Originally posted by bodymann
Humm!!!
roger i was told to put the motor in the plane and fly it. was told it was not nessecary to run it on a bench.
i'am new to gas also can you give us some of your input please
dennis
Dennis,
As far as breaking in the engine, they are right, you can do it in the air.
The reason I like to bench it first is to run it a bit and adjust it so that it will run decently, hence the vibration. Its a lot easier to do adjustments on the bench then in the airplane at first.