"Thanks Andy. I’ll get the fuel drained down and work with my trusty A&P to arrive at a safe remedy. Im currently in the early phases of getting my own A&P certificate through my local Part 147 school. I must say I’m thoroughly…"
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Leaking fuel tank shut off
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Hello fellow Skinny birders. My fuel tank shut off valve is leaking past the packing nut. Does anyone know what the correct packing would be to use so I can rebuild it? Maybe it’s a generic packing…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark Shayne Jan 31.
Porterfield Tachometer
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I found this old tachometer at a fly in at Hood River back in September. I sent it off to Air Parts of Lock Haven for restoration. They did an absolutely beautiful job! I would recommend them to…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark Shayne Dec 19, 2025.
NC27249er's 85th Birthday
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Greetings fellow Skinny Boid fans. Last Saturday 8-23-2025, was the 85th birthday of our Porterfield. The day happened to coincide with the August Fly Day at The Heritage flight Museum at Skagit…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Mark Shayne Aug 30, 2025.
Wingcam
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Hello Porterfield Friends. Recently I’ve been experimenting with different GoPro camera placements on our Skinney Bird. Attached (hopefully) are some examples. Ours is certainly a joy to go skyward…Continue
Started this discussion. Last reply by Tom Porterfield Aug 26, 2025.
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"I don't have drawing 1846, either, and who knows if any other members have it. Brad Rankin might have it, but that would require him to go through what his grandpa left him, and he's likely too busy to help us out.
You have an old brass,…"
"Appologies for the orientation of the images, it somehow changed when they were added."
"Fuel shut off valve photos."
"I wasn't able to make it to the hanger today to get a photo of my leaking fuel shut off valve, but should be able to this week."
"I have some old drawings. Drawing number 1817 refers to “fuel shut off contro, drawing 1846” I don’t seem to have that drawing. It may show the spec on the packing. I will get a picture of what is presently installed for the fuel…"
"Hi Andy, I’ll go down to the hanger tomorrow and get a photo. Pretty sure it’s original. And yes, there is a different valve for the low point sump. "
"Are you able to take a photo of the valve and post it here, Mark? Over her 80+ years, she may have had the factory installed valve replaced by a non-standard type. Is there a second valve installed down under for draining the fuel tank sump?"
Leaking fuel tank shut off
Hello fellow Skinny birders. My fuel tank shut off valve is leaking past the packing nut. Does anyone know what the correct packing would be to use so I can rebuild it? Maybe it’s a generic packing that’s fuel proof. But thought I’d put it out there and see if anybody else has done this before.Thanks,MarkSee More
"Hello Lee, I had a similar problem with some Champ exhaust that I got from I believe wag arrow. One side worked well with the cowl exit holes, but the right side did not. If you want to send me some contact information I can tell you what our…"
"Wow Steve that’s amazing. I never thought I’d see another one of those. I would absolutely get a hold of Erika Air Parts of Lock haven. They were wonderful to work with. I won’t say that it was cheap, but they did a beautiful job.…"
"That’s a fantastic find Mark! I have one but the angle drive wore out. I found a Stewart Warner at Oshkosh and hoping my local instrument people can make 1 out of the 2. (P.S. I’m from down under Australia)"
Porterfield Tachometer
I found this old tachometer at a fly in at Hood River back in September. I sent it off to Air Parts of Lock Haven for restoration. They did an absolutely beautiful job! I would recommend them to anyone for instrument overhaul. Not sure what else they do, but I believe they offer other services as well. I had no idea there were instruments that had the Porterfield name on the face plate like Piper did with the Cubs. Anybody out there seen this before?See More
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- My wife and I are the proud owners and caretakers NC27249, #738, a 1940 LP65 (with a Continental 65). This airplane was purchased new by my wife’s grandfather who owned it until about the time the war started. My wife’s father was able to reacquire it in the early 90s in need of restoration. It sat for many years, and was finally restored to pristine conditions in 2015. It’s so cool that my wife and I both get to fly her grandfathers airplane.
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LP 65 hub caps
Hello, I've heard that L5 Hub caps will work on the Porterfield. Anybody have any ideas of others that might? I think they would look sharp on our old girl. Thanks Mark NC27249
Posted on July 24, 2017 at 1:42pm — 1 Comment
Landing Gear Rubber
I recently replaced the landing gear rubber on our 1940 LP65. The old ones were cracked and sagging and in dire need of replacement. I talked with Leroy Blum about this via the telephone, and he was very informative. I acquired the rubber stock from L.A. Rubber at a reasonable cost. On this website, I found a link to a photo of the original blueprint showing the proper dimensions (diameter, square hole size, and radius of corners) Near our airport, Arlington Municipal (AWO), I found an… Continue
Posted on October 12, 2015 at 10:22pm — 1 Comment
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- At 10:44am on July 11, 2015,
Mark Shayne said…
- By the way ours is an LP65, NC27249
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