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Terry, Wonderful work! Do you already have the module from Roy? As I have just bought his last one and he advised that there will be no more . Regards Mark

Steve, he needs glow plugs , do Rimfire make glow plugs? Cheers Mark

From my recent discussions with Roy the CDI’s are no longer available , I think I bought the last, his coil supplier has also called it quits so there is doubt there will be anymore CDI’s from Roy Mark

Nail polish remover here in OZ is Acetone Mark

Think that depends if you order the casting kit or the complete casting and materials kit

I just googled and came up with a normal link and a offset link for 5mm chain which they also marked as 3/16” next to it

Ok dumb answer time…. Have you tried right clicking on the cube to see if there are options? Never seen Freecad so just stabbing in the dark😁 Mark

I buy from LPR toolmakers in Victoria, imperial as well as metric , fast delivery , quality items. Mark

Mine fires 1342, others have theirs firing 1243 , depends on how you cut the cam. I followed the build notes to how I interpreted them and that’s how it turned out, others get a different result. Doesn’t matter really as long as it runs!

When I built my Seal 15cc the block was way too big , over 1/4” too long. I decided on mine to make sure the dipstick boss was in the centre of the block as the dipstick itself sits in between the crankshaft webs, this made the cored cylinder holes offset but they cleaned up fine. I was...

I got some small pieces from an engine reconditioning shop

Look for Mallory metal Mark

Yes , you need a model engine fuel specifically for glow engines , one that is methanol based with oil added, there are particular ones for model four stroke engines as well . Try a local hobby shop. It will not start using a petrol/gasoline based fuel.

Andrew, he states it is glow plug ignition. Doesn’t say though how he is driving the glow plugs re batteries etc, also the fuel Aspen2 is petrol(gasoline) not methanol so maybe something is lost in translation ?

If I remember correctly when i built my Seal 15 cc that the cam jig was an issue because when you moved the pointer to cyl one the pointer covered the centre hole , think that was right….

I did when I first ran my little Seal, but quickly oiled the plugs up so went straight to plain petrol. I also can’t play the movie, anyone else ? Is it because I’m on an iPad? Mark

That’s all the compression my Seal 15cc has, I also used loctite gasket eliminator, works well! cheers Mark

Ted, The Fairmont in the first post you made , third pic looks exactly like the one my brother has! cheers Mark

I just rebuilt a Fairmont engine for my brother for his two seater Fairmont , the engine was a single cylinder with hopper style cooling and a radiator on the hopper. Unusual engine with poppet style valves in the carb/manifold! Had it running nicely just last Thursday. cheers Mark

Was up that way the week before last, we’ll probably St Mary’s was the closest I got cheers Mark