Saving Old Seagulls

So that looks like a standard QB, don't know for sure since I've never seen one. Is the pumped carb system in pursuit of more bhp, because based on what you just said the QB would be also ok with a 416 and no pump - no?

Jeez. Did you connect the fuel pump to the standard tank on the Seagull or did you do this so you can have a remote tank?

Charles Its called a compensator on the Villiers and I'd made a sooooo foolish assumption thats what they're all called. So part numbers 31 & 33. I haven't looked at it in microscopic detail so there may be other bits missing too. I'll take a pic when my camera battery has charged up but its not...

I compared a Silver Century crankcase to a 102 crankcase and could see no difference except the model stamp. Is there a difference? I have several crankshafts which I know came from a Century (not a Silver Century, just to clarify). Again. I have compared them to earlier and later crankshafts and ap...

HA, I have the pump from the 170 and wondered if I could fit it to the 102 cases, other end to the standard tank - stupid idea or not? I'm not at this point keen on doing the remote tank thing. I doubt I'll ever need it.

Yep thats right, not intending to win races and if the result is a good runner that starts easily I'l be very happy with it. 416 missing the needle jet & compensator so no big deal deal really, I could take the compensator from the 420 and Sheridan will sell me the jet. But as stated it looks ho...

Hi Bloke, yes, I agree it would be better to have a 416 - so I was thinking of a swap for the 420 - but to be honest I'm starting to want to try it and see - even though it sounds like it'll all end in tears... Other bits I have for potential swaps - hmmm, a bakelite plug cap? A pulley that says 'Vi...

While I'm on such a roll of useful information, perhaps you would answer another question or two... I compared a Silver Century crankcase to a 102 crankcase and could see no difference except the model stamp. Is there a difference? I have several crankshafts which I know came from a Century (not a S...

Thanks Charles.

So, Blokewithaboat, it didn't fit onto the 102 block. But it did after the insulation bush was swapped. Charles. Good thing I had a spare. What do you you think the result would be if I undid the idle screw?

Ok... Thanks Charles and Bloke. So just because they look the same on the outside...I was under the impression that the main difference was the jet size...I was wrong. Anyhow, the synopsis I'm taking from Charles is start by trying it as is and see what happens, but I have a very decent 46N that I w...

I'm putting a 102 bitsa together, this one will be a bit more ED than AC, and I am intending to use a 420 carb which came from a 170 which I scrapped. I think the jet I need to re-jet it to is a no.90 (which with a bit of luck is the one in a 416 with bits already missing). Can anybody confirm this?...

Crack on with the flywheel covers then.

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Look at Seagull101's ED 102 in the for sale section (Jacob, can you post a higher resolution pic please). To my (limited) knowledge this was the only 102 which featured a square tank. The model was probably not that common and the chance of finding some mounts are, I presume, slim. So you either fin...

HA, is there an engineering reason why you would use self-colour fasteners over stainless?