You've told us when & how, but where & what does it entail?
Thanks for keeping us informed.
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- Mon Jun 19, 2023 12:10 am
- Forum: Events and Racing Seagulls
- Topic: PLYMOUTH a seagull regatta
- Replies: 2
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- Mon Jun 05, 2023 8:02 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: 170 rebuild first start - wet! (Update: now dry)
- Replies: 18
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Re: 170 rebuild first start - wet! (Update: now dry)
If you read the manual carefully it will probably say if you have the mk 3 wipac CDI (White one) 35 thou & the mk4 CDI 25 thou.
Those gaps are 0.9mm & 0.6mm.
Those gaps are 0.9mm & 0.6mm.
- Sun Jun 04, 2023 7:23 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: 170 rebuild first start - wet! (Update: now dry)
- Replies: 18
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Re: 170 rebuild first start - wet! (Update: now dry)
It's there to prevent fuel drips from the carb landing on the hot head & sparkplug, catch on fire & not be seen as it's under the cover. To measure the head piston clearance try first with a 4 inch length of multi core solder & poke through the spark plug hole to the cylinder wall, rotat...
- Sun Jun 04, 2023 8:03 am
- Forum: Help
- Topic: 170 rebuild first start - wet! (Update: now dry)
- Replies: 18
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Re: 170 rebuild first start - wet!
How much piston @ TDC to cylinder head clearance do you have?
- Sun Jun 04, 2023 1:16 am
- Forum: Help
- Topic: 170 rebuild first start - wet! (Update: now dry)
- Replies: 18
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Re: 170 rebuild first start - wet!
That isn't the way you use RTV, a very thin wipe around the the surface of the inner ring of the head (the fold over portion) gasket, both faces, & the same on the outer 3mm strip to prevent any water loss. If it's squeezing out you've used too much & the excess could come loose & block ...
- Fri Jun 02, 2023 5:38 pm
- Forum: Help
- Topic: 170 rebuild first start - wet! (Update: now dry)
- Replies: 18
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Re: 170 rebuild first start - wet!
Where are you Andrew? BM?
If your in BM go down to Spanish Point boat club on the early afternoon of the 18th as it's the RISR, take the disassembled motor with you
Can you post a picture of the clean top face of the cylinder & head so we can access the surface condition.
If your in BM go down to Spanish Point boat club on the early afternoon of the 18th as it's the RISR, take the disassembled motor with you
Can you post a picture of the clean top face of the cylinder & head so we can access the surface condition.
- Sun May 28, 2023 12:49 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Multi-seagull power....
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Re: Multi-seagull power....
My apologies Bernie 4 Century plus with 13 inch hydrofan props one on each corner & you could have vertical take off. Brilliant
- Fri May 26, 2023 5:28 pm
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Multi-seagull power....
- Replies: 10
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Re: Multi-seagull power....
Howard flew his! yours won't take off!
- Fri May 26, 2023 7:23 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: Multi-seagull power....
- Replies: 10
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Re: Multi-seagull power....
Why not fix all but the one with the highest thrust in the straight ahead position & steer with Mr powerful!
- Sun May 21, 2023 10:15 am
- Forum: Help
- Topic: 170 rebuild first start - wet! (Update: now dry)
- Replies: 18
- Views: 42450
Re: 170 rebuild first start - wet!
Bubbles would imply compression leakage, are you home or away, if in BM show it to Brian Lightbourne he certainly knows all about 170 powerheads & buy yourself a tube of RTV Silicon gue.
- Sat Apr 15, 2023 11:24 am
- Forum: Events and Racing Seagulls
- Topic: The Great Annual Waikato River Seagull Outboard Regatta 2023
- Replies: 5
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Re: The Great Annual Waikato River Seagull Outboard Regatta 2023
Nudge which one of those boats is yours, the only person I recognised there was Ross & his hair is much lighter in colour than the last time I saw him!
- Mon Apr 10, 2023 12:27 pm
- Forum: Events and Racing Seagulls
- Topic: The Great Annual Waikato River Seagull Outboard Regatta 2023
- Replies: 5
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Re: The Great Annual Waikato River Seagull Outboard Regatta 2023
That looks wonderful, I was concerned on the net it looked like you were going to have torrential rain & a tornado somewhere around there.
I still like to do it again, before I get too decrepit & show all you Kiwis the error of your ways!
Thanks
I still like to do it again, before I get too decrepit & show all you Kiwis the error of your ways!
Thanks
- Sat Apr 08, 2023 9:39 am
- Forum: Help
- Topic: Baring back to life 2 Centuries downunder
- Replies: 6
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Re: Baring back to life 2 Centuries downunder
If the slotted end of the screws are at the top, that screw would appear to be holding the coil cheeks down onto the base plate, so the part of the screw to remove is the head, drilling from the bottom just wrecks the baseplate!
- Wed Mar 15, 2023 12:41 am
- Forum: Wanted
- Topic: Century cylinder and gearbox, amal twin jet carb body
- Replies: 2
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Re: Century cylinder and gearbox, amal twin jet carb body
Seagull had their record month in the early 70's over 7000 produced, no one seems the remember the actual year & month but 3 or 4 members of staff from that period have told me similar figures, over the last 20 years.
I think they shut the doors in 1994!
I think they shut the doors in 1994!
- Sat Feb 25, 2023 11:08 am
- Forum: General Topics
- Topic: British Seagull 2 models
- Replies: 12
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Re: British Seagull 2 models
If you look at the inside of your flywheel you will see the cam (egg shaped centre) that causes the points to open & close. If you remove this cover & the spark plug & get somebody to film the points with a mobile phone while you slowly rotate the flywheel by hand you will be able to mak...