Saving Old Seagulls

hi ted got time and followed your instructions with cleaning bing carb refitted running great many many thanks

thanks to everyone took engine on coniston over weekend and is starting and running fine with all your help another seagull has been saved and i now know to look after her

thanks ted very good info and easy to follow up at my caravan tomorrow till tuesday at port haverigg cumbria will feedback next week

put the old villiers carb on and she started 3 pulls and is runnin sweet as a nut and now what can be wrong be wrong with bing carb checked jet is is poss needle adjustment thanks for all repliers really appreciatedlast bit of help please

should i do compression test an what should the readings be

should i do a compression test and what should be the reading before dismantling thank for all your help and advice guys it is much appreciated

there is plenty of grease on the fly wheel cam

thanks charles i have stripped carb itis clean jet clear and everything o k i have a villiers carb spare will change over tomorrow and do drill thing have put oil in bore and spun all filters clear carb fills with fuel and when tickled i also have a spare fly wheel and magneto i will have to try ...

my model is 40 plus 1976 mechanically its good bing carb i drilled screw out and bolted and was able to reset points and clean cleaned all contacts on h t lead carb spotless clean fuel right mix spark is bright blue good compression but it fires on easy start then dies what else can i check

my model is 40 plus 1976 mechanically its good bing carb i drilled screw out and bolted and was able to reset points and clean cleaned all contacts on h t lead carb spotless clean fuel right mix spark is bright blue good compression but it fires on easy start then dies what else can i check

thanx it worked now got access to points are at excess 20 gap but small screw is damaged head and cannott undo any advice

can anyone tell me the best way to get dome nut off flywheel

hi everyone just joined i picked up a seagull engine thrown in on a boat jumble owner who by the way was a jaguar mechanic said it runs but when in water it gets into the piston serial no is s36144 i think its a silver century from the sixties put clean fuel in has good compression and checked spark ...