The International Cessna 170 Association

Well, the coil is bad...open circuit. So this relay is Tango Uniform. It only looks about 50 years old, and probably is. Aircraft Spruce and Specialty shows a Master Relay, P/N 111-226 "used on production aircraft, applicable to all homebuilts" for 16.95. Legal to use on my 170? Or do I ta...

By some strange cosmic alignment, I started having exactly the same trouble as Doug with the master switch not powering up the electrical system. I used my VOM to check out the cockpit switch, and it showed continuity. Bad master relay/solenoid! I did some initial checking at mycessnaparts.com and t...

[quote="gahorn"]It may be the oldest "jetliner" but it's not the oldest airliner by a long shot. There are Ford's, Fokkers, and Stinsons that are older than that and of course, there are DC-3's that are all over the world more than 20 years older than even the oldest 170. A DC-3 ...

Joe: By "flying" are you including the airlines? Or just general aviation?
It makes a big difference...Russ Farris

Hi Eric, yep...accessories weren't included. My Jasco alternator had been installed in 1998 and had less than 300 hours. One Slick mag had 50 hours since new, and the other about 200. Ray went thru them anyway. He replaced the brushes in the starter, it was at about 750 hours since a 1974 rebuild. A...

Just as an aside, the oldest DC-9-10 flying for Northwest, N930RC was built in 1965 :!: First with Bonanza Airlines, then Air West, Southern and Republic; all merged into Northwest eventually. It's the oldest jetliner flying for a major US carrier. A 21 year old pilot hired in 1965 would be retiring...

Gosh, John you did get me thinking! It would indeed ruin your your day to have one of the AN8 wing strut bolts fail. If it makes you feel better, there's nothing wrong with replacing them at regular intervals. But after some more thought, I wouldn't worry too much. Strut-braced, high wing Cessnas ha...

Well, two months and 12,500 bucks later the overhaul adventure is drawing to a close! I finally found a standard size crank, both mains and rods, with a fresh yellow tag from Aircraft Specialties in Tulsa, for the princely sum of 3,200 dollars...yikes :roll: I guess I could have spent months looking...

Thanks for the heads up guys, but I found a crank a month ago...in point of fact, I test flew my "new" engine yesterday, full report on the overhaul oddesey soon. The short version: it ran great! Good to be back in the air after two months...Russ

OK,here's my list of toys, before, during and after marriage! Airplanes: 1946 Stinson 108, and of course my 1952 Cessna 170B Cars: 1950 Plymouth, 1952 Kaiser Manhattan, TWO 1957 Studebaker Golden Hawks, 1960 Studebaker Lark, 1963 Studebaker Lark, 1963 Studebaker Pickup, 1964 Studebaker Pickup, 1966 ...

George, once again your knowledge of all things arcane aeronautical has come through...my thanks, sir...Russ Farris

I acquired one of the "super venturis" from a friend who no longer had a need for it and was thinking of finally setting up my 170 with some gyros. My IA says I would need a field approval to install this venturi since it is not the original setup. The originals were AN5801s (sperry) whic...

Everything George says about venturi driven gyros I agree with 100%. I fly my 170 IFR, probably more than most guys, with a single super (nine inch) venturi. GA hit the nail on the head with his statement about people not being comfortable with older technology. Some upgrades and mods are worth thei...

I'm up entirely too late doing this! The 172 Type Data sheet says... required fuel selector placard: s.n. 28000 to 17258855 (1970 172K) "SWITCH TO SINGLE TANK OPERATION IMMEDIATELY UPON REACHING CRUISE ALTITUDES ABOVE 5,000 FEET" Airplanes with Cessna service kits SK-172-31B or SK172-32 ca...

Eric, I guess what they mean is don't have the fuel selector on Both above 5,000 feet! Joe, I read the LPM article; it was very informative, but I still don't have a clue why the early 172 has this restriction. I believe there is a vent mod that does away with it. My original question stands...why t...