Gentlemen,

Stayed up really late last night getting all the stuff together so I could run the BME 102 today. Got to the feild at about 1:30 it was about 45F. We in Newport News sit at appx. 45 foot above sea level if that much. Winds light and variable 10-15 mph.

Mixed the Lawn Boy ashless oil 40:1 with 87 octane gas as instructed, choked and got the carb wet with fuel, took off the choke after she popped (this took maybe 20 flips) 5-8 flips later she was running. I let her warm up a bit and slowly advanced the throttle. WOW, this engine really pulls. I know I could have done a verticle takeoff even without the engine broke in. I took a rpm reading and I was getting 1200 rpm on idle (this was higher than I could have gone) and I got 6100 rpm on a 3W 26 x 10! I was only hoping to see 5800 rpm today. So I was pleased. Burned half the 32 oz in the tank and shut her down.

Some other guys showed up and wanted to hear her run. No matter what we did could not even get this engine to pop. Now before you go making a snap judgement and condem all BME motors to hell, I am most likely the problem here. This is my first gas motor on a plane. I do however own a landscaping company, so I do know a little something about 2 stroke gassers.

Any ideas?? There was a fully charged (5.22 volts on voltmeter) 4 cell 2700 mah battery on ignition. I was thinking a 2700 mah pack would run the ignition module for like a week straight!! I had only run it for maybe 5 minutes on the first run. So, ignition was not the problem. I bought the gas today. There are like 4 fuel filters between the tank and the carb. Is it just because it was cold? I know my arm feels pretty crappy right now!

Please help, any suggestions from guys with gas experience. Thanks!

Scott