Just got back from my first running of my DL-50. Man was that thing hard to start! Can you believe it? I had to flip that thing maybe 15 times before it was running!


Seriously though, 10 or 12 flips, choke on, ignition on, and I thought I heard a pop. Opened the choke and a couple more flips and it was purring like a kitten!

I did decide to skip the Lawn Sludge and use my Pennzoil Air Cooled, although I haven't yet decided if I'm going to continue to use the Pennzoil after break-in. I'll probably run another couple of tanks through it and then wait until my plane is completed and I can do the rest of the break-in in the air. So far it seems to run very well. It starts very easy and idles pretty well so I feel confident that it will run reliably in my Spacewalker during the rest of the break-in. Plus given the airplane it'll be in. it's won't need to be operated at a high power so I don't have to worry about over doing it during the break-in period.

All in all I'm pretty happy with it. Now I just can't wait to get my plane done so I can fly it!



Mike