Installing A TCM IO360
Posted: Wed Jun 11, 2014 3:43 pm
I spent a couple of hour’s yesterday afternoon talking with Tom Anderson of The Landing Gear Works in Renton Washington at his facility at the Renton airport. He showed me around his shop and I got to see some of his inventory of ready to ship exchange stock landing gear and his titanium landing gear replacements. He also showed me his jig for manufacturing the engine mount used for installing his STC‘d TCM IO360 into a Cessna 170 aircraft.
This leads to my purpose of being there. I have decided to install a Continental IO360 engine and constant speed propellor in my 170A. I have found an overhauled Propellor at an unbelievable bargain as well as an engine which I will go through myself also at an unbelievable bargain.
Concerning all of the issues related in posts here on the C170 Association web site I have no concern about my ability to complete this project getting the engine mount built and inspected to meet the requirement. To the extent I am able to take pictures as things come together I will try to post pictures and details as I work on this project. In the mean time while I get the part pieces altogether I intend to keep my 170 flying as is with the O300A installed.
I found my visit with Tom really fun we are both from this area have similar back grounds and experiences. We had a fun time sharing sea stories along with looking at a converted 172 on floats with an IO360 installed. One of the interesting aspects of Tom’s TCM IO360 STC installation is that it allows the retention of the original air filter inlet as a dummy. Which I am inclined to do. The IO360 inlet filter is on top of the engine inside the cowling.
This will be about the sixth engine upgrade to a single engine Cessna aircraft I have performed and am excited about the project. My costs will be much less than the average persons might be and I would not consider this project if I figured that I could not perform the project at less than $20,000 overall costs.
We will see.
Regards,
Jim
This leads to my purpose of being there. I have decided to install a Continental IO360 engine and constant speed propellor in my 170A. I have found an overhauled Propellor at an unbelievable bargain as well as an engine which I will go through myself also at an unbelievable bargain.
Concerning all of the issues related in posts here on the C170 Association web site I have no concern about my ability to complete this project getting the engine mount built and inspected to meet the requirement. To the extent I am able to take pictures as things come together I will try to post pictures and details as I work on this project. In the mean time while I get the part pieces altogether I intend to keep my 170 flying as is with the O300A installed.
I found my visit with Tom really fun we are both from this area have similar back grounds and experiences. We had a fun time sharing sea stories along with looking at a converted 172 on floats with an IO360 installed. One of the interesting aspects of Tom’s TCM IO360 STC installation is that it allows the retention of the original air filter inlet as a dummy. Which I am inclined to do. The IO360 inlet filter is on top of the engine inside the cowling.
This will be about the sixth engine upgrade to a single engine Cessna aircraft I have performed and am excited about the project. My costs will be much less than the average persons might be and I would not consider this project if I figured that I could not perform the project at less than $20,000 overall costs.
We will see.
Regards,
Jim