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I know this has been discussed before, but I could not find any info using the search, so hear goes again. Are there any shops that rebuild the old powerpacks, or does anyone know if there is information out there on line, or in print about the powerpacks? Second question---- would a 14-19 3...

I know that this subject, and the shop that will rebuild our (tractor) fuel pumps has been mentioned before, but I tried the search feature and cant seem to find it. Anybody remember the shop, or have better computer skills than me? (Most people have better computer skills than me, OH WELL)...

Dan, just to jump start the prewar section of this forum I have a question for you? The pictures of the fuselage being sandblasted ( I assume by you), and the picture below it appear like they might be a prewar bellanca? Is that one of your 14-9s that you were working on? Just curious.____Grant.

I have been helping a friend work on his gear and we are not having any luck. It goes up to about 20 cranks in a normal manner, and then gets real stiff for the next ten or so cranks and then gets free again. This has gotten worse over the last year or two. So far we have lubed (again)...

Flew to Watsonville about noon Friday with a fog bank not far off of the ocean side of the runway. Airport closed around 5 PM due to fog, and the parking crew said that 60 planes had arrived, compared to 160 planes last year at the same time. Saturday morning a couple of planes slipped in before...

Does anyone know if there is a source for new U-joints on the jack screw part of Cruisair gear. I suspect that they are some standard industrial part, and maybe someone has allready located a dealer? A friends gear has been getting harder to crank up, and we discovered a sloppy U-joint. We hope...

Hi Folks, does anyone have a copy of the 150/165 overhaul manual dated 1968? I have several copies of the 1947 manual, but I understand there are a few important differences in the 1968 version. I would like to buy a copy or get the pages that refer to re shot peening after a liner change. I...

I just received my copy of the B_C CONTACT and read the article by Scott Thomas concerning putting a 165 Franklin in place of a 150 Franklin in a Cruisair. I was surprised to hear that the motor mount needed more than the notch for the larger diameter generator. I have seen several mounts from...

I have a starter and mag gear puller that has a broken jaw. I think it was made by Frank Bailey, but Im not sure. I cant find a contact number for Mr Bailey. Can anyone help me locate him? ________Thanks,__Grant.

Over the years I have seen adds saying a Bellanca or Stinson was for sale with a heavy case 150 Franklin. I always assumed they were putting a little hype into their add or were confusing the information on the 165 Franklin which had a well documented light case (with problems) and later 165s...

Does anyone have a 337 or STC to show approval for 165 valves in a Franklin 150? The 150 exhaust valves are unobtainable and I have enough 165 valves to do the job. I understand that it requires both intake and exhaust valves and the correct guides and the 165 rocker stands (springs also). I...

I read the Stinson Yahoo group fairly often for the Franklin information. This morning they posted about a Senate bill that would allow release of Technical info from TCs and STCs that are deemed abandoned. Since most of the Cruisair STC holders are long dead, this might make our lives easier by...

I drug home another Cruisair basket case last weekend, and since today is cold and stormy I looked through the paper work and ran across a parts list for the 14-19 series tailwheel. I understand that the Cruisemaster doesnt have a parts list ,so I thought this might be a help to Master owners...

About a year ago I talked about a letter I had run across on the Sensenich web site that stated that any wood Sensenich prop could be replaced with an equivalent Sensenich metal prop. I told a friend about it and he just recently used that letter to get approval for a Sensenich metal prop on...

About 6 months ago I made a post about prop bolts for my wood Sensenich, and the discussion turned to what a cruise prop my 74/66 was. I barely made static RPM on run up, and it used a lot of runway to get airborne. A few weeks ago I finally took Dan C.s advice and checked my tach with a hand...

I just noticed a Bellanca fuselage on EBAY that is described as a Cruisair, but the tubing at the windshield looks different. I am wondering if it is a 14-9 fuselage. I looked under aviation parts/Bellanca. Anybody have an idea?_______Grant.

I broke the flex cable on my trim tab, and when I went to pull it out, it would not come free. A pair of Vise Grips only managed to break the flex part off closer to the square end where it slips into the long rod. Liquid Wrench didnt help. It is pretty much unreachable now. Is there...

Dan, I noticed your add on Barnstormers for info on the Bellanca Flash and I remembered that 10 or 12 years ago I somehow contacted the son of Bruno Salvatori (Salvadori?) who was the chief engineer at Bellanca in the 40s.The son offered me a whole attic full of engineering books and records...

Richard,many Cruisairs (including my own) have window sash locks on the bottom of the door. It is kind of funky,probably illegal, and unsafe if anyone ever has to drag you out of the plane in a hurry. What is an interesting modification is to put a rod down from the door handle that extends...

I just noticed a 14-19-2 on the Sacramento Craigs list. Nice pictures. --------Grant