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- Mon May 27, 2024 5:14 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Dents forming in the wing from the sun
- Replies: 10
- Views: 186
Re: Dents forming in the wing from the sun
Hard to tell. Are we looking at a leading edge cuff installed or standard leading edge? VGs won't have a thing to do with the issue
- Sat May 25, 2024 11:50 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Thoughts on Upcoming Annual
- Replies: 6
- Views: 232
Re: Thoughts on Upcoming Annual
Bob, take your hub cap off and look behind the cotter pin. If you are still running the wheel pant axle nut you will have to remove the cotter and remove the nut. If you see a shallow dish rather that the entire axle behind the cotter being hollow, and the axle is made of aluminum, you have solid al...
- Tue May 21, 2024 10:56 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Replace oil leaking starter on C145
- Replies: 3
- Views: 249
Re: Replace oil leaking starter on C145
Overhauled starters are listed various places. Didn't check if any of them actually have stock. Prices I saw in the area of $550. Fresno sells and overhaul kit with 2 seals, bushings and brushes. They also sell the seals separately. The Delco Remy part # of the seals are 1867150 and 1910379. You can...
- Thu May 02, 2024 1:04 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Cessna 170A Restoration w/TLGW Cont IO-360 STC
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1443
Re: Cessna 170A Restoration w/TLGW Cont IO-360 STC
The 180/185 gear is sprung for a heavier aircraft which may lead to more spring than you want. I wouldn't know. I know both gear are taller allowing more wing incidence at a 3 point allowing the plane to leave the ground slower and sooner. I think this is why most are installed.
- Wed May 01, 2024 10:15 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Cessna 170A Restoration w/TLGW Cont IO-360 STC
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1443
Re: Cessna 170A Restoration w/TLGW Cont IO-360 STC
Interesting you're thinking of removing the 185 legs for "Lady Legs". Wondering why? I'm neutral on the use of 185 or even 180 legs, I'm just curious why you'd go through the trouble to replace them.
Also why the inspection panel on the rear of the fuselage near the vertical stab?
Also why the inspection panel on the rear of the fuselage near the vertical stab?
- Sat Apr 13, 2024 12:00 am
- Forum: Events/Fly-ins
- Topic: TX Solar Eclipse Fly-in Apr. 6-8
- Replies: 9
- Views: 2756
Re: TX Solar Eclipse Fly-in Apr. 6-8
Glad to hear of the good turnout. That's a nice shot. As the eclipse passed over us I was exiting my optometrists office with my eyes fully dilated. I wished it had gotten that dark here but it hadn't and wasn't going to. It was overcast and for the most part we could not see the sun though I wasn't...
- Sun Apr 07, 2024 8:43 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Oil Leak
- Replies: 29
- Views: 21349
Re: Oil Leak
Remove the snap ring, pull the plug, clean out any sludge you find behind the plug. Replace the o-ring. Put some motor oil on it. Replace the plug and snap ring. Your good.
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 12:28 am
- Forum: The Pilot Lounge
- Topic: Grady Bowers 1815 MO known here as MoonlightVFR goes west
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1159
Grady Bowers 1815 MO known here as MoonlightVFR goes west
Received and note from Christi, Grady's daughter, that her dad had past on. Grady was a member of TIC170A since September of 1977. He used the log in here of MoonlightVFR. His first post here was 1/2/2005 and his last 8/4/2010. Seems like just last week he was chiming in with a question. Grady had a...
- Sun Mar 31, 2024 12:56 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Continental O-300 interchangeable parts list
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1824
Re: Continental O-300 interchangeable parts list
There is a A&C engine interchangable parts list but this wouldn't include stuff from 0-300 era. We probably have that in our archives which you do not have access to as it appears you are not a current TIC170A member. You can find it here though: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmk...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 12:14 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: fuel tank leak
- Replies: 3
- Views: 1749
Re: fuel tank leak
Once you attempt a chemical fix ie epoxy, and should you be successful actually getting the chemical to be sucked into the crack, you have pretty much spoiled any attempt any one would make to fix by welding because the crack would be contaminated in a way no one could clean out. Lots of times an at...
- Wed Mar 20, 2024 10:39 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Slooooooow 170b
- Replies: 15
- Views: 2901
Re: Slooooooow 170b
I have observed that there are 170s that are fast with no effort, some are faster because of effort, and some are slow no matter what. And there are a lot of average examples as well. I've owned two slow 170s. I could cruise around at 105 or 110 but all the others where doing 115-120. I studied both...
- Tue Mar 19, 2024 10:08 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: Door latch trouble - pull bar disconnected
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2397
Re: Door latch trouble - pull bar disconnected
Not quite sure I understand. Does the interior door handle open the latch but the handle not return to a neutral position on it's own? Or does the interior door handle not open the latch no matter what is done with it? If the first case, I doubt there is anything that you would want to do to fix the...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 10:03 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: RPM at Run-Up and take-off Roll
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1895
Re: RPM at Run-Up and take-off Roll
Bruce, That's cheating! :lol: Caught me Gary. 8) Once again you have found a written procedure I've looked for but never found. Searching for the definition of static rpm finds the simple explanation it is the attainable rpm with the aircraft not in motion. I'm rarely flying in winds that matter. N...
- Thu Mar 14, 2024 12:04 am
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: RPM at Run-Up and take-off Roll
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1895
Re: RPM at Run-Up and take-off Roll
Jim, Taxi your plane to a point there is nothing blocking air-movement behind the airplane. LIke in the middle of a taxi way. I always face into the wind. Hold the brakes and go full throttle. Do not allow the plane to move. Look at the rpm developed. This is static rpm. For the McCauley 1A170 prop ...
- Fri Mar 08, 2024 12:52 pm
- Forum: The Hangar
- Topic: C170B Fuel Selector Valve
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2379
Re: C170B Fuel Selector Valve
Thank you, Gary, That helps a lot. It is amazing how a relatively simple part can have so many ideas and procedures associated with it. I printed a copy and will be handing it to my IA/AP to use a reference. Thanks Again Jim Collins N2488D C170B 1952 Just tell your A&P NOT to follow the parts s...