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.
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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 --