Saving Old Seagulls

Late 1940's AC5426
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/191799253429? ... 429&_rdc=1

I would pay £25 alone for the throttle lever so if one of you buys it, it will only cost you £25 if buy it together?? Cheap motor for that money, PM me if anyone is interested

Throttle lever
311527981081
£4.99

Thanks for that but the lever I am after is the same as the one fitted to the motor, it's a single bolt clamp, hex bolt on the top with "Amal" stamped on the hex, pre war era and not correct on this motor which should have a two bolt clamp, still with a hex but with "Amal" stamped on the top washer.
It's amazing, probably quite sad that if you have lots of these motors, you seem to collect lots of useless knowledge...

I was tempted, but if you weigh it up the whole becomes unattractive. Water jacket has been welded, no transom bracket, and the tank filler is wrong.

So to price this one up:
Replacement cylinder £30
Transom bracket ££25
Petrol tank £25
Plus water pipe and correct prop £20

That's £100 plus the cost of buying it not including pick costs from Lowestoft. For. Me that would be £200 before any restoration.

Clutch lever is broken too.

The serial number AC5426 is a good one to study, 1948-49 according to the engine indentifier. That must put it quite close to the changeover to sub-ejector and bow tie prop. It also has a rimless magneto, and nipples gearbox, but the nipples seem to be missing.

So worth logging the data I suspect

A good project for somebody wishing to obtain an early post war 102, with the "early" features.

Nearer a 9000 number for changeover to sub ejector going by what i have so far. If the tank has a screw top cap this might actually be right for this (cant see in the pics)
Cylinders? Best of luck trying to find one of those, although anything with a low stub will fit to get it going. With or without brass core plugs.

Quite costly whichever way you look at this one. I can see it as a spares motor for that money.
Nice throttle lever though


Jon

Bowl on the left??? (let's not go there again)


Jon

Look at the pics the tank has a incorrect screw on neck and cap.

30 bob and a can of lager

I agree (sort of) with the tank/cap, but the number is in the 5000 range, which might suggest that not many post war motors with the bayonet tanks/caps (in brass) were made. Brass screw top tanks are quite plentiful after this time period from around a 5000 (ish) number which this particular motor has.
Difficult to tell from the data yet and a difficult one to answer with any certainty.


Jon

Yes but it is the wrong neck and filler. Looks like one off a lawnmower or similar has been braced on. It's there to see.

That looks like a screw cap, could even be an aluminium seagull cap with its ears knocked off.

Is that another early throttle lever?

http://www.gumtree.com.au/s-ad/lara/boa ... 1103507124

Though maybe the two screw one.....

Looks like a lawnmower lever to me Hugz, but i could be wrong!
2 small screws normally hold these on to the tiller, NOT 1 as this one has.
ALTHOUGH, if you've got an SD close to hand to look at, (i know you have) have a butchers at how those levers are attached. Similar wouldn't you say!


This tank though looks right to me. It's got the 2 lugs on the outside face. Agreed, the filler arrangement looks "odd", the cap has lost its "ears", but i have a couple of tanks just like this in the shed with a slightly longer filler neck. Looks proper to me.
Quite a few variations in 102 tanks, some with a seam on each end, some without (flush jointed) some with "short necks", some with "long necks".

Anyone bidding on it?
I dont need another "junker" as i have far too many projects to deal with.

Curious


Jon