Fairchild Club Forum

'Remko - Have you by chance recently drained your fuel tanks. I once drained my tanks to work on fuel lines and found that air got entrapped between the tank and the fuel selector. So... when I switched to the other tank it gulped only air and quit running. Quickly swapped back to first tank and she...

'Lucky - Yes, I do recall having to remove the tach cable and other items for removal of the alternator. As for how many are registered, I've read that about 35 Rs were sold in 1939 with a few more, 40 or so, Ws being sold the same year. I've seen on the internet (somewhere) that about 15 39Rs are s...

'Norb - I have a '39 short nose in Greenville, SC. Mine has a Jasco alternator so I don't no if this applies, but I was able to remove the alternator without pulling the engine. Not easy and only fits in and out one way, but doable. Also, as an alternative, perhaps you can loosen the engine mount bo...

'Jamie - As I suspected and a similar fix to what I envisioned. I just bought this airplane from Kevin House (great guy, by the way). He had a tailwheel shimmy and sent it to Charlie Bell for rebuild before my purchase. I suspect this may have been the problem all along. Now, will this require some ...