Hey thanks for all of the info. It was the whole 4 cycle 2 cycle running thing that threw me. With cars, we never run the engines rich enough for them to only be firing every other stroke, but per the manual that is normal with the aircraft engine.

This is a just another example of why you should always read the manual twice before doing anything, even if you are an expert at running in, tuning and maintaining car engines, the airplane engines are different, so the instructions must be reviewed. Thank you. I will refer to my manual and go through the bizarre break-in it describes (bizarre to me anyway)