Loose fuel selector
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Loose fuel selector
Is the one on your aircraft loose with a lot of play. Is this a problem if it has a fair amount of play but still seems to work OK.
Re: Loose fuel selector
What part of your selector is loose? The handle, the linkage universal or are the position detents missing?
Jim McIntosh..
1953 C170B S/N 25656
02 K1200RS
1953 C170B S/N 25656
02 K1200RS
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Re: Loose fuel selector
I would expect some play in the handle to the actual control. The fit of each piece of the control handle and linkage is not a close tolerance.
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Re: Loose fuel selector
On mine, the handle has some play, but when I turn the valve, it's movement is solid, smooth and tight. In other words, just sitting there, I can jiggle the handle a bit without moving the valve. On mine, it's just loose tolerances in the handle and linkage as Bruce mentioned.
Gene Feher
Argyle (1C3), NY
'52 170B N2315D s/n 20467 C-145-2
Experimental J3 Cub Copy N7GW O-200
Argyle (1C3), NY
'52 170B N2315D s/n 20467 C-145-2
Experimental J3 Cub Copy N7GW O-200
Re: Loose fuel selector
The whole unit itself seems loose down below the floor and can therefore be wobbled back and forth. The turning portion of the handle seems not too bad and there is a detent.
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Re: Loose fuel selector
Helps to remind us what model 170 we are talking about.
Both the A model and B model are secured fairly well by both the mounting bolts and the 3 hard fuel lines that attach to it. Anyone who has removed one of these would say it's attached to well. So even if some mounting hardware was loose, I'd be surprised you could identify that situation from turning the valve handle.
It's pretty easy to remove a inspection plate and look at the valve while you operate the valve handle and see what you see.
Both the A model and B model are secured fairly well by both the mounting bolts and the 3 hard fuel lines that attach to it. Anyone who has removed one of these would say it's attached to well. So even if some mounting hardware was loose, I'd be surprised you could identify that situation from turning the valve handle.
It's pretty easy to remove a inspection plate and look at the valve while you operate the valve handle and see what you see.
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Bruce Fenstermacher, Past President, TIC170A
Email: brucefenster at gmail.com