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Hi, Have Bendix Mags on my 165 Franklin. Both running great in July but airplane was quiet for few months due to annual and gear job. Now the left mag is rough. No valve stuck, no bad lead or static filters, switch is good and clean. Is there something in Magnetos that can give problem because...

Maybe there is already a topic on this. What is the challenge to install a leading edge landing light? Would I weaken the wing if I'd dig a gole in the D section to install these lights we see on the cruismaster or later Cruisair? Mine was a retractable one under the co-pilot seat under the...

Hi Guys, I'm looking for that little cowl piece running across on the bottom of the firewall on my 1947 14-13-2. This one with the battery box drain and crankcase vent tube running thru. I am stripping the whole nose of my bird and all metal pieces to repaint them and this piece is in really...

Hi Guys, Anybody know if there is another manufacturer than Skytec that make light weight starter for 165 Franklin (with paperwork, STC or wathever...), Skytec don't make it anymore for this application. Alain.

Hi Guys! Anybody can refer me to somebody that have some 165 Franky parts? My intake tube on the right side from carb to intake is kaput, the little lip is crack half way around at intake end. Found that during my annual inspection. Funny how it came up. Look up the intake, oops, one bolt...

Got the crate back in the air yesterday after 2 and half month sleeping. Old Franky 165 starts good and run smooth, but when going full power for take off i get a ticking sound like a lifter on an old chevy 350 c.i.. When I level and bring power back, it goes away. If I set high R.P.M. in level...

Hi Guys! A few months ago, somebody mentionned about a business, in Texas I think, that were overhauling old instument. My 3 in 1 gauge with oil press and temp and fuel pressure is Kaput. I can't get oil temp anymore. I by passed this one for now but would like to bring back to original. Anyone...

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Battery quit on my bird... Was going to meet Mike this morning and let him try the Red. I feel like sh... :evil: I put it on charger for a while but it's just not taking it. :cry: What battery you guys suggest for my 14-13-2 165 h.p. Franky. Alain.

What consist of turning a 14-13- into a 14-13-2 I am going thru my paperwork. The aircraft was born as 14-13 and now it is declared as 14-13-2. Can't find any 337 in ref. Is this a mod on the stab/elevator? I know the throw angle is not the same on the elevator but anything else? Alain.

Anybody knows how much unusable fuel there is in the wing thanks of a 14-13-2 ? Alain. -10F this morning and fu%$&@...cold.

Is there a strobe light stc available for whellen on 14-13-2 ? I only found about strobe stc for14-19 Inspector is asking it for my 14-13-2. Alain.

Is there anybody that could help me. My ''computed weight and balance and equipment list'' sheet with the aircraft's silouhette and stations locations for 1947 14-13-2 has good info but is well deteriorated. I'd like to make a new one but before I sit in front of the computer for an hour or two...

Question: After installing the 14-13-2 150 h.p. sensenich wooden prop showing on the TC on my 1947 165 h.p. CRUISAIR, and after trying it and with very happy result, I will have to get LSTC (limited STC). TC call for aeromatic or other constant speed prop only for this engine. I went with my...

I'd like to change my brake hoses on my 14-13-2. They are old and stiff. Any suggestion what's the best to use for hose material? part numbers? Alain.