MJD,
Thanks for the tips. I did give the engine 2deg rt thrust.
AtomicFrawg,
Glad your dusting yours off for the spring. Too bad you could not salvage the molds.
Weather great today so I ran the engine for the first time since the rebuild. Using the APC 9x7 I got 16500 rpm's with a good idle and transition. Probable still a few clicks rich. Was using the Whiplash launcher to hold the plane while adjusting the needles and running it. Had to make some adjustments to the pin that holds the plane so it's all good now. Hate it when you get to the field and Gremlins chew at your toes so I was glad to get several thing sorted out.
Pete