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Swift Speed Secrets – Monty the Answer Man Archives

May 23, 2013 by Jim Montague

FASTER, FASTER, FASTER!!!  (010200) From: Steve Wetherbee <wasinc@northpro.net> Monty, Some more Swift questions: Do you or someone in the organization have any lists of other speed mods both approved and unapproved and as to how much speed is gained for each mod? We are thinking about the flap gap seals, are they worth the no paperwork […]

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Spinners – Monty the Answer Man Archives

May 23, 2013 by Jim Montague

125/145/O-300 SPINNER… (7299) (Off the Yahoo! Globe Temco Swift Club) I am about to get a new spinner but need to know the diameter of the bushings on the crank flange. Anybody know what the diameter is? I have been looking for a spinner which has a larger diameter than the BN-1 I am using. Thanks, […]

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Spark Plugs – Monty the Answer Man Archives

May 23, 2013 by Jim Montague

SPARK PLUG BUSHING WOES…  (8199) My Swift is in annual and the previous owner/mechanic must have used a 10 foot breaker bar to tighten the spark plugs! With sweat pouring from us, we finally got 11 out but as the 12th broke free, the cylinder head bushing came out rather than the plug. These bushing are […]

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Swift Seats – Monty the Answer Man Archives

May 23, 2013 by Jim Montague

CESSNA 150/152 SEATS…(4199) From: Bob Runge <ejectr@javanet.com> I have Cessna 150 or 152 seats in my Swift.  First of all, how can I tell if they are 150 or 152 seats? I believe the 152 seats have the AD on them and not the 150 seats…..correct? Secondly, asking this question I obviously have no paperwork […]

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