Saving Old Seagulls

Keith.P wrote:Its just, I didn't think the little model 40's had a clamp.
Someone will put me right

My only 'baby-Seagull' is a 40 minus - the exhaust tube is secured with a single screw into the exhaust port of the block. Dunno if this is true for all ...

Interesting, Phil - I did think of doing something similar, but thought that the cork would just break up. I'll have a go next time I empty a bottle (which is the best excuse I've heard yet for sourcing cork ...) I tried the O-ring method (once), but I guess the O-ring material needs to be correct -...

I do change the nut for an old one that does not matter before I bash, have not used a lump hammer yet. Ah - forgot to include the 'change the nut' if you have a spare .... Clarification - just because I use a club hammer (c. 2lbs), it shouldn't be inferred that I strike down with serious force. It...

I usually work on my own, and over a few years have so far removed 5 flywheels successfully using the following technique: Having removed the cover plate, thin rope is fed carefully under each 'spoke' of the flywheel (making sure nothing internal is being trapped) and tied into a loop. The rope I pr...

Just seen this on the Bay:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-SEAGULL-O ... 3a64905814

Rare - or what ?

These are the ones I bought: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FOUR-NEW-PETROL-TAP-PLUNGER-CORKS-made-England-/360333877700?pt=UK_Motorcycle_Parts&hash=item53e592a1c4 but only because I didn't spot Keith P's advert ... :cry: Nice one. Still, a quid a piece is still a lot better than some crooks are charging...

Resurrecting an old thread here .... I've just replaced a couple of corks - the first I soaked in water for an hour - went on sort-of ok(ish) with the help of some Vaseline .... but the tap is still a tad stiff. The second I soaked overnight in warm water with a single drop of washing-up liquid adde...

Thanks Jan - that clears up another small mystery. The pipe on this 102 looked exactly like your photo - except that it's become brittle with age and has snapped in two. Think I'll stay with the hose method then - I'll clamp the top end, and leave the bottom end 'loose', so that I can simply pull it...

Here's a couple of shots of a polyethylene workboat that I missed-out on buying last year ... One of my greatest regrets, that I never bought it. If I should ever see another ...

I'm just putting a 102 TC back together after a mini-strip-down, and I'm curious about the external water-pipe connecting head to exhaust tube. On my other 102 the pipe is copper, but on this one there's a length of plastic pipe with 2x 1/2" BSP 6mm(ish) hosetails. Is this a bodge, or is it sta...

Unlike some of the 'life-time' experts here, I've only been dabbling with Seagulls for the last 10 years, but even in that time I've come across some pretty serious cases of neglect: one gearbox was filled 'to the brim' with marine concretion and 'dried sand' - looked ok from the outside, but dry as...

I'm doing (another) one at the moment. I find it's just as quick to deliberately shear the heads off, then drill-out and re-tap the threads. Last time I did this I replaced the bolts with studs, so that the head could be pulled off in another 20 years time without all this faffing about. I'll probab...

This afternoon found me firing-up my eighth Villiers-powered Seagull. This motley collection dates from 1946 to around 1967(ish), and although 8 isn't a particularly large sample to draw firm conclusions from, I've developed a high level of confidence in this particular ignition system, despite the ...

Well - it's egg on the face time ... Got all me bits together this morning and was about to start construction ... but in view of some of the comments here re: noise - I thought, "ok, let's test the concept first" ('cause arrogant I ain't) - so got me a tank of water and screwed a length o...

niander wrote:looks good but light surface rust...

If it's still available - how much are you asking ?
Also - have you got a clutch rod for a Silver Century short-shaft ? I'll try John if not.