Saving Old Seagulls

Hello everyone,

I'm desperately after a KLG screw on plug cap and a pink Lodge C3 plug for my Marston OP.
Pics attached as its all the same as whats on my SD.

PM me please.

Jacob

Also after a marston tiller grip, forgot about it when creating this thread.

Lodge C3 are not that hard to find, just only when you need one, plug caps are getting a little harder to find and more expensive as time goes on.
You need a KLG because the HT spade is wider then the later Ht leads, one reason why I have a KLG on my wartime motor and Champion's on the rest.
Like yourself I like to see the correct plug and cap on a motor, start collecting, I did.

Plug now sorted (thanks Tam) but still on the lookout for a tiller grip and plug cap.

Jacob

That looks like silver paint to me. The tiller grips will be an interesting sourcing exercise. I'd suggest looking at classic motorcycle and lawnmower suppliers, I know of a company called classic grips, who sell a range of grips. I'm not even sure of the correct grip for the different pre war engines.

Yes, the whole powerhead is painted silver exactly the same as the crated one that was for sale last year.
I will do some research about grips and will post what i find here.

Jacob

I've often seen a lot of older 102 blocks (short and long water jacket) with missing black paint on them, and when i've fully removed the black paint it's revealed a galvanised coating much like in the pictures. Nice to see them not painted black for once



Jon

I have seen 2 new SD cylinders (obtained from military spares) both black painted, chipped paint no trace of any zinc, fully greased up with the piston, pin & rings inside but no water fittings at all.

Hmmmm
one of my wartime SD's has what fully appears to be a galvanised block ...not a trace of paint

All the SDs I have owned (Approx 8 and the spare block I have have the "Dipped zinc" style of surface finish. This could look like a dullish silver finish?
Its always been the assumption here that this was a rough and ready finish for the ministry of supply, as it does not seem to have carried on onto the long water jackets in the post war period.

A few seem to have lasted very well!

eBay No. 171691476245

An English made somewhat accurate reproduction part, but its pretty obvious its not original looking at the colour.

headdownarseup wrote:I've often seen a lot of older 102 blocks (short and long water jacket) with missing black paint on them, and when i've fully removed the black paint it's revealed a galvanised coating much like in the pictures. Nice to see them not painted black for once
Jon

The paint on this was done by brush somewhere in the past....... like black board paint
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I must have seen a few blocks that look just like this.

If anyone was wondering, some of the earlier long waterjacket cylinders can sometimes look like this as well. (more hex-headed core plugs rather than slotted plugs)

What i'd really like to know is what do the more seasoned members do to their cylinders as part of a restoration. Paint them or leave as is?
Interesting isn't it? Why are some painted black and some are left silver.


Jon