Guide to the Reactor
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Important: This is a unique reactor, and doesn't function at all like the NSV counterpart.
This will cover how to run the reactor at a basic level, which is usually more than enough for a small ship like the Bearcat if you don't plan on running a power intensive project.
Firstly, if you want to be extra safe at slight cost to the power ouput: Drop a couple of (ideally upgraded) thermomachines down on the coolant output. Use it as a failsafe if things go entirely wrong.
Secondly, do not heat up the input gas at all unless you're willing to deal with the extra heat and risks associated.
So first off, make sure you've got your hands on some plasma for both power, and as the coolant medium. The secure storage has a canister of the stuff, should you find that easier to work with than the huge reservoir. Be aware that the reactor is a high temperature, low pressure system. Do not overfill the coolant, especially if you plan on running the thing at a very high yield.
Actually Starting The Thing
Pump the coolant in first, and make sure everything is good. If your coolant makes the reactor hiss, it's way too high pressure. Make sure to repair the reactor's seals with sealant (in the CE locker) if you damage them. If you don't see any coolant come out, then you've not put in enough coolant. Make sure the coolant loop is stable before turning on the fuel. This is easy to do via the reactor console's history graph. If it's very spikey, it's not stable.
Then, turn on the fuel. The input pressure of the fuel does not matter, the reactor will only take a base of 2 mols of gas as fuel at a time.
Note: If you ever find yourself fucking up and heating the fuel too much, and are confident in your abilities, you can shove in a non-fuel gas to dilute the fuel, which will forcibly choke the reactor's fuel consumption. It is not consumed, and will not be pulled into the reactor, though!
If all is good, the reactor should settle at a safe threshold.
Extra Notes
The reactor's coolant output decides the reactor's pressure.
The reactor's temperature directly decides the power output, along with the mols of fuel the thing ate.
The reactor needs to be below 20% power in order to repair it.
The reactor's overpressure threshold is 1000kpa
The reactor's overheat threshold is 920k.