Saving Old Seagulls

This engine is in excellent condition - not perfect but really excellent. It can be taken apart completely with no worries about anything stopping you in the way of corroded nuts & bolts. I ran it on my rubber duck for about 4 hours (last year or the year before, I can't remember now). FP I826G0...

To be honest the photo makes it look worse than it actually is.

I will try to heat the bolt tomorrow and see if I can shift it. I will keep the forum posted.

Thanks for all the help.

To drain the oil you removed the plastic plug with the cross slotted head ? Yes? Yes The end cap is the domed front cover which the above is screwed into. It is held to the gearbox housing by two screws. Ok - please see photos and comments below. The crown wheel is the toothed gear wheel inside the...

If, after putting everything back together, it's the prop that you are spinning by hand, check the placement of the drive spring. It's the prop's only connection to the prop shaft. If you're turning the prop shaft itself (your first picture, #...328) with no sensation of engagement, then you'll hav...

I only removed the filler cap, on one side, and the bits which you can see in the photos on the other side. I have no special tools, and I'm not sure what an end cap is (but I can guess).

Apart from the filler cap, these are the only bits which I removed:

See photos below, 2 washers, prop, spring and cotter pin:

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f220/ ... 1297430389
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f220/ ... 1297430569

Hi Charles,

Please could you explain what the following are:

1. hardened thrust washer
2. crown wheel
3. gearbox end cap

I should have taken photos = doh! Any diagrams?

I've got no drive to my prop! All I did was remove the prop for inspection - see photo: http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f220/MrBlobman/0042.jpg?t=1297427328 I emptied the old oil from the gearbox and replaced it with new oil. And now prop shaft doesn't engage. I can spin it by hand. What do I need...

OK looks like I have a bit of work to do. Thanks for all the help, Charles. For anyone who is interested in the cheap EP 140, I reckon that most of you will probably know about it - but here's the link on ebay: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Smith-Allan-EP-140-Gear-Oil-API-GL4-1-ltr-/370442866135?pt=UK_CarsP...

Do you mean these bits?

http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f220/ ... 1297244627
http://i48.photobucket.com/albums/f220/ ... 1297244648

I'm still confused - this site also says that SAE 90 can be used for my gearbox: http://www.saving-old-seagulls.co.uk/i_d_your_seagull/i_d_letters.htm If we assume that my EGF441JJ1 has all its original parts, please could someone take a look at the photos below and tell me the following; 1. Is it a...

Thanks for the response Charles.

SAE140 it is then - well maybe! Did you get my pm about the EP140 link?

Here's one:

http://www.britishseagullparts.com/iden ... Forty-Plus

My serial No EGF441JJ1 is listed as follows:

EGF
[pics] 1982-1984 45, Featherweight
[brochure] Direct 64 2 Wipac Mk 3 25:1 SAE 90

This site says use SAE or EP 140 but other sites say use SAE 90.

So who's right? Apologies for my ignorance but I'm very new to Seagulls.

Hi,

More advice please.

I've got a Model 45, Featherweight, EGF441JJ1. Is it Ok to use Yamalube SAE90 Outboard Gear Oil?

If not, what should I use?