Wednesday 30 May 2012

The adjustment of points on a 4.5hp British Seagull

You can bring your Seagull to me to have it serviced, I now have the back up of a spares supplier, plus the workshop manual. The pictures are of a WSPC **** JJ6 model made in 1976.


The points are accessed by the removal of the top cover of the magneto.



The points are to be found at the end of the spring, set them to 0.20" or  0.50mm.



This is the coil that is charged by the revolving magnets of the magneto. See how new it still looks but the engine is a 1976 model, so all  of 36 years old!

Note, the timing is fixed, only the plug and points can be adjusted. If you change either setting, the timing will advance or retard, depending what you have done.

Roy

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