Re: Ranger upgrade to 200 HP

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ethyl222000
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Joined: Tue Mar 21, 2006 12:02 pm

Ranger upgrade to 200 HP

Post by ethyl222000 »

'Being quite new to Fairchild's I was wondering if anyone could help me
with the following question? I have seen where some of the older F24's
(the one I'm interested in is 1937) have had their lower horsepower
Ranger engine upgraded to 200HP. Is this an engine change or an engine
modification? How is it approved with the FAA? By Service Bulletin or
337?
Thanks in advance for your combined wisdom!!'
windshieldguy2000
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Re: Ranger upgrade to 200 HP

Post by windshieldguy2000 »

'John: The Denests will have all the technical information about the
upgrade from 175 to 200 hp. To my rather pedestrian level of
knowledge, the heart of the upgrade is the carburetor, pistons, and
rings. My engine was converted (upgraded?) during an overhaul in 1964
and the only documentation was a logbook entry, complete with part #'s
and a reference to all work being done in accordance with the Ranger
Overhaul manual. I would assume that a 337 would be required now.

Good luck with your airplane, the short-nosed F-24 with a 200hp engine
performs really well. Oops, let me clarify that statement: The short-
nosed F-24 with a 200hp engine performs better than the post WWII
models, all other factors (prop, engine condition, etc.) being equal.

Best Wishes,
Brad Donner'
Bob Haas
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Re: Ranger upgrade to 200 HP

Post by Bob Haas »

'That is true I had a C8 F with a two hundred conversion among other things,
except it's very crowded at the firewall

Joe will need to know the serial number of the case. There may be a problem
if it is the original power plant.



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John: The Denests will have all the technical information about the
upgrade from 175 to 200 hp. To my rather pedestrian level of
knowledge, the heart of the upgrade is the carburetor, pistons, and
rings. My engine was converted (upgraded?) during an overhaul in 1964
and the only documentation was a logbook entry, complete with part #'s
and a reference to all work being done in accordance with the Ranger
Overhaul manual. I would assume that a 337 would be required now.

Good luck with your airplane, the short-nosed F-24 with a 200hp engine
performs really well. Oops, let me clarify that statement: The short-
nosed F-24 with a 200hp engine performs better than the post WWII
models, all other factors (prop, engine condition, etc.) being equal.

Best Wishes,
Brad Donner







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ethyl222000
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Re: Ranger upgrade to 200 HP

Post by ethyl222000 »

'Thanks for both of your inputs.
Allthough I have not yet seen this particular aircraft the info I do
have says the engine is a Ranger 440. Which I assume to mean the
original engine has been replaced. I will learn more from the owners
in a week or so & we will go from there.The airframe serial number is
#3229 N12120 in Ohio.


John



.--- In fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Haas"
wrote:
>
> That is true I had a C8 F with a two hundred conversion among other
things,
> except it's very crowded at the firewall
>
> Joe will need to know the serial number of the case. There may be a
problem
> if it is the original power plant.
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com]
> On Behalf Of windshieldguy2000
> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 10:35 PM
> To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [fairchildclub] Re: Ranger upgrade to 200 HP
>
>
>
> John: The Denests will have all the technical information about
the
> upgrade from 175 to 200 hp. To my rather pedestrian level of
> knowledge, the heart of the upgrade is the carburetor, pistons, and
> rings. My engine was converted (upgraded?) during an overhaul in
1964
> and the only documentation was a logbook entry, complete with part
#'s
> and a reference to all work being done in accordance with the
Ranger
> Overhaul manual. I would assume that a 337 would be required now.
>
> Good luck with your airplane, the short-nosed F-24 with a 200hp
engine
> performs really well. Oops, let me clarify that statement: The
short-
> nosed F-24 with a 200hp engine performs better than the post WWII
> models, all other factors (prop, engine condition, etc.) being
equal.
>
> Best Wishes,
> Brad Donner
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Mike Danielle
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Re: Ranger upgrade to 200 HP

Post by Mike Danielle »

'Not necessarily, John. The engine will have a data plate on the right side
that will tell you what model Ranger is installed. The 440C-5 is the 200hp
version.

Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "ethyl222000"
To:
Sent: Thursday, March 23, 2006 8:11 AM
Subject: [fairchildclub] Re: Ranger upgrade to 200 HP


> Thanks for both of your inputs.
> Allthough I have not yet seen this particular aircraft the info I do
> have says the engine is a Ranger 440. Which I assume to mean the
> original engine has been replaced. I will learn more from the owners
> in a week or so & we will go from there.The airframe serial number is
> #3229 N12120 in Ohio.
>
>
> John
>
>
>
> .--- In fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com, "Bob Haas"
> wrote:
>>
>> That is true I had a C8 F with a two hundred conversion among other
> things,
>> except it's very crowded at the firewall
>>
>> Joe will need to know the serial number of the case. There may be a
> problem
>> if it is the original power plant.
>>
>>
>>
>> _____
>>
>> From: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com]
>> On Behalf Of windshieldguy2000
>> Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 10:35 PM
>> To: fairchildclub@yahoogroups.com
>> Subject: [fairchildclub] Re: Ranger upgrade to 200 HP
>>
>>
>>
>> John: The Denests will have all the technical information about
> the
>> upgrade from 175 to 200 hp. To my rather pedestrian level of
>> knowledge, the heart of the upgrade is the carburetor, pistons, and
>> rings. My engine was converted (upgraded?) during an overhaul in
> 1964
>> and the only documentation was a logbook entry, complete with part
> #'s
>> and a reference to all work being done in accordance with the
> Ranger
>> Overhaul manual. I would assume that a 337 would be required now.
>>
>> Good luck with your airplane, the short-nosed F-24 with a 200hp
> engine
>> performs really well. Oops, let me clarify that statement: The
> short-
>> nosed F-24 with a 200hp engine performs better than the post WWII
>> models, all other factors (prop, engine condition, etc.) being
> equal.
>>
>> Best Wishes,
>> Brad Donner
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
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