Hi, I made a GP30 in to a live-diesel.I work in a hobby shop, so I used one of our 2-stroke car eng. with a pull start. I also used a radio control airplane starter for the generator. I just put a spur gear on (32 pitch from "HPI"); and ran the generator in the oppisite direction to get power to the motors that came with the eng. already. I ran 20% car fuel, but "Dave's Diesel" makes conversions for the 2-stroke eng. to make them run off Real Diesel fuel. I also put 3 small fans on top where the real eng. would have them to help keep the eng. cool. It runs about 20 min. on one tank of gas, but I can refill it and keep on going. I also have a battery system to back up the generator for when the eng. is off, but when I still want the lights on. If I can help, let me know.
Have a great time,
Tomsz