Saving Old Seagulls

I had thrown a spot of oil into the cylinder earlier in my attempts to start. Tried everything to get a spark and then noticed the connector in the ignition lead had slipped back up its sleeve. Put that right and it was off after 25 years long before the first pull was halfway. Quickly stopped and ...

Just got a 1966 seagull that hadn't run in 25 years. Thick Mayo!

As I heard the gears ran with a little water mixed in, I tackled the problem by squirting in some fairy liquid and boiling water. Then turned the motor over with a socket attached to a power drill. Rinse and repeat a couple of times ...