National Aeronca Association Bulletin Board

Some do and some don't. It is the same part number for A-65. But they are a good idea - when pulling a push rod out, you might suck the little aluminum seat out of the lifter. When you re-assemble, it will not run well and may damage the lifter. The snap rings prevent that. Check your lifter bodies ...

Just thought I would take a look around here - activity is sparse. It is May 2023, almost a decade after my first Aeronca conversion to Grove. I know I posted elsewhere, but the owners were completely delighted with the conversion. I did another (it is approved data for me, of course) and that one, ...

I apologize for not checking in very often. This forum has great potential, but very light activity. The tank went to Michigan - apparently it was a 7EC tank.

Link: https://www.j3-cub.com/threads/wing-tank.32200/
You can see the photos in the first post, even if you are not a member.

I am told I am in possession of a good 7AC left wing tank. Photos are on J3 Cub forum, but you might not be able to see them.
Not wild about shipping, but you could always have a friend pick it up.

I am going to bump this thread - I have a tank that may be of interest - the price is right, and no, I am not wild about shipping it.
Go here:
https://www.j3-cub.com/threads/wing-tank.32200/

Really struggling with the bolts holding the turnbuckles to the elevator, especiaally the upper one. This afternoon I grabbed a young, talented mechanic: "Here, you try!" He couldn't get it either. Tonight I will build a special tool - a bullet bolt on the end of a brass extrusion. But it ...

Fortunately, younger eyeballs than mine got in there and discovered a crack in the fuel shutoff valve. Owners are ordering a new valve from some Alaska source. What a relief - owner is a relatively inexperienced woman - I should get a photo; everybody would be here to help!

No pictures today. The aluminum pulleys are indeed trim tab components, and went on easily. What is not so easy is the elevator control cables. When full down, the top cable attach is buried inside the vertical fin. I am sure somebody has small enough hands to go in there, but it isn't me. I show so...

What a relief! Thanks! I have Shutterfly, and maybe it is time to share. Turnbuckles are a tad beefier than the Cub, and I am finding that to use an “L” washer under the nut I need to squeeze the clevis. Not comfortable with squeezing turnbuckle forks. Also found a locknut on the aileron pushrod att...

Slowly getting there. Wings and ailerons are on - darn near every bolt is different, and the drawings do have flaws. Tomorrow I start the tail feathers - there are two fat aluminum pulley-like affairs, a flimsy U-shape bracket, and a turnbuckle barrel in a bag. I am truly hoping they are part of the...

I found a list. It was close - I will try to remember to bring my notes home and post. So the wings and jury struts are on - and now I need to un-twist the aileron cables. Had to machine a steel ferrule for one of the pulleys. Maybe tomorrow for the cables and pulleys, then tailfeathers, and the sho...

Thanks! That's what Paul said as well - and there is a champ in the hangar now with machine screws instead of rivets - great idea!

Looks like the engine has to come off first!

I changed our J4 boot cowl so that I can just remove the windshield and unscrew the top portion of the boot cowl - now two hours with an electric screwdriver. Will this work on the Chief?

Just started assembly of a 7AC (apparently a 7DC, but not sure I know the difference yet). There is a document on the workbench that the owners used to order new bolts. It clearly shows the outboard strut attach bolts as (front to back) AN6-24 and AN 5-15 rear. These are so clearly incorrect that it...