The engine is fine. I have not run mine but I have read about many MK-17 that have run. It is one of the few older Russian engines that did work well. I had an MVVS 1.5D as my first diesel. I spent hours trying to get running. Finally I figured out how it works and what kind of settings it needs. Don't give up on it that easily. The video was funny. I liked the typical manly-man overengineering theme.