yes the cowl is off, i removed the muffler and moved the cowl over the carb and played with it until i got it over the needle valve, i may have messed it up a little but i wasnt concerned

i crashed my plane the other day so i have to get a new fuselage and new wings for my p51 : (, might as well through a new cowl on

the field i was flying in was a little small and i missjudged the distance to the far corner and hit the trunk of a large oak tree