Sooo,
Last Tuesday I took my Saito .80 powered Ace Cloud Dancer 60 off the wall and ventured to the field in mid-afternoon. It was the first sunny day we'd had since 2 April. Hadn't flown the model since last fall.
Sooo, the engine wouldn't start & run. It would start & quit after about a one second run. I thought it was running out the prime. I figured I had a fuel feed problem, so I packed it in & went home. Don't like taking things apart in grassy pits.
Sooo, today, the first sunny day since last Tue, I got a chance to get the model out & troubleshoot the fuel system; tank, lines, filter, carb for clogs, poured out the fuel, checked the can for corrosion, etc, etc. Could find nothing wrong.
Sooo, I filled the tank, tethered the model down, turned on the radio & tried to start the engine. It would start, run for a couple of seconds & quit, even though the glow battery was still attached.
Sooo, in desperation I changed the glow plug; put in a used Fox Miracle plug.
Sooo, the thing started and purred like a kitten!
Wouldn't ya know it?
At least I know all the plumbing's OK.
CR