170B fuel cap gasket
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Richgj3
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170B fuel cap gasket
I searched for and ordered one from Spruce. What I got was a gasket in a package marked “170 and195”. It’s way too big. Since I know the caps are the same as a 172 I sent an email to Spruce and they seem confused. So, since I don’t know much about the rag wing, do they use different and larger caps than the B model?
Rich Giannotti CFI-A. CFI-I SE.
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sfarringer
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GAHorn
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Re: 170B fuel cap gasket
Here’s what will work for you. $2. https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/ ... ckkey=7373
1-1/2" ID, 2-1/4" OD, 1/8" Thick.
This also fits the oil/sump cap, and the gascolator.
We have a charter member (old timer) who never visits the forums who sent me a letter recently telling me how difficult it was for his IA to find gascolator gaskets.... but finally found them for only $27 each, and sent me the contact info for the source. I’m debating if I should tell him about this.
Warning: Do NOT use EPDM (so-called “silicone rubber” the stuff often used for “Real Gaskets” rocker covers and baffle seal) gaskets for the gascolator. They will swell, deform, and suddenly dump your fuel out the lower cowl opening, perhaps in-flight.
1-1/2" ID, 2-1/4" OD, 1/8" Thick.
This also fits the oil/sump cap, and the gascolator.
We have a charter member (old timer) who never visits the forums who sent me a letter recently telling me how difficult it was for his IA to find gascolator gaskets.... but finally found them for only $27 each, and sent me the contact info for the source. I’m debating if I should tell him about this.
Warning: Do NOT use EPDM (so-called “silicone rubber” the stuff often used for “Real Gaskets” rocker covers and baffle seal) gaskets for the gascolator. They will swell, deform, and suddenly dump your fuel out the lower cowl opening, perhaps in-flight.
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50th Anniversary of Flight Model. Winner-Best Original 170B, 100th Anniversary of Flight Convention.
An originality nut (mostly) for the right reasons.
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Richgj3
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mschlender
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Re: 170B fuel cap gasket
Wag aero has them too
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