Saving Old Seagulls

Good morning Seagull buddies. I want to tell you I am having a really good day. I have so far cleaned up two long-range tanks, one fairly dented but will do nicely for a 'don't care if it gets another dent' general-use thing (which seems to be mildly rare - it bolts straight onto a 40 head with no s...

I presume it was there to allow greater access to the water jacket for maintenence purposes. But my personal crusade is to make all things move if possible. It bugs the hell out of me to think a component is unserviceable.

For cash or swop (AC).

Yep its perfectly feasable, in boaty terms it would be called a 'sole'. My Wayfarer has one, as do a lot of (older) boats. But the so-called 'marine-ply you find down the average timber-yard isn't worth a damn on a boat. Is it a nice boat?

Slotted.

Charles Ideally I'd be lucky enough to find a complete motor coded WHC. If I can't then perhaps there's no point changing the motor I have - there would be no difference. Ok I'll post a 'wanted' ad. If you have one you don't want I'll give actual cash! Jon The present motor has one of those really n...

So now we've got all the interesting chat out of the way, who's got a 102 motor for swapses?

Hi Jon

Really appreciate the usefull info. I'll save that one in the files. I have five (five!) unused Champion 8-com plugs, a used Lodge C1, a new Lodge C1, and also a new C3, H1 and H3 so plenty to choose from...I'm a bit obsessive sometimes...

Hi Charles, here's one you may not have come across... Concentrated TFR (traffic film remover) will seemingly dissolve any hydrocarbon or its residue and also skin, flesh, etc. It's fantastic for cleaning the inside of fuel tanks. Leaves them absolutly spotless. The downside is that it also removes ...

Hi Hugz I guess you know that, in the glory days of two-stoke motorcycle racing, castor oil was sometimes used. It provided exceptional lubrication and sealing qualities allowing very high RPM. But the downside was that it also produced exceptional amounts of coke, which meant that any race motor us...

I'll just have to try it then.

And another thing: I understand that a Lodge C! spark plug is the item of choice. What (if any) is the modern equivelent please?

Also, would the substitution of a H1 or H3 do anything for smoke reduction in the same way that it is claimed a D9 will over a D16?

I haven't contacted Jon @ sos for ages. I have a long list of desirable objects I would buy if they were available. Hmm, wonder if he's in tomorrow...?

Jacob: Interesting, but what makes a ED motor better than the rest? Jon: Why 10:1? SOS states 8:1 for this motor. Once more, apologies for lack of pics - in this age of cameras I don't have one that works. I'll buy one. But don't hold your breath. Smoky is bad because pollution is bad. Stop denying ...

Hi Charles Thanks for the reply, you once again fill in some of the blanks. You also jog my memory a bit - this gearbox does in fact have a filler cap, plastic no less (I'd love a brass one anybody)- so that seems to settle that. Also, the nipple is fairly high up in the housing and I imagine its pu...