The International Cessna 170 Association

George, Thanks for the input. I took a look at the flanged cylinder hold-down nuts yesterday, and they don’t look too bad. Their good condition and the fact that new ones run about $22 for a set of 6 ($44 for the two cylinders) has made me decide that I can most likely take these off without damag...

I’ll be removing and replacing a couple of cylinders on my 0300A soon. The illustrated parts list shows 3/8” and 7/16” flanged nuts (part numbers 531003 and 531001) used to attach the cylinders to the case. There are no plain washers, lock washers, or pal nuts shown. From prior experience I kn...

My '48 ragwing does 85 KIAS (at 2350-2400 rpm) with an 80/43. That's 97.9 mph.

Gordon Sandy

Neil, The placard at the fuel transfer pump switch is required by an AD: Airworthiness Directives Header Information DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION Federal Aviation Administration 14 CFR Part 39 Amendment 39-1701; AD 73-17-01 Airworthiness Directives; CESSNA Models 170, 172, 175, 180 and 182 Airplanes...

Neil, I agree with everything said so far. The Type Certificate Data Sheet for the C170 series is available at: http://www.bayareaaeroclub.org/tc/cessna-170-a-799.pdf Page 9 lists the 18 gal. Javelin tank (item 113) and states that it must be installed accordance with particular Javelin instructions...