Saving Old Seagulls

OK Last throw of the dice.

I took only the block off the flywheel turns freely. Once the piston is back in the block and tightened up, the stiffness is back.

No sign of any marks inside the cylinder.

Would this suggest the crank is ok?

I stripped everything down, as you suggested the bolts holding the crank case together seems loose and there were gaps. I cleaned everything, softened the head gasket, replaces the gasket between the block and the crank case and put it all back together. This time I am at least getting some smoke, b...

Thanks for your reply, I think I understand how it works now

When everything was connected and I tried a few pulls, there was no sign of fuel at the spark plug.

Hi I'm after a bit of help. Last year I bought a couple of cheap seagulls as something to footer with. The small one is a 1979 Forty Plus (GFP 778 BB9). It was missing a piston, transom brackets, had the wrong fuel tap and had a broken block, but I decided to try and get it running anyway. I bought ...

So I got a new HT lead and spark plug. Still no spark so I took the flywheel off and basically poked about blindly with some light sandpaper and grease and... :idea: a lovely blue spark was born. I took off the fuel lines and cleaned everything. Put it all back and added a little fuel and wouldn't y...

Hello Just thought i'd say hello. Recently 'acquired' what I think is a 1966 Forty Plus and going to have a go at getting it running. I know very little about engines but do remember my father having one when I was but a lad. I'm not sure when this one last ran, all I know is the guy who owned it ha...