Saving Old Seagulls

Any hints about putting Seagull in boot of car without leaking its petrol and oil on boot's floor and rugs and causing an odor not appreciated by non-afficiandos of Seagulls?

Petrol - run the motor with the fuel off until the carburettor is drained.

Oil - rag or cloth inside a plastic bag around the gearbox.

There always seems to be a fair bit of petrol left in the carb even though I run it 'til it stops.

The only answer is to lay it down so that all the petrol drains out onto the ground before putting it in the car!

Sheet of plastic on the floor of the boot, then an old towel or similar on top to absorb any spillage, remove both and store in shed.

If you feel the need, or if SWMBO sniffs more than once, a quick spray with Agent Orange usually does the trick.

Well, I call it 'Agent Orange' but it's proper name is "Orange Power" and it's a little pump pack deodoriser sold in supermarkets out here - dunno if you get it in the UK - but it's a rip snorter. Even hides the smell of cat pee - and if you've ever smelled that, you know about it!

Buzzook:

From Boston MA. We've been noted for what some call our "British accent," but actually we are the only people in the world who speak their native tongue with NO discernible accent at all. And, the Kennedy accent is NOT a New England accent, which can vary in different areas of Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Vermont and Maine; RI and CT are not included as they tend towards New York, which is dismissible on everything including language.

That said, be it noted that it takes at leaast 90 seconds for motor to stop after closing fuel tap and air vent, and even so filter still full, and float chamber half full.

By the bye, I am not a barrister, so perhaps I can ignor protestations of SWMBO?

For my misspellings, I plead an Elizabethan freedom!

LOL

Well, it's either the Orange Power or divorce! SWMBO will not put shopping (or anything else for that matter) into a boot redolent of Seagull droppings...

The plastic sheets and an old towel works fine for me.

BTW, didn't mention accents - dunno why you did??

But if we DO start on accents, we 'Ossies' as you Americans seem so fond of mispronouncing would like to point out that the abbreviation is "Aussie" and is pronounced as for the lead singer of Black Sabbath, like 'Ozzie', and it's a short 'o' not a long 'o' - so "o" as in off, not 'au' as in 'awe'.

O-zee, rather than Aw-zee.

And let's not get started on those sheep-shaggers across the ditch from us!!

Or should that be 'acruss the dutch frum ess'

[I am SO dead........]

There goes my chance of ever getting invited back to re-do the Waikato race.

Although, no doubt one of them will soon point out that we Ozees like to pronounce 'Australian' as 'Orstrayleeyun'.....

Garn! Hup the lotta yez!!

WT.... is Orange Power? Is it available in the US?

Tis made in Oz.

Buzook we will welcome you back to NZ with open arms, I hope your life-jacket is a good one as you might need it. Better take swimming lessons as well. I will be looking forward to a little sport, as you do.

I hope the New Zealand sharks like pre marinated meat.

Andy, it's all good fun between mates.

Will bring my Floaties!

Although I'm not at all sure to what Charles refers.....I haven't been 'pickled' for awhile.....drink less than he does in fact!

...but in the spirit of Trans-Tasman relations, I guess I could eat lemon zest, drink copious quantities of red wine, and bast the exterior with coconut oil rather than SPF15.

Wouldn't want to leave those sharks with a bad taste in their mouth now would we?

bruce nickerson wrote:Any hints about putting Seagull in boot of car without leaking its petrol and oil on boot's floor and rugs and causing an odor not appreciated by non-afficiandos of Seagulls?

I was wondering about the practicality of making up a Seagull 'half-crate' - this being essentially the bottom plate of a Seagull transport crate (not that I've ever seen one - just guessin') - with sides about 2" high - just high enough to retain a couple of handfuls of absorbent cat litter, perhaps during hard braking ?
Personally, I adore the smell of two-stroke - but appreciate that not everyone does.

Electrosys

Yesssssss

Had thot same thing, sans kitty litter, and the 2" height. Might toplessness tend to allow the otherwise pleasant odor (2 stroke of course) to reach the nostrils of SWMBO?

A fully enclosed box might obviate that of course, but also be a tad more work to cobble together in home workshop.

BTW I live in Boston USA. Are we cousins?

bruce nickerson wrote:Electrosys

Yesssssss

Had thot same thing, sans kitty litter, and the 2" height. Might toplessness tend to allow the otherwise pleasant odor (2 stroke of course) to reach the nostrils of SWMBO?

A fully enclosed box might obviate that of course, but also be a tad more work to cobble together in home workshop.

BTW I live in Boston USA. Are we cousins?

Cousins ? Well, just outside Boston there's a memorial to The Pilgrim Fathers - so maybe some DNA got exchanged over on the crossing ? Tut tut - naughty Pilgrims ...

I think cat litter is the key - if you've ever smelt fresh cat poo, it's pretty dire stuff - so if cat litter can mask that stink, it'd be a breeze for a few drips of 2-stroke. There are several types available - but Fuller's Earth is reputed to be the best. Indeed, it's original use was to soak-up oils and greasy impurities during the cloth manufacturing process. Dealing with feline toilet habits came a century or so later ...