ok i agree on everything yall have said in regards to the fluid flow and oil flowing slower and stuff. refresh my memory on NiCD batteries...its 1.2 volts per cell, right...i used a a 7.2 volt battery so looks like it was a 6 cell (too much juice?). i only use lipos in my cars and plane and dont know a whole lot about nicd/nimh batteries. cant i buy nicd battery packs at radio shack and what should i look for besides voltage. seems they may be cheaper from there.

i did install that high performance metering valve (u should patent that!) on the intake side as instructed in earlier posts. also thats a good idea on putting the CA inside the wooden threads. thatll make the threads hard and not tend to strip out. hopefully i didnt drill the hole too big for a 1/4-20 screw.

yall have been a big help and i appreciate it all. like i said this is my first nitro plane and my other plane is a RTF. im new to the whole building thing. theres a lot of little things i come across that im not sure about and i want to do it right. even things like the voltage for the pump and stuff like that. can yall post a couple pics on here to show me your setup....im tryin to get ideas on how to lay everything out. i dont have very much room so i gotta find a way to cram everything in somehow.