Saving Old Seagulls

First thing I did was to split the two ends to see if it was box or piston that was stuck. May just take the engine itself to bits carefully and see what it is like. Any tips of engine stripping? Can I use the same gaskets ok??

Ive just been given an old 40 Minus, but it was siezed. I have soaked it in WD40 for the last week, and it began to free off, but will only move a wee bit before it comes to a hard stop again, both ways. The piston is positioned with the exhaust port open, and the piston moves about 7mm into the ...

Well I had a look last night, and found that the electrodes on the plug were shorted out by a piece of carbon from the plug tip. Gave the plug a good clean and it ran perfectly!! Took the inflatable for a run around the marina to try it out and its going great again. Plug is an NGK A6? opened the ...

Hi folks,
My old 1964 40 Plus shortshaft cut out the other day whilst running perfectly, as it has for the last year. It always starts first pull, and normally runs like a wee sweetie!
It runs after about 5 pulls, but very erratically, and certainly wont take full throttle. Fuel appears to be ...