The International Cessna 170 Association

Could there be a leak or some problem with the scat tubing coming off the muffler? I got a big slug of carb ice a while ago that scared the crap out of me. I had been foating along fiddling with the mixture because it seemed like the motor just didn't feel quite the same as usual. When I got in the ...

Bahdump Ching!

I don't know if this helps but there was an older thread on axles. Here's a post from n4517c that might help if you need STC for the axles. Also as someone else posted in that thread Airframes Inc. sells the hollow steel axles 1441003 for $325, find them at http://www.supercubs.com/parts.html Who wa...

George, you should probably get a digital camera to take with you the next time you go through that intersection.

I just changed out the long leaf on my tailwheel spring setup because the old one was rather scabby looking and covered in rust. There also wasn't any indication in the logs as to how long it had been on there. It turned out to be a hand made piece of steel 1 3/4" wide instead of 1 1/2" in...

Phil, just out of curiosity, and if you wouldn't mind telling, what is wrong with the doorpost? Is it the front, back, top etc.? Were the repairs blatently awefull like somebody just cobbled something together with sheetrock screws, or did they replace something with a part from another plane? When ...

I'd see about another opinion, and I wonder, if it was such shoddy work done over two decades ago why did it hold up all these years? I feel for you, ouch that really sucks. If all you've put into it money wise so far has been the insurance company's cash, my suggestion would be to get an enclosed t...

Awwww sh** here we go with the pre-heat thing again (just kidding) Seriously though, I like this forum we seem to have a good group here and people don't seem to get overly worked up. For what it's worth I don't think your location should be a requirement, if people dont want to disclose it they'll ...

I decided to swap my main spring out also and ordered one from Univair. Apparantly they went up from $54 in 2002 to $70 now, so I pondered getting two but decided I would just keep my old one as a spare. I'll take it with me when I go off pavement in the future. A fellow was relating a story to me a...

That's interesting, I'm curious to know what you think about the failures. Does it look like the outboard fitting ripped out of the plane before the inside fitting let loose? Did the main bolt shear, or did the whole inner mount come loose? I've been planning on having the P-Ponk mod done to the inn...

It works, and wow 8O that looks a heck of a project. I noticed in one of the pictures the buckled floorboard. It's food for thought looking at that one. I've wondered if the gear leg would come through the floor and take out the pilot or passenger in such circumstances, but it appears that the leg j...

Just a Super Wild Ass Thought (SWAT) but I've looked at mine, which should be coming off in a week, and thought that if the locking latches were shortened so that they didn't extend beyond the circumrence of the master cylinder and had a stronger return spring the problem of accidental locking might...

Holy sh** Batman if he can't get your tailwheel back together right don't let him touch anything else! Seriously, I'm not an A&P mechanic but I'm mechanicaly inclined enough that when my plane went through it's last annual I did the refurbish of my tailwheel. It's not that complicated! It's fine...

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Jeez I think this thread is getting a little warmer than optimum starting temp