The International Cessna 170 Association

Well, the engine is is on a truck and I should have it on Tuesday or so. They ran it on the Dyno yesterday and I am happy with the results. They ran it long enough to break in the cylinders and that gives me a ready to work engine. The final numbers were $14,500 with all of the accessories overhaule...

I am sorry it took me so long. I have been out of the office a few days. When I saw the price of overhauls I looked long and hard at other conversions. I am not really a Franklin fan until we talk about the 220. I believe that to be a great engine. The problem is call your favorite engine shop and a...

Bela, I'm up for a flight of two '54's if you are. We should shoot for next year. I was going to take mine this year until I pulled the engine off. I think it'd be pretty cool to park in a gaggle at OSH! I am pretty mad that you were within 40 miles of my house and didn't let me know you were coming...

When I bought my airplane I truly found a diamond in the rough. It was a NDH airplane and the previous family had it for just over 39 years, wow! When I bought it the paint and interior were rotton and the engine had 520 SMOH since 1971. There is a clue to its fate. The airplane had been sitting for...

George, That is exactly the post I was looking for and I am a long way from being offended. I ordered the IPC for the airplane, and engine. I have the 100 series service manual already and now I am looking for the Overhaul Manual for the O-300. The good news is that my '54 B does not have the plenum...

I am working on the firewall forward on my 170. I am painting all the baffling, firewall, and engine mount while the engine is away for O'haul. The 3 pieces of baffling on either side of the engine that sit above the valve covers are servicable but not worthy of paint. I am looking for all 6 of thos...

No they will not. They are too thick first of all and won't fit into the struts of 2000's. Secondly, they terminate at the wrong angle because 2870's and 2960's have a wider stance. You could use them for trading stock with someone like Ed Peck. Typically they will come with the floats you buy. If y...

Eric, You are not in need of the 8.50's because you have 180 gear. I think that is a fact that should not be eliminated since the 180 gear is 2" taller than the 170's stock gear. Now in my opinion the 8.50's or even 26" goodyears on stock gear would be lighter than 8.00's and 180 gear. If ...

Bela, I might be turning a strong 2500 RPM, I like to always see it on the plus side so I might be running as much as 2550. I always planned on 118 mph until the paint job and now I see 121, but I plan on 120 and I am pretty close. This also checks out with the GPS averages. I will be going to Oshko...

The only problem is that it is still low on HP! Yesterday was the first time that I had flown in the temps above 85 this season and it was a little puny. The stol kits help us reduce the stall speed but as mentioned it takes a lot of angle of attack to take advantage of them. While trying to take of...

Hey George,

If you look at my post I said I'd put that O-470 in a 180. It was meant to talk about how expensive conversions are and that for the same money you could have more airplane. I guess I need to stop being cute and just put down the words that are the clearest.

Marr, The 180 horse is a 4 cylinder without any harmonic dampeners and the IO-360 conversion is a fairly modern 6 cylinder continental. It is a smooth engine but expensive to overhaul and install. Lycon just put out an O-300 that dyno'd at 160+ HP! I think I'd explore that. Other than that the engin...

I saw a 1952ish 170B at the Auburn, WA airport. It was loaded with what looked to be a young man his wife and two kids with a load of gear and they were headed out. Out where, I do not know but the 170 was gettin' them there. It was polished and red trim and going strong. I was on a business trip in...

Eric, My in-laws have a 135 hp cessna 140 with the same flaps as you. They heard what I was going to do about 6 months ago and they went out and put their flaps down and laid a strip of duct tape on the top of the hinge line where it wouldn't be noticable. I had heard of this before. Anyway, they sa...

I am getting the idea that there are a few non-believers and that is OK! But for the nay-sayers- Are you ready to race for pinkslips? I was NOT putting this info out there to boast, but rather to gain any experiences someone else might have. As an A&P/IA with STC experience, if it is something t...