The International Cessna 170 Association

A few years ago I installed a new tire and tube only to find the tube leaked like a sieve when inflated. I pulled the tube out while saying several choice things about imported tubes. When I got the tube out I found that when you stretched it you could see one section that looked like it had been us...

David, Beautiful, good work! May I ask a question though? My instrument panel is almost identical to yours and I have trouble seeing the tops of my instruments. Setting the DG is hard to do, accurately, without putting my head in the right seater's lap. Did you have to enlarge the holes in the upper...

George,

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I’m late getting into this thread but wanted to add a comment about polishing around painted trim. I use 3m for compounding followed by Rolite (in the past) or now Nuvite. Last year while cleaning up an acid spill in my battery box I forgot to cover my wheel pants and the acid/baking soda solution s...

Darn it!!! I thought you were talking about cabin drafts. It is starting to get chilly here in southern Indiana.

George, I was just put'in on the dog, throwin' those fancy names around. My mechanic felt sorry for me and gave me a half bottle or corrosion X. All I ever keep in the hanger or on the farm is WD40

Thanks Richard, I may go ahead and paint the inside of the battery box with acid proof paint when I have it cleaned up. For some reason the lid has this treatment but the box does not. I’m thinking I will use my spray gun to blast some baking soda mixture into the belly skin joint followed by corr...

Hey Guys, Thanks for the great advice. Sorry it took so long to get back but I wanted to snap some pictures on the way to work this morning. I’m going to clean the firewall thoroughly with baking soda and a bristle brush then paint with galvanize spray paint. I’m still not sure what to do at the...

Hi folks, I am hoping someone can lend a little advice. As you can see in the picture below I have some acid corrosion on my firewall around, and mainly, below my battery box. I thought I was doing well by putting a float charger on my battery over winter but it caused my battery to vent onto the fi...

This is Seth, my mechanic. He is also good at collecting dirt off the hanger floor after an ice cream cone on a hot summer day.

that silver dollars...

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I remember an article in AOPA pilot several yrs ago about a pilot in the SW who discovered a rattle snake in the cockpit of his Cessna after take off. Talk about distractions! As I remember he made a safe landing and a quick exit without being bitten.

That Cub wouldn't carry a big enough bomb to blow his hat off, but you could drive your U-haul full of fertilizer right through there. Come to think of it, who would notice another truck full of fertilizer around Obama. The lady and her cub don't scare me but he sure as heck does.