Cessna 172 fuel selector

daveInDenver wrote:
I got a chuckle out of the mention of having small hands and arms to
replace the Cessna 172 fuel slector. I replaced one on my C170 and I
have neither small hands or arms, so I DID have scarred ones when I was
complete. My current C172 has an inspection plate on the belly just in
front of the fuel inspection plate. It also had an upgrade to the fuel
selector that added a fuel drain at the bottom. I am in the process of
replacing the o-ring in that drain. By the way, your probably done,
but if not, considering removing all your drains while you have your
tank empty and at the very least replace the o-rings in those. Also, I
found it a great time to add 5 gal at a time to the tanks and mark a
stick to get a good calibration of the tanks instead of just eyeballing
the tanks. when you don't want to go with full tanks.
Have fun!!!



At my last annual we overhauled the my 172 fuel selector. It is no easy
task, but doable. What was Cessna thinking? At the same time we replace
both wing drains. The year before that we serviced the gasolator. That
one is pretty easy. McFarlan had the o ring kit for the fuel selector.

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Regards, Ross
C-172F 180HP
KSWI