For anyone who still looks at this thread... my computer crashed after i wrote the last message so i finally got it back now. During that time i went to the LHS... he took a look at it, ran it... says there's no problem!! it must have the shield that Steve Campbell was talking about. I have no idea why fuel wasn't going in the carb, perhaps it's just a side effect that it is hard to prime the motor when it is hot... not sure. but all seems fine, i had it running just fine the other day, planning to put it back in the plane and send it on its maiden voyage the next sunny calm day i see... thankyou all for your support (if you still look at this thread from time to time... heheh) talk to y'all later, and happy flyin