Actually Pe I really am not a very experienced modeler and I want to know everything I can to make the best decisions I can. I have had bad luck in the past with an R/C Trainer than flew itself into the ground. It was a multitude of factors , mostly all my fault.
I do have a lot of experience with engines in general since I have an Applied Science Degree in Diesel Mechanics. Glow engines are really just a very simple form of Diesel. (oh I can hear it now, I shouldn't have said that)