So what your saying is you didn't clean & set the points properly first.
I think there's a moral in this tale
Silver Century Plus for sale
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Re: Silver Century Plus for sale
Make it idiot proof and someone will make a better idiot.
Re: Silver Century Plus for sale
Not that this saga is worth continuing, but.......
Took the now running Seagull to the boat, mounted it and put a carefully measured 10:1 mix in the tank. Started on the 2nd pull. Hooray......but, remember the loose float bowl bolt? Well my self satisfied smugness disappeared quickly as fuel started to leak from the bolt. I quickly shut the fuel cock and put my hand under the float, just as it fell off, catching it (and a handful of fuel). Just as I thought a catastrophy averted, the banjo bolt dropped through my fingers and "plop" was now in the briny! It occurred to me to take a quick plunge to find it but the 40 degree water changed my mind. Drat! Anyone have a Amal float to carb bolt? Or an Amal carb body? Or want a new Silver Century Plus, long shaft with 2 minutes running time! Grrrr.
Took the now running Seagull to the boat, mounted it and put a carefully measured 10:1 mix in the tank. Started on the 2nd pull. Hooray......but, remember the loose float bowl bolt? Well my self satisfied smugness disappeared quickly as fuel started to leak from the bolt. I quickly shut the fuel cock and put my hand under the float, just as it fell off, catching it (and a handful of fuel). Just as I thought a catastrophy averted, the banjo bolt dropped through my fingers and "plop" was now in the briny! It occurred to me to take a quick plunge to find it but the 40 degree water changed my mind. Drat! Anyone have a Amal float to carb bolt? Or an Amal carb body? Or want a new Silver Century Plus, long shaft with 2 minutes running time! Grrrr.
Re: Silver Century Plus for sale
Nope, I didn't. Understand, this was a motor that was boxed up since new and I just uncrated it. I would assume that the points would have been set when built and would have stayed that way? I did pass a strip of sandpaper between them but didn't check the gap at first.Charles uk wrote:So what your saying is you didn't clean & set the points properly first.
I think there's a moral in this tale
Re: Silver Century Plus for sale
I have gotten it running now and replaced the carb and float bowl bolt (the threads were messed up on the carb body so I replaced it). Yes it's for sale and running well. I can even ship it in it's original box. I am sure I can ship it to BDA but you would have to pay the shipping cost. I am usually doing Bermuda Race week in IODs or the Newport Bermuda race, so I'd like to see it go to Bermuda! You have a neat Seagull outboard race around the Island don't you? I can send you pictures of the motor if you send me your email address. It has about 1 hr total running time on it.
Tom Price tprice@usna.edu
Tom Price tprice@usna.edu