hey guys, sorry for the late response. we've been messing around with the plane all day. and thanks for all of the enthusiasm you guys are showing towards this project! anyway, it is an old real planes beechcraft bonanza that we are trying to fly. the motor is a super tigre 75. we've checked some of the startup procedures from the online manual, and that answered most of our questions...however we have a bit of a problem.

we tried starting the engine earlier, and it seemed to start up fine. however, we didn't break it in correctly. we had the high speed mixture needle much too lean, and we think we flooded the engine by fueling it up without disconecting the fuel line into the carb (extra fuel went right into the motor.) now, after cleaning up that mistake, we have a carb leak when we properly enrich the high throttle mixture needle for startup, and the engine hasnt started since we flooded the engine. any advice would be appreciated, and we'll make sure to get back to you guys sooner. thanks for your help.

btw: we removed the glow plug and did the procedures for clearing out a flood. hasnt helped yet.
p.s.s.: the glow plug is working properly, but we think the glow battery may be low. we're gonna charge it overnight and see if there is any change. the glow plug is getting pretty hot, but not orange or anything like that.