Funny thing during engine break in...
Had picked up a SuperTigre .61 ringed engine at x-mas time. Yesterday, it was a nice day and after flying my brushless Unicorn around, decided to break in this engine. Engine is mounted in a G-Stick, a stick like el-cheapo Ebay model you can grab for $30.
Basically, a beater plane that if ya crash, who the hell cares! Anyways, breaking in the engine, the instructions say turn high needle out 3 turns. After running full throttle for 5 minutes, I started to lean it out. Then engine quits. No big deal as the thing aint broke in yet anyways. This happened a couple of times. I was running Byron's 15% nitro, 20% lube. The last time I tried to fire it up, wouldn't start. Hmmm....fired right up before.....Oh...DUH!!! Tank just about empty. However, there was enough fuel in the carb in order to start. My Hotshot glow driver aint the greatest and matter of fact, its about dead. I try with another driver. Nuttin....Pull glow plug.
Connect to the glow driver that on my power panel. The wire of the plug does nothing. Weird. The driver works okay with a couple of old glow plugs I have. Anyone ever hear of a glow plug that runs for 10 minutes and dies? Its the plug that comes with the engine.
Dave...