"Just goes to show I guess, when I read on ebay "goes up like a bat out of hell", I am not sure if they were talking about the plane or my damn blood pressure! "



Glad you were able to diagnose and correct the problem(s). With you first description I never would have suspected missing "O-Ring" on the carb, but probably will in the future. And bad glow plugs usually show up as the engine quitting as soon as the glow igniter is removed.

Have fun with the planes.
Dennis-