Hi Again, I bought the motor on ebay and they said it was new never run and it did look that way. It runs strong, very strong when running, so I don't think it is being a wore out problem. Does it hurt to have the fuel tank slightly above the carb? It has a 2 oz tank (its round, about 1 1/8 diameter and about 2 inches long)and the bottom of the tank is about level with the carb. I think since the tank is above the carb, it will siphon out of the tank when holding the pickup tube level with the carb. Is it possible by the time I rehook the fuel line to the carb and get the glow wire on and starter spinning the prop, fuel has syphoned into the carb and flooded it (30 second delay). It doesn't seem like it is flooded though. I believe I've heard that a starter won't hurt a tee dee, maybe I don't have the meter turned up high enough and using a start it cools the glow head wire down enough where it won't fire. Another general question. I have a regular flight box with a power panel, when starting the needle on my panel (watts, amperage) reads between 2-3. At times I'd like to turn it higher when flooded, but I'm afraid I'll burn out the glow head. How high can I turn it up without damage to the glow head?