The International Cessna 170 Association

Quick question on the oil before I change it. I plan on using Aeroshell 80. Should I be using Mineral or the Ashless?

I'm going to try to put a bore scope in there and see if I can spot anything. I am still working on the logistics of getting it home. The logs were burned up in a house fire in January. So I am starting over. I just got a package from the FAA with all the papers they had. My local IA will help me re...

Good advice Dave. The one good thing is it has been in the hanger the whole time.

Well it's at lease two years old. Maybe 3. I think I would feel better draining it. Whatever is left in the carb or fuel selector/lines will get burned up when I run it on the ground. I plan on doing some taxiing to get things nice and warmed up. Then I'll change the oil, do a compression check etc.

I am the proud new owner of 8180A, a 1952 170B. I just joned this group. The airplane has been sitting a few years and is out of annual. We plan to ferry it back to Nampa and go through it with a fine tooth comb. It has been started and ran every few months over that time but not flown. I have a cou...