Saving Old Seagulls

Now I cant get the villiers coli shoes off I drilled out the countersunk screws ( they would not budge) and the undid the stud nuts I think its these https://www.sheridanmarine.com/product/british-seagull-outboard-mark-1-villiers-ignition-assembly-coil-end-stud https://www.sheridanmarine.com/product...

this is the phots of the levers. the long one is from the amal

Hello all trying to bring back to life  LLSL 641 N5 wsl1073gg5 have to say, not sure how they have survived thus far the whole design of runign saltware thru the gearbox and the mild steel shaft in a hollow steel tube doesnt look awesome nevetheless, the piston and crank are in good nick ( not surpr...

does anyone know the original paint type for these. posts talk about hammerite, but that cant be the original

had to upgrade my butane torch and heat the thing plenty but got it off

I must have watched a 1000 videos on this from what i can tell, the standard process is to drop the muffler pipe to get to the water pipe olive there are signs of a seal/o-ring at the top as you can see, but the pipe is not budging from the top i have tried taking a propane torch to the top section ...

Internet is full of advice on this for car tanks, but i think they're different tech with zinc pated thin steel
noticed someone on this forum is suggesting kerosense and caustic soda. is that the same as drano drain cleaner?
Its just that sticky, foul smelling residue of 2 stroke

For a restoration project in Australia If I cant get the parts, the whole thing will go to junk which would be a sacrilege Interesting observation - as soon as the Japanese entered the market in the early seventies, the Seagull sales dived to zero within a couple of years Very similar to what happen...