The original poster asked for help on his FIRST gasser.
The BEST thing that more experienced modelers could do to help him, would be to recommend that he follow the manufacturers recommendations when getting used to these new engines. He's a glow guy. He wants to get his first gas engine (I'm betting it won't be his last
). The BEST chance that he has at success, is to follow the manufacturers recommendations until he has a couple years of gasser operation under his belt. That will just about ensure 100% success for him. And we WANT him to be successful, don't we?
Making blanket statements that you are NOT following the manufacturers recommendations isn't really helping the newbie. It just creates confusion for him. It might be working for YOU, but wouldn't you be helping him the most by simply telling him to "follow the directions"?