Being a total newb @ this great hobby and screwing around with this thing for a week I think I finally came to terms with the DTX.18 is a STONE But before I scrap this piece I was wondering one thing that EdsWords spoke of that kinda might apply to mine. I have noticed after the initial 5 min. of fun and two steps before ready to chuck the thing in the weeds I'm seeing small air bubbles traveling from the carb back toward the tank.Could this be the bearing deal, or is this a normal thing that can happen to any motor.I actually believe though the motor is done or near done from the simple fact that when I first start cranking when cold I can feel a difference in the compression when it gets warm.Would it be safe to say that you should be able to pick the car up with the pull start no matter if the engine is warm or not. If that last statement is false what would be a more exact way of checking compression.BTW I bought the car used it had around 3/4 gallon through it. A big Thanx to all that post here on these boards you all have been a great help to me getting started.Now if I could just get the thing to run longer than 5 min
maybe I could learn to drive[:-]