RE: Powermax Problems..
Are you using onboard or offboard gas?
If using onboard (i.e. a tank in the model) you want it filled with liquid so you must hold the can the right way up.
If using offboard (i.e. connecting the powermax can straight to the engine) you want gas so you will have to hold the can upside down (or use a different manufacturer that doesn't use a clunk in their gas bottles).