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"Chain loose" noise while climbing hill ? Electric motor problem?

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Old 05-23-12, 06:40 PM
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Default "Chain loose" noise while climbing hill ? Electric motor problem?
Does anyone experience a "chain loose" kind of noise when the RX start climbing hill ?
The noise will be gone when the gas motor kicks in ... seems like something is loose in the eletric motor ?
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Old 05-23-12, 09:07 PM
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No, I would get it in and checked out....That doesnt sound good...Gives us a heads up when you find problem.
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sounds like enging pinging.. might want to try good quality premium gas.
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Originally Posted by joedaddy1
sounds like enging pinging.. might want to try good quality premium gas.
Except he's getting the noise when the engine is off...
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It's been half a year and just want to update everyone, so far the noise problem is eliminated by using premium gas. Thank you for your help.
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Originally Posted by Sunapollo
It's been half a year and just want to update everyone, so far the noise problem is eliminated by using premium gas. Thank you for your help.
That's great!
You should also get a regular tune up to prevent this from happening again...
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