170 A Engine Blaffing

Alterfede · Post by **Alterfede** » Mon Aug 25, 2003 3:37 pm

People, im willing to do some repairing on my engine baffling, i have the pages of the IPC now i would like to see some pics of baffling in good shape, for those who have digital cameras, could you take some detailed pics of your baffling and the way the gaskets are done, this is to see the best way to do it. Thanx a lot. What do you think on painting the baffling, saw that on some planes here, i think i like it, it worth to do that?

Alterfede · Post by **Alterfede** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 1:28 pm

Hey buddies, no one is going at least tell me something??!! Maybe you can tell me about how did you do your baffling, above all, i have to find out about gaskets, how to do them and to install.

Curtis Brown · Post by **Curtis Brown** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 8:10 pm

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When restoring my 1950 A model I ran into the same problem. I ended up rebuilding/overhauling what I had. Lots of hours of shop labor does not come cheap. But money can't buy a new baffle for our engines. I stripped all the old paint and cleaned it up really well. That seemed to take forever. then where needed new aluminum was riveted in to add strenght and brace areas where cracks were running. New soft baffling seal, which is easily found, was riveted in to replace the old rotten stuff. It really came out looking nice and working prefectly. Good baffling is most important!
Good luck.

I have some pictures and I can take some more of anything that would help you.
Put your email address in next post.
Curtis

Alterfede · Post by **Alterfede** » Thu Aug 28, 2003 10:39 pm

Curtis, my email is on my profile, and below each post, and here you have it again, federanea@yahoo.com.ar, thanx for the pics, in advance!!!