I have two Norvels an .045 and an .061. I could not get either to run. On the .061 I found that a NiCad cell will not light the glow plug so I used a power panel with a 12 volt source. By turning up the power, it now starts and runs quite well--I guess the Russian plug was designed to operate off 2 volts (a standard lead/acid cell).
The .045 is a different story, it is so tight at the top of the stroke it is impossable to hand crank and a starter simply spins the prop off. Any suggestion on how to fix this? Thanks