Well, my little Hit and Miss arrived extremely well packed (just as seen in Bruce SPS video)...just took 7 days door to door via DHL. Very pleased with the rapid delivery and could not be more pleased with the engine itself.
- machine work is superb...roller bearings where needed, nice brass gear train
- though I checked each hex head screw...every one was snug, just like you would want it
- for fuel, I used Zippo lighter fluid and Marvel Mystery Oil in a 10 to 2 ratio...making up a total of 12 ml of mix in a syringe
- squirted syringeworth of fuel into the brass fuel tank, massaged the clear fuel line beneath to work bubbles out
- closed screw on top of carb by turning to the right til it stopped, marked that position, then opened it about 1/2 turn
- oiled all the moving bits with my standard pin, bearing and journal oil used on non-steam contact moving parts
- oiled the tip of a Qtip (cotton bud) with some lightweight oil branded ZOOM, and coated cylinder walls from the open rear
- grabbed the flywheel with the brass gear train attached and spun it firmly to the right while hold engine base
- it fired right up, first time. I fine tuned speed with the marked carb screw, making tiny adjustments
- ran it 20 minutes grinning from ear to ear...here is my YouTube video of tonite's first firing:
enjoy,
Rog
ps...if you don't already have a hit and miss engine (this was my first)...get one of these, you won't regret it