Saving Old Seagulls

For a complete amatuer like me it was helpful, I did pick up on the silicone sealant and checked on here to confirm that it was just a smear rather than a coating, I know where the best info comes from, I found his description of how the piston does its job really useful I think the idea of video tu...

I found this and for me it's very useful
I can't seem to post the video but its called british seagull rebuild 1
it's in 4 parts
I also like his other one British Seagull Plus 40 resurection

Piston back in the cylinder and I have the head back together, a few hours until I tighten in all up
I thought I would struggle getting the piston rings back inside the cylinder but it went well

Yes but will it be open For June? My Uncle helped design the cables on the old one, he doesn't like talking about it now

Charles uk wrote:But 1/4 Whitworth is the same as 5/16 BSF & 3/16 = 1/4 BSF.

So your socket set is perfectly OK!

That's what I thought after reading up on here, but so far I've not found a socket that fits anything on either the crankcase, head or even the fuel tank.
starting to look like my sockets are a pup

Yes Nudge, I found out this morning lol
thanks for the link to the chart, I will use that next time I order

Well my first mistake, nothing broken but I bought myself some sockets
I thought Whitworth BSF were what I needed so I got a set with these sizes
1/8WW 3/16WW 1/4WW . 5/16WW . 3/8WW . 7/16WW. 1/2WW
nothing fits what should I have bought?

I heard that on this mornings news and thought of you

Thanks Tam those rings arrived today and I got them on without breaking them,oil tip worked really well Then I Zinc primed the gaskets after rubbing them down, I rubbed down the block to remove all the old silicone I put the Crankcase back together with a smear of Loctite SI5990 RTV Silicone instant...

maybe the canal was shallow?

Yes Jon, I can see just how difficult putting them on is going to be :| not a lot more to do before I start rebuilding it, I need a warmish day to Zinc prime the Gaskets and I also want to get into the gearbox and flush out the old oil and replace that, I have a day off next Tuesday with luck it mig...

Yes John is really good, each time I have called he has had what I needed and at a great price, this time Tam came to my rescue, thanks mate I finally freed the other ring without breaking it, a long soak in a glass of nail polish remover (mix of Acetone and water) did the trick, I can't get it off ...

Charles uk wrote:Try John Williams his rings are cheaper than that & his postage is at cost.

thanks I will call him in the morning

Spot on Charles just didn't want to encourage the removel as you do know what's coming next.... :shock: it's not untill you break some that you relise how brittle they are good luck Steve. ... :shock: yep I broke one :roll: I tried the heating up with no luck so looking round the internet I saw som...

Happy New Year to you all, I hope 2017 is a good un