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- Sat May 04, 2024 8:59 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Had a bad day, need parts
- Replies: 4
- Views: 116
Re: Had a bad day, need parts
Thank you for the advice, I’m SN 20299 and I do have the dog house/clam shell cowl. I think this will be one of the hardest parts to find or have made. I see the nose bowl on univair but the shaping of the top and bottom cowling will be tricky. Not promoting it….. but…might be an opportunity to con...
- Fri May 03, 2024 4:54 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Had a bad day, need parts
- Replies: 4
- Views: 116
Re: Had a bad day, need parts
This is another chance to get the incorrect parts….. When you say you need parts for a ‘52 170-B… It ‘s better to use the Serial Number when shopping for parts. What popped out at me was your search for cowling. The cowling changed during the 1952 production-year…because by the end of that year…Cess...
- Thu May 02, 2024 10:00 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Textron Extends Warranty on Parts
- Replies: 0
- Views: 74
Textron Extends Warranty on Parts
I’ve rec’d an email from Textron (Cessna, Beech, etc) that a New Warranty Policy has been instituted… that Parts bought from Textron are now Warranted for 12 months… increased from the previous policy of 6-months. That’s nice. It still doesn’t mean any of us will be able to purchase engine mount bus...
- Thu May 02, 2024 2:07 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Cessna 170A Restoration w/TLGW Cont IO-360 STC
- Replies: 8
- Views: 287
Re: Cessna 170A Restoration w/TLGW Cont IO-360 STC
One other item to consider while you have it in process is a new windshield. Not a huge task, but I'm sure it would be easier depending on your state of disassembly. I'm also a big fan of the door stewards I added. Super easy and great for a tail dragger. I left the door catch at the top of the doo...
- Thu May 02, 2024 1:27 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Cessna 170A Restoration w/TLGW Cont IO-360 STC
- Replies: 8
- Views: 287
Re: Cessna 170A Restoration w/TLGW Cont IO-360 STC
The 180/185 gear adds 11-14 lbs of weight. I wouldn’t like that…but most folks who go to the IO-360 are so impressed by the horsepower/performance increase …I think they disregard/forget about that. But remember… the Gross Weight is not allowed to be increased…so the modifications Really Eat into th...
- Tue Apr 30, 2024 4:08 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: different engines in 170,s
- Replies: 6
- Views: 475
Re: different engines in 170's
Ghostflyer mentioned that the engine came from an L-19. The L-19 came with two versions of the O-470. The O-470-11 or -11B used a fix pitch prop. The O-470-15 used the constant speed prop. 391 lbs. and 408 lbs. dry weight respectively according to the TCDS. Researching the FAA database for the C-17...
- Mon Apr 29, 2024 12:01 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Cabin Heat Conversion
- Replies: 29
- Views: 50964
Re: Cabin Heat Conversion
Since I’m working on a 1964 172, I was wondering if that air system had been installed successfully since it allows for both hot and outside air to be mixed in the cabin. If you look at the IPC for the 1963-1974 Skyhawk, figure 138, item 41, the external air vent on the passenger/copilot side of th...
- Sun Apr 28, 2024 1:51 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Cabin Heat Conversion
- Replies: 29
- Views: 50964
Re: Cabin Heat Conversion
Reviving an older thread due to the content here… Has anyone successfully installed a later 172-style fresh air vent on the right/copilot side of the fuselage as part of a heater upgrade? You’ll have to be more specific (at least for me to understand) what you mean.. Are you meaning the fresh-air “...
- Thu Apr 25, 2024 10:10 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Oil Pressure Gauge
- Replies: 1
- Views: 173
Re: Oil Pressure Gauge
(I know this isn’t what you’re asking….) I once replaced such a gauge…and to keep the original look…. used a knife-blade to peel up the rim, slip the glass aside…. swapped out the face behind the needle… reassembled. https://baspartsales.com/2525-5-168-rochester-mfg-oil-pressure-ind/?gad_source=4&am...
- Wed Apr 24, 2024 2:52 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Piston Rings for Chrome Cylinders
- Replies: 1
- Views: 183
Re: Piston Rings for Chrome Cylinders
Likely a “superceded” part number situation…. AND another example of how an “online auciton” site can be problematical when sourcing parts. That PN 693394 is available at the same price directly from a more reliable source….AircraftSpruce/Superior….. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/co...
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 4:33 pm
- Forum: The TradeMart
- Topic: Wanted: Climb Prop
- Replies: 3
- Views: 922
Re: Wanted: Climb Prop
He’s in the Directory. (I’m always reluctant to post personal contact info on the WWW)
- Tue Apr 23, 2024 12:58 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Searching for a CFI near KWDG
- Replies: 1
- Views: 132
Re: Searching for a CFI near KWDG
You may not realize how this post/msg appears…..
I have a sympathetic view of the Enid area… having a considerable number of memories there…… I”m not nearby…..but hope you’ll have a favorable response….
I have a sympathetic view of the Enid area… having a considerable number of memories there…… I”m not nearby…..but hope you’ll have a favorable response….
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:18 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Great trip KDIJ to KHLN
- Replies: 1
- Views: 177
Re: Great trip KDIJ to KHLN
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- Mon Apr 22, 2024 4:09 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: CS Prop info
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1070
Re: CS Prop info
The airframe certainly has the strength … anecdotally there’s a 150% design factor. The horsepower is the issue…. surprisingly long takeoff runs and frustratingly shallow climb-performance will be evident…. even frighteningly-so if you do this without consideration of Density Altitude….Flying a 170 ...
- Mon Apr 22, 2024 1:51 pm
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: different engines in 170,s
- Replies: 6
- Views: 475
Re: different engines in 170,s
I once inquired into the idea of converting a B-model to an O-470…. but discovered the engine weighs 140 lbs more than an O-300 ….. which, sitting forward of the firewall…. made for some CG compromises that were untenable. The IO-360 only weighs about 35 lbs more than the O-300…but produces similar ...