Saving Old Seagulls

A lot of excellent advice received recently which was methodically tried and my LLB started on the cord. I had exchanged the complete magneto/ flywheel assembly from a good '77 Silver Century for the original LLB Century assembly - although it was professionally tested (inc. coil) at the garden mach...

Unfortunately I suspect there could be more than just compression, spark and fuel. Is it correct the points should be just opening (tested with thin sliver of paper pulled between them) to allow the HT discharge when the piston has arrived at TDC. As there is only one piston and it's a two stroke I ...

Gents, its started on the high speed drill - with huge backfires flames in the exhaust tube and water blasted from the bucket! I've removed timing plate grub screw and turned the timing plate plate anti clockwise about 1/2 inch which allows fairly even fastish running but not a slow idle or accelera...

Thank you for your concerned replies. After reading forum advice, I removed and rebuilt he crankcase having trued the mating surfaces - which didn't really need it and sealed with gasket cement. There is now no leakage around the crankcase seam now but no alteration in 'no I won't run by myself'. I ...

Learned Gents-I disassembled an LLS (1958), seized for a long time. All components were hardly worn and undamaged. Back together, excellent magneto and timing plate, good spark, good bores,piston and rings; alloy impellor. Sealed the crankcase joint, carburettor appears adjusted and working well, pe...