Saving Old Seagulls

Tested the engine on the boat yesterday all went well, now rigged new kill switch cord.

Engine starts well but not so pleased with the tick over also lots of vibration better when in gear but tick over is lumpy and loud in comparison to my century plus, better with less smoke half looked like we ...

Hi Charles

The man who knows strikes again... thanks

Will flush everything through while heads off, and put it all back together, did push so much better than the century happy days..

Ok so heads off good and bad looks all clear, so now need to get the copper feed pipe off to check that also the impeller, now I thought the impeller to be a rather sloppy fit when I was rebuilding the gearbox but I have no idea what it should be like.

Help

First trip out today with my 125 started like a dream and plenty of push but not much water coming out of the engine so think its time to get the head off and check the water ways.

Only other thoughts of problems might be did I not seat the pipes correct after the gear box rebuild but I sort of ...

All re-built just needs testing now...

Thanks for all your help folks

washers and shims have arrived from john, thank you

Just need to work out best washer, then ready for testing...

does anybody have the fitting that goes on here? and want to get rid of it?



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Also need chunky split pins just in case like... these are bigger than the standard pins that are used with the spring on other seagulls

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Got a foot of 3/16 silver steel of the fleabay for very little just awaiting rebuild now then all good to go.

Also wheres the best place to put a anode

My bent pin from the gearbox tis a little "z" shaped and the other pin has been drilled.

Any thoughts on where to get some new pins from, seen them in repair kit's £25 each and you get one, so £50 for the two I need.

nothing turns prop end

tried both positions with gear level

prop is off

no spring on the prop

in or out of gear the square shaft at the engine turns but the prop shaft does not turn

It has begun, took a while but at last have started to strip/look for the broken bits.

Drive shaft is oil all drained (was not much in there)

Can't get a further need the correct size allen key and rest of bolts/screws seized, so all sprayed with wd40.....



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engines been running pretty god now but i have noticed the base from where the plug lead comes turns 5 degrees i guess this should not turn?

Hi David

Glad you like them.

I agree the label ending up on two levels bothered me too very nearly got cut off, would be nice to do the land too.

Thanks Paul

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