Saving Old Seagulls

First things first

Maintenance

Winterizing

Appendix

How about a focus on the main things that cause seagulls to be discarded, put at the back of the garage and left to rot? I'm thinking, carbs/tanks full of gunk, points cleaning and setting, water jacket corrosion. Sort of "How to get that ebay bargain going again"

Good idea Oyster... should it probably follow on from the Before you start your Seagull for the first time... post?... 'I've done that and there's no sign of life yet...'

This is a band new conrod these screws at the end, need checking to see if the are tight & have the locking wire in place.

Series of pics to remove prop.

Exploded view of Gear box. (if inapropriate please remove) They are out of a very old book.

Pics of Villiers & Amal carbys.

There should most definitely be a short article about what to do if you come across an early Seagull - say, pre 1942.

There are pitfalls for the unwary, and many of the parts are simply unobtainable. A good example is gearbox front caps in the OAs - the thread is left handed and may be impossible to remove without incurring irreparable damage.

I'll chat to the other Charles about this; I feel it's important that we don't accidentally destroy something historic!

Parts sheet with orig part Nos from 1955. still have that O/B.

Pics of Crankcase bush removal & instaler fabricated by a machinist.

More pics of dismantling a Gearcase, thrust washer at end of biro dont loose.In the last pic the collar pin can be removed through slots at front of gear case then remove pinion.