The International Cessna 170 Association

If there was a photo I couldn't see it to get an idea of the "dishing" that was mentioned. I have had considerable sucess on many planes in straightening a dishing by inserting a very long slender screwdriver and twisting or pushing the handle to force the tip against the skin along the &...

A wheel barrow load of dry ice packed up next to the rudder skins.....???? The answer/fix you probably don't want to hear, is to re-skin them. Or find a decent replacement rudder (?) Bela P. Havasreti '54 C-170B N170BP I've heard of the dry ice trick. I've also been told it has no effect. Can the s...

gahorn wrote:Collapsed? Like someone has been polishing them too aggressively and maybe overheated and "dished" them.

Exactly right. Any hopes of a fix?
Jim

Can anyone recommend someone to repair/straighten rudder & elevator. They're just a looking a little "collapsed". Thanks in advance........
Jim

I'm considering putting floats on a 170 rag-wing. Does anyone have any experience with the performance I can expect with a low-time C145? Any hidden pit-falls?
Thanks in advance.....
Jim

I currently have this problem in my '54 170B. I'm living with it until next oil change. George put me onto the correct seal numbers and the total cost of parts should not be over $15 or so. There are also a couple of good articles in the Association SRAM that give some good advise concerning the ge...

Has anyone experianced this problem? I have a 49 c170a with a recently oh'd c145 (0-300) which runs great and would be 'leak free' except for the generator seal. I've checked the generator run-out and polished the seal race. It even leaks when just sitting. Would the alternater conversion cure this ...