Saving Old Seagulls

Well i took her apart yesterday. Sorry no pics!

How did i overlook this: the brass intake tube from the water pump housing wasnt seated and was instead coming out the exhaust hole!

How much ep140 do i need to refill in the gearbox? 40 minus 1956 direct drive? I can only get the bung out to drain ...

I've posted here before and With your help I got her up and running.

It's been a year since I last used her, and she started first pull.

I took her out on the water but she overheated and wouldn't start until cooled down.

The problem I'm seeing is that no water is being pumped through to cool.

I ...

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Here is the update. I've replaced both gaskets. Cleaned up pistol etc everything.
Now on 10 to 1. Actual smoke is leaving the exhaust now.
Feels a bit lumpy building up rpm, but can go WOT. Feels quite smooth at high rpm. I know my water bucket isn't filled enough... it ...

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Back again, armed with Head and Base gasket along with some silicone gasket.

Had a look at the carb, yes it is indeed a 10:1. Villiers.

Took the head screws off(eventually....) and spark plug, picture as follows to what I found:

http://i75.photobucket.com/albums/i294/f0rdmayhem/20160401 ...

Hi thanks for the replies.

I'll have a look when I get time, may be a few days from now though.

The number is sjm3344.

I will need to have a look at the carb anyway to see what mixture ratio is being ran aswell. The man said 25 to 1 since he said this was a forty plus from 1970 I think he may not ...

Hi ! First post..

I am a new seagull owner, having purchased a 40 minus 1956-57.

She looks in good nick, however when giving her a wet test I have noticed that trying to take her over half throttle results in exhaust fumes coming out the carburettor and a loss of power. Is the cylinder reversing ...