Continental Tierra 285 Engine

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Does anyone know where to find parts for the tierra 285 engines?

[Juan*Jimenez]

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> Does anyone know where to find parts for the tierra 285 engines?
>

Do you mean "Tiara"? Do you own one of these?

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> > Does anyone know where to find parts for the tierra 285 engines?
> >
>
> Do you mean "Tiara"? Do you own one of these?



yes sorry, "tiara" and no, but i am assisting someone who has a
comp-air kit plane that has a 285 tiara that dosnt run, we are about
to begin work on it and in the past found that parts are almost
non-existant. I am just looking for a source for parts if available,
if not we may convert it over to another engine, but i would like to
find parts if they are available to atleast get it running and
sellable, it was a float plane until the floats ran away one night, so
now its not much fun anymore anyway:/

[Juan*Jimenez]

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> "Juan*Jimenez" > wrote in message
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>> news:c2eea5c5.0404281815.9660136 @posting.google.com:
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>> > Does anyone know where to find parts for the tierra 285 engines?
>> >
>>
>> Do you mean "Tiara"? Do you own one of these?
>
>
>
> yes sorry, "tiara" and no, but i am assisting someone who has a
> comp-air kit plane that has a 285 tiara that dosnt run, we are about
> to begin work on it and in the past found that parts are almost
> non-existant. I am just looking for a source for parts if available,
> if not we may convert it over to another engine, but i would like to
> find parts if they are available to atleast get it running and
> sellable, it was a float plane until the floats ran away one night, so
> now its not much fun anymore anyway:/

That must be the airplane that sat for a long time at the Vintage Flying
Museum in Fort Worth. If that's the one, I would suggest you forget about
getting that airplane running with that engine and convert it to a
different one. Almost everyone that saw that airplane and knew anything
about that engine thought the same thing.

Juan

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> >> news:c2eea5c5.0404281815.9660136 @posting.google.com:
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> >> > Does anyone know where to find parts for the tierra 285 engines?
> >> >
> >>
> >> Do you mean "Tiara"? Do you own one of these?
> >
> >
> >
> > yes sorry, "tiara" and no, but i am assisting someone who has a
> > comp-air kit plane that has a 285 tiara that dosnt run, we are about
> > to begin work on it and in the past found that parts are almost
> > non-existant. I am just looking for a source for parts if available,
> > if not we may convert it over to another engine, but i would like to
> > find parts if they are available to atleast get it running and
> > sellable, it was a float plane until the floats ran away one night, so
> > now its not much fun anymore anyway:/
>
> That must be the airplane that sat for a long time at the Vintage Flying
> Museum in Fort Worth. If that's the one, I would suggest you forget about
> getting that airplane running with that engine and convert it to a
> different one. Almost everyone that saw that airplane and knew anything
> about that engine thought the same thing.
>
> Juan



Well the floats did set behind the museum but the plane was hangered
in the T-hangers on the field, Its a comp-air if you know the plane.

[Juan Jimenez]

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>> >> > Does anyone know where to find parts for the tierra 285 engines?
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Do you mean "Tiara"? Do you own one of these?
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > yes sorry, "tiara" and no, but i am assisting someone who has a
>> > comp-air kit plane that has a 285 tiara that dosnt run, we are
>> > about to begin work on it and in the past found that parts are
>> > almost non-existant. I am just looking for a source for parts if
>> > available, if not we may convert it over to another engine, but i
>> > would like to find parts if they are available to atleast get it
>> > running and sellable, it was a float plane until the floats ran
>> > away one night, so now its not much fun anymore anyway:/
>>
>> That must be the airplane that sat for a long time at the Vintage
>> Flying Museum in Fort Worth. If that's the one, I would suggest you
>> forget about getting that airplane running with that engine and
>> convert it to a different one. Almost everyone that saw that airplane
>> and knew anything about that engine thought the same thing.
>>
>> Juan
>
> Well the floats did set behind the museum but the plane was hangered
> in the T-hangers on the field, Its a comp-air if you know the plane.

Yes, it was taken out of the museum, but it sat there for quite some
time. It's the same Comp-Air.

Juan