The International Cessna 170 Association

The up latch on the C170A does not latch on a regular basis even when parts are new. It is not a good design. I have rebuilt mine which required me to fabricate a flap horn and it worked fairly well for the first year or two with only an occasional failure to latch and then it started to fail to eng...

Dave... I just happen to have all the parts for this conversion as depicted in previous posts. I have in my shed two wrecked 1958 C172's which I have been using as my parts sources over the years. One of the firewalls has been removed with the valve and the plenum and the other is "almost"...

The original nonvented fuel caps had to be replaced with vented caps as per an AD in the late 70's. I believe the FAA then relented and later stated that only one cap had to be of the vented type, naturally, I had already bought two. At the time Cessna sold the caps at a very reasonable price which ...

A method I used a number of times... 1. Strip paint...I use "Aircraft Stripper" by "US paint" I think. 2. Wash surface to remove all residue 3. After totally dry. Scrub areas using scotchbrite pads with "Alumiprep Acid Etch" mixed & applied as directed. Corrosion sh...

I have owned a C170A for 30 years but know little of the ragwing 170. I just discovered in my accumulated "stuff" a mechanical fuel pump off an early C170 ragwing. 15 years ago they were in short supply so I suppose today they are more scarce yet. Is there any place that rebuilds these? Is...