Saving Old Seagulls

anyone help?

Is it possible to change the HT lead on the mk 3? If so how would i go about doing it?

Infact im'e gonna paint it black

just polish it up a little.

I don't know. According to http://www.seagullparts.co.uk/ignition2.html it wasn't used till mid 80's but i really don't know.

Not sure if its just my computer but the right hand side of the pictures seems to have been cut off?

Recently got my hands on a 1972 silver century plus, serial WSPCL I64F2. Unsure if that is correct as I think it has a Wipac mark 3 ignition and not the mark 2 as the serial identifier says (pic below, can anyone confirm?) Also came with a Siba recoil start.

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does it not matter if it comes into contact with the housing?

Had to replace an impellor today after i snapped on of the 4 arms from my old one. On fitting another (second hand from another engine) it is not very tight on the shaft and can be moved up and down with little effort. I did clean the rust from the shaft with a wire brush but dont think i took that ...

I have never used high temp paint.

It could be that Seagull did not bother either, when the cylinders get too hot through lack of water it burns off.

I am happy with smooth silver Hammerite and Satin "Tough Black"

Both are easy to use and don't wash off with petrol, they also are not effected by ...

Charles uk wrote:How hot does the cylinder get when running at full blast?

I've no idea on this one, waterways are all clear now after chipping away for an hour or so.

What is gunwash? I always just run pure white spirit through my spray gun after use and that has always kept it nice and clean.

Does the paint "have" to be heat resistant? Just restoring a century i have and have just used silver gloss

Anyone got any experience in spraying Hammerite? A quick search on the web says it can't be sprayed as it contains silicone, but that could be just the scare mongers on the forums .

I have a 1960 102 seagull with an amal 2 jet carb. Can it be converted to 25:1 at all?