Auto Fuel STC

I have a friend who just bought an old Cessna 175. He wants to get an auto
fuel STC. He told me that someone overheard someone tell someone else about
a friend who.......he thinks there is somewhere on the internet where he can
get this STC for free. He does not have access to the internet and asked me
to do a little research. I did a google search and did not see anything pop
out that was obvious.

Is this guy just crazy or what?

Jeff
letempt (at) fidnet (dot) com

I hope you're right. But as far as I know, the STCs for auto fuel from both
Petersen or EAA is a buck per horsepower (unless they have gone up again).
They used to be 50 cents per hp but the high overhead cost of maintaining
the STC paperwork (translates as "greed")drove the prices up. RTL

"Jeff" my last name @fidnet.com wrote in message
...
I have a friend who just bought an old Cessna 175. He wants to get an
auto
fuel STC. He told me that someone overheard someone tell someone else
about
a friend who.......he thinks there is somewhere on the internet where he
can
get this STC for free. He does not have access to the internet and asked
me
to do a little research. I did a google search and did not see anything
pop
out that was obvious.

Is this guy just crazy or what?

Jeff
letempt (at) fidnet (dot) com

On Mon, 15 Sep 2003 23:30:30 -0500, "Robert Little"
wrote:

I hope you're right. But as far as I know, the STCs for auto fuel from both
Petersen or EAA is a buck per horsepower (unless they have gone up again).
They used to be 50 cents per hp but the high overhead cost of maintaining
the STC paperwork (translates as "greed")drove the prices up. RTL
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

AHA!

Another cost saving benefit of going the homebuilt route.
No auto fuel STC required.

However, this is NOT an excuse to
use auto fuel in aircarft not suited to it.


Barnyard BOb --

Barnyard BOb wrote in message However, this is NOT an excuse to
use auto fuel in aircarft not suited to it.

The C-175 uses a geared Continental O-300. The valves will stick no matter
what kind of gas one chooses to use. Is this one of the types you consider
not suited for auto-gas?

D. ("aircarft"?)

Capt. Doug wrote:
Barnyard BOb wrote in message However, this is NOT an excuse to
use auto fuel in aircarft not suited to it.


The C-175 uses a geared Continental O-300. The valves will stick no matter
what kind of gas one chooses to use. Is this one of the types you consider
not suited for auto-gas?

D. ("aircarft"?)


That is an aircraft with an auto engine and we know how BOb feels about
that.

Jerry Springer wrote:

Capt. Doug wrote:
Barnyard BOb wrote in message However, this is NOT an excuse to
use auto fuel in aircarft not suited to it.


The C-175 uses a geared Continental O-300. The valves will stick no matter
what kind of gas one chooses to use. Is this one of the types you consider
not suited for auto-gas?

D. ("aircarft"?)


That is an aircraft with an auto engine and we know how BOb feels about
that.

Pardon me for buttin in, but huh?

--
Richard Lamb

http://www.flash.net/~lamb01/

On Wed, 17 Sep 2003 02:47:32 GMT, Jerry Springer
wrote:



Capt. Doug wrote:
Barnyard BOb wrote in message However, this is NOT an excuse to
use auto fuel in aircarft not suited to it.


The C-175 uses a geared Continental O-300. The valves will stick no matter
what kind of gas one chooses to use. Is this one of the types you consider
not suited for auto-gas?

D. ("aircarft"?)


That is an aircraft with an auto engine and we know how BOb feels about
that.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

You dang barnyard baiter ! g

I built most of my hours towards my commercial ticket flying a
C-175. What a POS. It was owned by the regional director of
Encyclopedia Britannica back in 1959. Certainly a fitting aircraft
for those pesky pimps peddling paper pulp. [For those too young
to remember, they were the equivalent of today's telemarketers.]

FWIW --
A fellow RV-3 owner here at 3GV also flies his dad's C-175.
On the way to Osh, it had a piston fail with less than 800 hours
since major, so he never made Osh. So.... this particular
engine continues to build a reputation only somewhat better
than the average auto engine in a plane. B-D

Barnyard BOb --

Barnyard BOb wrote in message However, this is NOT an excuse to
use auto fuel in aircarft not suited to it.

The C-175 uses a geared Continental O-300. The valves will stick no matter
what kind of gas one chooses to use. Is this one of the types you consider
not suited for auto-gas?

D. ("aircarft"?)
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

Consider this engine reasonably unsuitable for everything.


Barnyard BOb --