Saving Old Seagulls

One shimwasher can make wonders.. I think now that everything on this seagull is in the right place, and I have solved the puzzle. It works and never halts...well so far. Thank you (John, Rick and Charles) for all the quick responses. One more old seagull saved...

there seems to be a minor problem ...

Bergie,

I am looking for diagrams for the forty plus gearbox (and the propellor if possible). could you point out where to find them?

In any case here is my problem:

This forty plus model 55 was recently handed over to me. And some pieces have possibly been moved around. Yesterday the engine ...

John, thank you for the quick response,

Today, I took out the carburetor, and roughly cleaned it up. It is an AMAL 416. There was some debris where the fuel first enters the carburettor. The rest seemed ok, and all the passages seemed open. This has improved the situation. It would start when "hot ...

Hi I am trying to get a Seagull EFPCL running smoothly. The ID table says that it is a Forty Plus with Clutch model 55-mk3 ignition.

Now here is the problem: When it waits for a while, it tends to start the first or second pull. The problem is when I stop it and try to restart. Today I had to pull ...