Aloha all,
The Seagull is happy again!!
Thanks for all your suggestions and the website information.
Here's how I cured the
cooling problem. I found some old air foot
pump nozzels and hose clamped them to an old
washing machine hose then hose clamped the other end to a regular female hose fitting. After air blasting and hose blasting for about an hour one day which helped a little I mounted the
engine to a sawhorse over a large tub. I jambed the nozzle end of the newly made up hose into the
cooling water port on the back side of the
engine block. I then put the other end of my jerry rigged hose on my garden hose and turned the
water on slowly (not too much pressure). I let it run like that overnight.
The next day after unrigging the hose I started the engine and a steady stream of water came running out the cooling port.
Thanks to all for your help. I truly did not want to take the engine apart that would have been my last choice because of all the seized nuts and bolts.
Kind Regards,
JohnL