Bump. Huge power outages at work so came home early. Thought I should take the cover off and try to kick this thing over. I unplugged the auto oiler and blocked it off. Chose to try pre-mix to maybe track down this over heating issue that I just gave up on.
Well, started first kick, warmed up great and rode it around the hood a couple times with no issues what so ever. Very strong sounding. Video was literally 10 seconds after I fired it up. So cold idling isn't an issue.
Maybe I should insure it. Hell its so cheap