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The three things I remember that cause mild roughness in these engines are: 1) The clocking of the propeller, mentioned before 2) Loose intake manifold hoses or elbows. A small leak in an intake connection will cause that cylinder to run lean. 3) Broken flow divider in the sump just above the carbu...

Congratulations on your new airplane and it sounds like you are taking all the right steps in getting checked out and making sure it is airworthy. It is normal for these engines to run slightly rough after start but they should run smooth within a minute or so. Prop imbalance manifest more as a vib...

WHEN...does it not run perfectly smooth? Takeoff power? ...could be weak valve springs. (When were your cylinders overhauled?...and were the valve springs checked?...or were they simply re-used...? Confirm that you have the correct carburetor for your engine. Many MA-3 carbs will fit and just becau...

voorheesh wrote:A little closer to Livermore is Ly-con Rebuilding Co 8231 W Doe Ave, Visalia, CA 93291 559 651 1070. Ask for Chris. They do carbs, mags, and cylinders. Excellent reputation for engine overhaul/repair as well.

Good advice Ly Con overhauled this engine for the previous owner in 97.

I decided that want to do a full check overhaul of my carburetor Marvel MA3SPA my engine is not running perfectly smooth and after spent a lot of time and $ trying to find the problem decided to overhaul mags and carb (previous owner didn't fly the airplane much), anybody can recomend me a good shop...

The other day while flying I can notice that I always needed to hold pressure on the left rudder, found this weird and after landing I can see the rudder pedals and rudder not aligned...after a search and read the parts manual I realised one of the rudder springs was disconnected, luckily was not br...

I am considering to buy my first C170 a couple of candidates are in CA anybody can recommend me a serious mechanic in the CA area or close that can perform a good Pre Purchase inspection.

Thanks!
Leonardo

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