Aussie Curlew

[RickUK]

Hugz - I don't think you ever got an answer as to how the Curlew breathes air - there is a slot in the back of the recoil housing in front of the petrol tank.

[Collector Inspector]

Thanks Rick, was wondering about that as well since Huggy asked.

B

[Hugz]

Thanks, I had some off forum advice.

[Hugz]

Blah.... Tracked back to the third owner who is now deceased. Apparently been unused under a house for the last 10 years or so. It was used on a tinny prior to that. Time to bring out the tarot cards.

[Hugz]

So it did come over on the back of a boat.

Spent a few hours on her. Removed seized broken thumbscrew and replaced with century one which was a bit short but will do the job. Cleaned out carby, good nick. Piston nicely oiled. Straightened choke flap and flopped all over the place so re bent...

No filter on petrol tap, is that normal? Fuel tap was totally gummed up. Check the colour of the petrol... not exactly Dom Perignon of outboard fuel. Any tips on cleaning a plastic tank?

[Horsley-Anarak]

Spent a few hours on her. Removed seized broken thumbscrew and replaced with century one which was a bit short but will do the job. Cleaned out carby, good nick. Piston nicely oiled. Straightened choke flap and flopped all over the place so re bent...

No filter on petrol tap, is that normal? Fuel tap was totally gummed up. Check the colour of the petrol... not exactly Dom Perignon of outboard fuel. Any tips on cleaning a plastic tank?

Does it go?

Cleaning tank, strong kitchen detergent hot water and 10mm shingle, bit of a shake, you don't have a filter to damage on yours, normally remove fuel tap.

Clean the outside of tank with kitchen cleaner and washing up brush.

Have you taken the head of? "Piston nicely oiled".

H-A

[Hugz]

Have you taken the head of? "Piston nicely oiled". H-A

Had a squiz down the inlet port.

Seeing as though the fuel line is not original I might install an inline filter. Do you have a pic of the original fuel line...

Detergent and hot water is a good idea. I was going to use petrol. No shingles about so might break up a terracotta roof tile. That would have sharp edges.

As a matter of interest does the flywheel have any wind vanes? Wondering if the air intake has some mechanical assistance. Seems odd that they would encourage salt spray vial recoil/flywheel. My flywheel looks a tad rusty.

Thanks, Hugz.

[Horsley-Anarak]

No shingles about so might break up a terracotta roof tile. That would have sharp edges.

As a matter of interest does the flywheel have any wind vanes? Wondering if the air intake has some mechanical assistance. Seems odd that they would encourage salt spray vial recoil/flywheel. My flywheel looks a tad rusty.

Thanks, Hugz.

Shingle is small rounded pebbles, not a roof covering. Do you not have gravel drives in Aus?

Flywheel is the same as all the other CDi ones with a groove (brown CDi), but with an additional weight bolted to it, to help with slow running.

"Seems odd that they would encourage salt spray vial recoil/flywheel" with a QB there is less chance of sucking in spray than with a conventional Seagull.

The rust on your flywheel must be the cast iron weight.

H-A

[Charles uk]

Beware there should be a filter on that fuel tap, I just clean with petrol or any other suitable solvent like meths & compressed air.
be careful when removing the tank & the fuel tap, all of the tanks internal threads are brass bosses that are moulded into the plastic, damage any of them & you will have a leaky tank & thats the reason why plastic tanks are like rocking hourse poo & cost a minimum of £50 used.
We haven't found anything that will stick to them yet.

[Hugz]

Shingle is small rounded pebbles, not a roof covering.

Don't worry I wasn't looking for a timber shingle..

Prefer a sharp edged stone etc to a river pebble. Bit of sludge in there. Thanks for the tip Charles. I'll take a little more care. Will dig up a Ewart tap with a filter.

Carby banjo filter clean.

I like the idea of a slow running motor.

[Horsley-Anarak]

Beware there should be a filter on that fuel tap, I just clean with petrol or any other suitable solvent like meths & compressed air.
be careful when removing the tank & the fuel tap, all of the tanks internal threads are brass bosses that are moulded into the plastic, damage any of them & you will have a leaky tank & thats the reason why plastic tanks are like rocking hourse poo & cost a minimum of £50 used.
We haven't found anything that will stick to them yet.

http://www.westsystem.com/ss/gluing-pla ... lex-epoxy/

This video is worth a look

http://www.westsystem.com/ss/michigan-c ... -massacre/

I would not believe that you could mend a rotamoulded kayak, they throw it off a bridge .

This could work with a seagull plastic tanks.

H-A

[Hugz]

That should do the trick though hot water and detergent has been effective. My technical skills amaze me.... Convict heritage??

[Charles uk]

We're told these tanks are poly prop, & that it's possible to "weld" splits, but no one has yet managed to reseal the tank around the brass inserts when they come loose.

[Hugz]

What is the correct petrol cap for this model? The modern plastic one (left, which she came with) seems to be too long and fouls the plastic of the tank at the base of the sheila thread, whilst the good old fashioned metal cap fits perfectly.

Don't think I like all this plastic. Can't wait to get back to real seagulls...

[Horsley-Anarak]

What is the correct petrol cap for this model? The modern plastic one (left, which she came with) seems to be too long and fouls the plastic of the tank at the base of the sheila thread, whilst the good old fashioned metal cap fits perfectly.

Don't think I like all this plastic. Can't wait to get back to real seagulls...

Huggy you are getting lost in the detail, the plastic one is the correct cap.

Does it run Crack on mate.

H-A