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- Tue Jun 05, 2012 1:14 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: 40 plus cut out
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12559
Re: 40 plus cut out
I wonder how the 8-COM plugs were with 'whiskering' ? They, of course, had the ground electrode to the side of the central jobbie.
- Sun Jun 03, 2012 1:51 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Forum not very lively!
- Replies: 29
- Views: 28006
Re: Forum not very lively!
I've been making-up some beehives from old pallets. Was going to buy wood from Wickes - then I saw their prices. I reckon pallet wood is better - it's the same cheap softwood, but well-seasoned ... and FREE. Nothing much on the Seagull front - I've got a couple still in bits waiting for the paint to...
- Wed May 30, 2012 5:42 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Gearbox oil leaking out
- Replies: 9
- Views: 12615
Re: Gearbox oil leaking out
Liam - what grade of oil are you using - 140 weight ? You could always use SAE 250 if you can find it.
But don't even consider EP90 !
But don't even consider EP90 !
- Mon May 28, 2012 5:30 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Fuel Tank Identification??
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11099
Re: Fuel Tank Identification??
Make the most of it (says he, who's been inside sheltering most of the day), apparently tomorrow it's all change ... and I can get the grass cut, at last.
- Sun May 27, 2012 11:21 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Fuel Tank Identification??
- Replies: 8
- Views: 11099
Re: Fuel Tank Identification??
... i would never keep more than one of each type ...what would be the point? :D Well, I guess it all depends on why you have Seagull outboards in the first place. If you're engaged in the marine engineering equivalent of stamp-collecting, then I can see your point. But if you actually use these en...
- Wed May 23, 2012 8:14 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Forty-Plus piston rings
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15283
Re: Forty-Plus piston rings
Oh - well batted, that man ...
So what was it ? Nawh - on second thoughts, it's probably best for mere mortals not to ask about such things.
So what was it ? Nawh - on second thoughts, it's probably best for mere mortals not to ask about such things.
- Sat May 19, 2012 12:39 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Loose bushes in crankcase
- Replies: 17
- Views: 20872
Re: Loose bushes in crankcase
Hi Rolf I hate 'not knowing' stuff, so have been Googling around this morning: FWIW, it appears that sintered bronze, although still a bearing material of choice for electrical motors etc (which we know about), is rarely seen these days inside internal combustion engines - I found one reference to s...
- Sat May 19, 2012 1:07 am
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Loose bushes in crankcase
- Replies: 17
- Views: 20872
Re: Loose bushes in crankcase
Hi Rolf - well, I haven't got this problem with bearings myself, it was simply a case of having seen a shaft with cross-hatching to provide an interference fit for a bearing - a technique I've never seen before - and then hearing about bushes spinning in a crankcase and making a connection between t...
- Fri May 18, 2012 7:35 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Loose bushes in crankcase
- Replies: 17
- Views: 20872
Re: Loose bushes in crankcase
I've been a bit hesitant to suggest this, as I fully expect some scathing comments, but ... If the bushes are so loose that they can be easily removed, then one rather crude way of enlarging their Outside Diameter would be to fit them (i.e. clamp them between nuts) onto a threaded rod to match their...
- Fri May 18, 2012 11:08 am
- Forum: For Sale
- Topic: "SEAGULL PATENT"
- Replies: 26
- Views: 30677
Re: "SEAGULL PATENT"
http://i269.photobucket.com/albums/jj60/Horsley-Anarak/brackettypeb.jpg Bear with me guys, as I don't think the anaesthetic has worn off yet - certainly my head is still full of cotton wool - but just to check: the items marked as '61' are presumably to hook under the gunwhale and hold the assembly...
- Sun May 13, 2012 1:25 am
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Silver Century Plus noise when in gear
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7248
Re: Silver Century Plus noise when in gear
You shouldn't be able to do that with the pinion ... sounds as if the pinion sleeve bearing has come loose.
- Fri May 11, 2012 2:38 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Forty-Plus piston rings
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15283
Re: Forty-Plus piston rings
So Niander might think there are one or two sad gits about (?) - well this sad ol' git just couldn't leave this one alone, and went for the full on-line research job this afternoon .... Ok - if anyone else feels tempted to play - look up Piston-Ring Tribology . Tribology being the science and engine...
- Fri May 11, 2012 12:28 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Forty-Plus piston rings
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15283
Re: Forty-Plus piston rings
Problem solved: although one mystery has been replaced by another - albeit one of seemingly trivial importance. On many pistons I've seen over the years, the piston diameter is uniform: from the skirt bottom right up to the crown. However, the attached graphic shows two Hepolite pistons of different...
- Thu May 10, 2012 9:17 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Forty-Plus piston rings
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15283
Re: Forty-Plus piston rings
What exactly is the problem do you have good compression ? if yes i would say you dont have a problem maybe it needs running to polish up the rings Read the first post - it's not a problem - just a curiosity. I wasn't going to pull the piston, but as this may be of interest (well, to Charles at lea...
- Thu May 10, 2012 1:11 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Forty-Plus piston rings
- Replies: 12
- Views: 15283
Re: Forty-Plus piston rings
Check again to make sure that what looks like the ring is cast iron, or is it me looking at it the wrong way around? Apologises - when I said 'lower ring', I meant the bottom piston ring, not as shown on the graphic (which was upside down - duhhh ! - sorry about that). Have re-uploaded the graphic ...