Roger_Fitts wrote:I have a 220 franklin engine with a constant speed prop in my 175. I would like to hear from other cessna owners who have a similar air plane. I am new to this plane and really like this combination
How was the 220 Franklin installed in your 175? By STC? Who owned or sold that STC? Can you supply copies of the paperwork for our Mx Library?
Owner/Operators of the Franklin engines always speak well of them, as being smooth and powerful. The Franklins had shorter TBO’s than the TCM/LYC engines but, in their heyday were less expensive to overhaul.
Unfortunately the Franklin engines are not widely available and repair/replacement parts are problematical. The older Franklins have severe shortage of available parts and the 220 hp engine has support issues because of it’s type certificate ownership having passed from Air Cooled Motors to eastern European owners (where production certificate issues troubled it’s export/certification) then passed to Pratt/Whitney whose interest was not the reciprocating engine but the turbine line being offered. This info is somewhat dated and may have since changed.
How do you like your installation? Have you had any parts-availability problems? Have you been able to obtain engine mounts? Lord mounts? Cowling isolators? Which specific model prop do you have? Which governor? Any pics?