Office of Steam Forum for Model & Toy Steam Gas & Hot Air Engines

Cool engine - I received one for Christmas.

One question - do you prime it (in the tiny cup) with the engine running
or before the run?  dtjsteam says while it is running.  I primed before
but no drips.  Then I primed with a small drop of steam oil into the bottom
of the cup and it worked a good drip, drip, drip.  Go figure.  Am I deluded?
Did I do a bad thing...that worked?  Any bad side-affects I haven't anticipated?

Wayne