On Dec 16, 5:49 am, no onecares wrote:
I know some of you cruisers are using a british seagull engine for
your dingy.
I just purchased one, in good running condition, but has no paperwork.
Where can I download manuals, info, etc?

I know I can buy them, but I am sure there are some groups like with
the A4 that share them and talk up a storm!

thanks

Joe

I rebuilt an old segull once. My big mistake was neglecting the
ignition system. And the coil was bad making it real hard to start.
I luckly found a guy way back with a spare. If you were a coil
winding type of shop you just might get one rebuilt. It was super easy
to start with the new coil.

It also had a leaky carburater. Gas would leak out the little hole on
the side. Implying a bad float or float needle valve. The float was
perfect, the valve was not. I was real upset at the cost of a new
carburator so i got mad and got a hammer and peened the needle into
the seat with a tap of a small hammer. Believe it of not, the floated
needle then worked perfectly with no overfloaws. A light hammer job
I could not believe it. It saved half the cost of a new outboard.
Parts are hell.

The little impeller housing for the water pump was all corroaded due
to heavy salt water uasge. Dismantling thelower unit revealed a
perfect hard plastic impeller that never makes contact with the
housing sides by design. It is a durable plastic likely to not be
ever an issue unless age makes it crack. Although salt water can clog
all water passages eventually after a season of hard usage.

The leaky gear box shaft seal is an issue. Adding oil every day
stinks. You just have to live with the issue and add or check the oil
every other day after heavy usage. I neglected the issue and burned
out the upper pinion gear. Parts were findable twenty years ago. Now a
days a new set, just might mean a new outboard would be a better
choice.

It should be considered a style of outboarding I believe. Seagulling
arround and all. A lightweight four horse power johnson is a good
alternative.