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I am building Seal 4 cylinder engine. I now need to install the cast iron cylinder liners into the aluminium block, they are a light press fit. Edgar Westbury suggests in the construction notes to use varnish to help them slide in and make a better seal between the water jacket and liner. This...

Hello all, I am thinking about building the Seal 15cc 4 cylinder side valve, designed by Edgar T Westbury in 1947. Before ordering an expensive set of castings I thought I would buy the plans and make what is perhaps the most challenging part, the cam shaft. So far I have made the turning jig...

I thought I should post an update on the Farm Boy project. I finally found the time to make a base and give the engine a paint job. I have sorted out all the teething troubles, in fact it started first pull after it was reassembled, caught me off guard as I wasn't expecting that. Following...

Just thought I would post a link to this short video of my Farm Boy I have been building it over the last year of and on and ran it for the first time the other day. I should say I have little experience of internal combustion, all my projects so far have been external combustion. I would...

I am building a Farm Boy hit and miss engine which is progressing OK- huge quantities of swarf so far. I am now starting to think about an ignition system, I quite like the idea of building my own. Electronics is not really my thing but I do have a basic understanding and have made a few...