to keep in mind.Don’t run your Jato in water, mud, snow, or wet grass. It’stempting, but water and mud are easily drawn through the airfilter and will severely damage the engine. Small amounts ofmoisture can cause electronics to fail and loss of control over yourJato. Snow is frozen water. Do not drive the Jato in snow or theelectronics could be damaged by water.The TRX 3.3 Racing Engine is extremely powerful. Remember toapply the throttle gradually to prevent wheelies or loss of control.Don’t hold Jato off the ground and rev the engine excessivelywith no load on the engine. This practice could result in internalengine damage. Avoid over revving the engine when Jato isairborne after a jump.Avoid excessive high-speed running for extended periods of timeor over long distances. This could cause the engine to build upenough speed to exceed maximum safe RPM limits.Don’t drive your Jato with drive train damage of any kind. Theengine could be damaged due to overloads caused by drivetrainfriction, or over-revving caused by loose or missing parts.Don’t tow anything with your Jato. The engine is cooled by airflowcreated by speed. Towing creates a high load on the engine, and atthe same time limits cooling of the engine due to low vehicle speed.If your Jato gets stuck, stop driving immediately. Move the vehicleand then continue driving.Never turn off the radio system while the engine is running. Thetruck could run out of control.Driving TipsJato is very fast. Select a large area to drive with fewopportunities for collision until you become familiar with Jato’sspeed and handling.When jumping, apply some throttle while Jato is in the air to keepthe truck’s nose up and land level on all four wheels. Be careful notto over-rev the engine or land at full throttle. Either could seriouslydamage your Jato. If the nose of the truck is too high, then quicklytap the brake to level the truck in the air.Drive over large obstacles (such as curbs and rocks) slowly atan angle, instead of head on. This will allow the suspension toarticulate and absorb the impact much easier.Change or clean your air filter element after each hour of running.This is critical for the life of your engine. Running time includes theengine break-in period.15JATO 3.3 • 29