The International Cessna 170 Association

Brian,
If you can wait a day or two I will post pics and give you a report. This was a great job and turned out really good for me.

Seeing this at O midnight 30.....need sleep.....

Here I am, completely content with my 26" Goodyears and happy as can be.........Then you have to post a pic of a 29 comparison, that makes my brain think thoughts that my pocketbook cringes at.

Thank goodness I've got awhile before the 26's wear out...

Well, that is an interesting observation.

Mine did NOT have the shown instructions for the 172. And I did not notice that when I made my comment.

alaskan9974 wrote:I replaced mine with this;

https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/ ... essna1.php

Billet aluminum, with CNC'd lettering etc, was a lot nicer then I expected.

I'm also using one of these. Very nice piece and worth it.

If you ever have problems with your ADC oil filter set up, just replace it with the newer Tempest external spin on system. Many of us like ours.

They are not trying to sell you anything. Atrial Fibrillation means the upper chambers of your heart are not beating in sync with the lower chambers of your heart, in the simplest of terms. That fibrillation is like a little mixer banging your blood cells around. They can form clots of varying sizes...

That black dot in the spinner back plate is a hole. It lines up perfectly with the bottom two screws for the upper cowl. I just use a regular phillips head screwdriver, stick it through that hole and undue the bottom two by moving the prop and aligning the hole. I always thought it was put there jus...

My aircraft had the Plane Power 60 amp alternator in it when I bought it.

No complaints so far. There is a manual Alt. Field switch in the panel now with an amber light to tell you if/when it is not working. The only time I've seen it on is when I accidentally hit the switch and turn it off....

Doug, I understand your frustration. I've just finished my 5th annual. I started it early January, and finished it by the end of April. I've been through a couple of 3-4 month annuals. My first two were doozies, then a couple of quick ones. And then this last one. Gotta love 70 year old airplanes eh...

i used this one for years isn't it ok? http://www.surfacezero.com/g503/data/500/medium/co2.jpg Blunt, truth: NO! It's NOT ok. Those are not reliable at best, and last only a few days after installed, plus once they detect (If ever they do) it's too late and not reuseable. Trash it..... It was trash...

Mine is located between the seats, just aft of the fuel valve, with nozzle forward. Either pilot or passenger can reach down and unlatch and use it.

Miles and Brian,

Thanks for the clarifications.

Brian, I am going to PM you.

Brian,

What made you opt for the Garmin 650, vs the 355 with the integrated nav/com radio?

I'm not currently IFR rated, and am researching these for my 170A to learn in, and so am trying to figure out pros/cons, and the differences.

Bill

FredL wrote:That isn't quite an approved repair. I wish it were that easy though

Oh Trust me....so do I, so do I.

Ole Pokey,
Yes, you get some dings and such, but nothing a good properly sized bandaid can't fix.