Saving Old Seagulls

Had a look nice engine. Birthday next week think Ill treat myself

Waggles , just to let you know I have access to dayglo yellow and dayglo pink and my favourite hunting scarlet I'll let you decide!!!

Where the flywheels painted when they were new.I have 3 gulls 2were golden 1 is silver. Stripped paint off of golds and painted 1 black it actualy looks good. So now I am wondering should I re-paint the silver.

My little flock is growing I now have 3 all the information I have is #1 FI300M0= Forty(featherweight) 300th made december 1970.#2 is CP19537L=Century Plus 1957-1967 longshaft ????.#3 SJM34979=Forty Plus ?????. I had a look at the home page under I.D your seagull and was unanable to get any more ...

I took Vic's advice and turned the base plate . It ran when first tryed now trying to start then dying . I know they dont have timing marks but I might have to invent some .By that I mean mark it turn it slightly as in advance /retard.Will let you know how I get on.Been on holiday this week and ...

As some of you already know I broke the shaft on my featherweight(long story)I got a replacement shaft ,fitted it ,then found the woodrift key to be 90 degrees out so its impossible to adjust points (wipac).Any suggestions.

Thanks Charles

Can somebody tell me the fuel capacity of a tank off of a featherweight engine the tank is oval in shape.

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As I said I didnt have the correct drill for the socket .Had the plug out and grounded I had removed the pull start plate and set about it for about 1min with the wrench I knew it had sheared when the zipping noise got louder, it left me with 2 threads and no nut to use to chap it ut with so now ...

I am new to the forum. Got my first seagull on saturday did'nt know how addictive they are number 2 arrives on saturday from the dreaded BAY.From Johns home page I have discovered number 1 is a featherweight "F" I300M0 which I think is a December 1970 if I am wrong can someone please correct me.I ...