Fairchild Club Forum

'I got the exact size copper washers for my PT-19 at NAPA auto parts. I just took the old banjo washers in, and they matched them.
Herb Carper



--- On Thu, 3/29/12, Cy Galley wrote:

From: Cy Galley
Subject: RE: [fairchildclub] (unknown)
To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
Date: Thursday ...

'My email was not hacked,l know this sounds weird and you wouldn't believe me,i'm really stuck out here in the UK and it's so devastating at the moment.l wish l could call but l don't have access to phone at the moment ,I have nothing left on me and i'm grateful to God that i still have my life and ...

'I'm writing this mail with tears in my eye. I came down here to
London,United Kingdom on a short Vacation, unfortunately i got mugged at
the park of the hotel I lodged, all my cash,credit card and telephone
were stolen from me but luckily for me, I still have My travel passport
with me.Though ...

'Gene,

I have an extra top rear deck assembly, part no. 605025-1 shown in Fig. 56, Airplane Parts Catalog for PT-19, PT-19A and others. It is all wood construction and needs a little glue work.

Herbie Carper
Uvalde, Texas
PT-19A, NC50480

--- On Mon, 6/14/10, Gene Haines wrote:


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'Hi Craig,

I experienced the same problem of no clearance with both wheels with new brake blocks. However, I had installed new old stock expander tubes so it was not swelled tubes which caused the problem. I think that the blocks were manufactured a littlle too thick so that they could be turned ...

'Frank,

Eight or so years ago I bought some suitable rubber bumpers for my PT from

Grand Rapids Rubber Products Co.
Grand Rapids, MI
616-531-4181

Parts description was 291-26012-Bumper Grommet

They are black and fit well in the holes in the cowlings. They are cylindrical instead of ...

'hcarper

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'To all you PT-19 rebuilders,

I am in the process of choosing a system for covering and painting my PT-19 which, as some of you know, I have been restoring for many years. I am presently considering both Poly-Fiber and Air Tech. Would anyone care to share their experiences with either one or both ...

'Thanks Mark. I will. That nosebowl is in better shape than the other one anyway.

mdaero1941@aol.com wrote:Herb - I would use the larger one to be sure that you have enough side
clearance for the spacer which goes behind the prop hub. I have also seen crank
shafts on some planes which come ...

'I have two PT nosebowls, and the hole for the prop shaft is different. One is 3-1/2 in. in diameter and the other is 4-1/4. They both appear to be done by the factory. I presume that the larger hole is a later design to provide more clearance for the prop hub, but I'm not sure of that. Does anyone ...