It oddly did not come with a new gasket, which would have been nice, so I took care removing the old one. After removing the old cylinder head, I oiled down the new one with WD40, slid the piston in (the piston ring passed easily this time. Bolted it in place, reinstalled the muffler/header, took her out and started her up. After she burned off the WD40 she ran just fine. There is some 4-cycling, but she is a new cylinder head. I put a Master Airscrew Scimitar 14x8 on her for the break in, then I may or may not put the 4-blade prop on. Who am I kidding? Of course I will eventually put the 4-blade prop back on...
I also learned a couple of things I can do to save the other head. I can try re-threading the 1/4-32 plug (of course my 40 piece tap and die set doesn't have that one so I had to order one from China). I can also drill and sleeve the threads with a kit. I want to see if I can make the repair to the threads so I have a new skill and a working extra 10cc cylinder head.
Ran half a tank at various speeds, tuned her a touch. I am off Saturday, so if weather permits I will fly her and continue the break in.
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