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Hi, Folks. At the end of my build of Forrest Edwards 5 cylinder glow plug engine and at the commissioning stage. Cant find any build notes so my question to all is: as this is a glow engine using mix of nitro and methodology, what should the compression ratio be. At the moment I have it at 8.5...

Entering the final stages of manufacture now, only got fix the fuel tank bracket and make the control panel. Lokking to the next stage of plumbing in and buying/making glow ignition set. Only have a 16" prop fitted as yet, should be good enough for running in.

Hi, All, please help, I am building this engine , up to the point of putting heads on and would like to know whats best compression ratio for this engine? I can't find any build notes on the Internet, I I know many of you guys have built this engine. I am assuming 10.5 to 1? Advice please, Its a...

Hi all, I am building the above engine, and would like some experience sharing! The plans are great, ( could do with some build notes?) But in places are drawn 2 dimensionally that can't be reproduced in 3d. Case in point is the fins on the head. They are shown right across the head same .250...

Hi all I am building the above engine, have machined the cam blank, now would like to know the best method of cutting the cam. They are not like other cams I have made, so would like to know how other folk have gone about it before I invent a new method! Never a good idea!

Hi, been building ic engines since retired, and restoring a few cars. Built the Atom 5 by Edgar Westbury, Two cyl Hoglet, and now on with Forrest Edwards 5 cyl radial. Good workshop facilities lathe, miller, surface grinder, shaper plus sheet metal stuff.