The International Cessna 170 Association

This input is all VERY helpful. I will look into the Linseed Soap, but try using AvGas first to see if that works. Thank you all for your insight! A clean plane is a happy plane. haha

Cheers,

I have a Cessna 170 1948 Ragwing that has been sitting for 15+ years. I just got her airworthy again and am trying my best to make her look brand new. I have noticed a lot of fuel stains on the tops of my wings. Does anyone with a rag-wing have a fabric cleaner that they swear by? I think that I am ...

I am servicing both of my Fuel Gauges in my '48 Cessna 170. The gauges have cork's for the floatation device and I was told that it is best to seal them with varnish. Do any fellow pilot's know how thick I should apply this varnish? I don't want to put it on too light and risk not filling all the ho...

Thank you to everyone for your responses. This has been very helpful for me during this final stage of restoration. I have decided to keep my current glass bowl but open it up for some cleaning and maintenance before I remount it. Again, thank you all for the help. I can't wait to see her back in th...

Hello fellow Cessna 170 owners. I currently have a glass bulb gascolator on my Cessna 170. I have heard from a couple of pilot's that I should think about replacing this glass bulb with a metal casing so that I avoid the risk of the glass cracking and all of the fuel leaking out of the plane during ...