The first Saito 180 siezed after about 45 seconds of break in, about 4 to 5 K. Sent it back to Horizon, they fixed it and offered to break it in for me. It siezed on them. They sent a new one.

The new one was broken in for at least 1 gallon at 4 to 5K. I Mounted but I could not get it to idle. Biggest problem was the idle mixture screw was blocked buy the Slimline muffler. Just couldn't get it to do anything right. The kit supplied tank also leaked very badly at the stopper.

The last engine, with a new tank installed was the MDS 148 out of my Extra 300 from last year. Yes I have a MDS that gave me a good season with no problems. It does have an ASP carb. Anyway we had it doing pretty well on the ground, so I went for it. It took off before the engine reached 1/2 then silence. It came down hard on the gear. The gear came out and the firewall wall broke clean off.

Anyway I'm not going to fool with it again, the hobby is supposed to be fun, right. OS 46s and small 4 cycles always run and are cheaper on fuel. Going back to small airplane for awhile.

Oh by the way where do you fly, I am just up the road from LITH and fly with the Eagles