I got a chance to play with a bunch of engines on Sunday, finally!

I ran a few Enya .15s, a Super Tigre .23, an O.S. FP .15, and an O.S. Max .20. (All glow engines)

I also got to try out an e-bay PAW 1.5BR diesel that started right up and ran great. The engine I really wanted to run was a brand new MVVS 2.5 diesel. I flipped and flipped on it, then gave up and used a starter. It would run just long enough for me to run around the stand and reach for the compression bar before dying. It did that a few times, until my starter battery went flat. It sounded good when it did run, but I had to bag it for the day.

A couple of hours later, as I was putting the engines away, I idly flipped the prop on the MVVS, and it back-fired, taking a nice divot out of my finger. I was aware it could do it, but since I was having trouble starting it, didn't think it would bite me. I got a serious hold on it, and flipped the prop, and it fired! Interesting that after that time there would be enough ether "sniff" for it to fire. I'll be more careful in the future!