My four stroke dead stick today, first time I have had this happen to them in three years. I started it up for the first time since Oct. of last year and I thought like it felt a little soft for the compression when I turned it by hand.

I did prime it and it started right off. Did a short run up and off to the air we went. I was about 5 or 6 minutes in on air time and the engine just stopped like it ran out of fuel, which it still had over half atank left when I landed.

After landing I tried to restart the engine and I noticed I have no compression now, I can't even get it to suck up fuel to prime it now. What happened?????

I am running this engine on a 4* 60 so it is getting air and I run all my engines rich, well I guess I should say to rich. I think I would rather run rich and lose some power rather than burn it up. This will be my third summer with this engine so I am guessing approximately 5 gallons of omega 15% fuel has been thru it.

I have never done a thing to this engine so I am thinking maybe I am needing to adjust the valves and am hoping this will take care of my problem. Never have done that before, but it does not look hard to do. I am just asking what you all think or can recommed anything else to help trouble shoot this. Thanks.