Saving Old Seagulls

To the seagull idiots who have posted on the condition of this engine, SHOULD HAVE GONE TO SPEC SAVERS,the colour of the fly wheel was requested by the buyer as instructed on the invoice in 1971 Parkway Marine, there is no respraying on this engine tiller arm or anywhere else , it is out of order ...

SEAGULL OUTBOARD ENGINE NUMBER WS###D1 SILVER CENTURY 4.5HP 1971 £550
see ebay item for full discription Item number: 280875830786

p.m me if you are interested

I have had exactly the same symtoms with my little century,difficult fault to locate,could be head gasket,back gasket,cracked block ,,or something simple,try the carb first screw down the main jet enriching the mixture this cured my problem.

Dicky my seagull has rejoined my flock of four seagulls ,if you need to borrow a working carb,i have a,forty and a forty feather weight running now ,p .m me I am in Audley.

Regards Dave

update..........she now starts easy hot or cold ,screwed the needle adjuster right down seems to have done the trick ,searching a bit on higher revs,just need advice on the correct adjustments for the villiers carb.

checked the compression 60 psi cold 55 psi hot,new plug 25 thou,fresh fuel 25/1

Hello Keith
Do you mean low crank case pressure,trying the motor with the prop on when it is warm sometimes fuel is seen spitting out of the carb air intake.unable to test cylinder pressure,I do have a spare set of rings to try.

Hello All
Forty Featherweight EF model problems.
Starts second pull from cold in the river or the barrel runs perfect even if the exhaust is deep in the water .stop the motor it will not start but attempts to fire or runs for a few seconds,will restart after a brew and a butty.BUT with the prop ...