Page 2 of 2
Posted: Sat Dec 23, 2006 6:24 pm
by hilltop170
Trevor-
The cap pawls that engage the tank filler neck are in-line with the handle tabs on the caps whether new or old style. It seems strange to me that Cessna would have lined up one side but not the other. Oh well.
Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 1:52 am
by MeeksDigital
hilltop170 wrote:Trevor-
The cap pawls that engage the tank filler neck are in-line with the handle tabs on the caps whether new or old style. It seems strange to me that Cessna would have lined up one side but not the other. Oh well.
man, i just KNOW that cap is slowing me down a good 10kts LOL
not really.
just another little antique idiosyncrasy
Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 7:49 pm
by GAHorn
hilltop170 wrote:Trevor-
The cap pawls that engage the tank filler neck are in-line with the handle tabs on the caps whether new or old style. It seems strange to me that Cessna would have lined up one side but not the other. Oh well.
Chances are a repair or mod has occured since the airplane was mfr'd, likely the tank or filler has been worked on.
STRATEN OUR DEM COON A---S
Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 5:45 pm
by flyguy
YADA YADA YADA! WAL ITSA TOO COLD FUR ME TU GO OUT THAR AN LOOKY INNA TANK FER SURE. AN SIDES BE ITSA RAININ HYEAR. WHEN IT GITS TO BOUT SEBENTY DER GREES IMA GONA LOOKY.
WITHOUT LOOKIN - IMA JES GONNA TOLD U - FER SURE - WHEN I PUT DEM 49 BUCKS GAS CAPS , AN FER BEST LOOKN I COFFED UP THU EXTRA 49 AN BUY 2 - AN THEY FER SURE LINE UP STRATE.
MAYBE I TINK SUM DEM OLDIERS 170 MITA BIN MADE IN CHINA!
ANUTHER TING I SWARE IT MUST A RUDUCE THU DRAG SO MUCH IT ADD 15 MILE AN HOUR TO MY TRIP TO THE GAS STATION!