Cessna 177 SERIES Service Manual

leaking
connection.
Apply
sparingly
to
male
overhauled
or
has
been in
storage.
threads,
exercising
extreme
caution
to avoid
n. Check
all switches
are in
the
OFF position
and
"stringing"
sealer
across
the
end
of the
fitting.
connect
battery
cables.
Always
ensure
that
a compound,
the residue
o.
Rig engine
controls
in
accordance
with
para-
from
a
previously
used
compound,
or any
other
graphs
11-69,
11-70,
11-71
and
11-72.
foreign
material
cannot
enter
the system.
p.
Inspect
engine
installation
for security,
correct
routing
of
controls,
lines,
hoses
and electrical
wir-
f. Connect
lines
and
hoses
as follows:
ing,
proper
safetying
and tightness
of all
components.
1. Connect
oil cooler
hoses
at cooler.
q. Install
engine
cowling
in accordance
with
para-
2.
Connect
oil pressure
line at firewall
fitting.
graph 11-3.
Rig
cowl
flaps in
accordance
with
para-
3.
Connect
fuel supply
hose
at electric
fuel
graph
11-9.
pump.
r.
Perform
an engine
run-up
and
make final
adjust-
4. Connect
primer
line at
firewall
fitting.
ments
on the
engine
controls.
5.
Connect
oil
temperature
bulb at
adapter.
6. Connect
engine
breather
hose
at top
of ac-
11-20.
FLEXIBLE
FLUID
HOSES.
cessory case.
7.
Connect
vacuum
hose
at
firewall
fitting.
11-21.
PRESSURE
TEST.
8.
Connect
engine-driven
fuel pump
drain
line.
a. After
each
50 hours
of
engine operation,
all
9.
Connect
fuel pressure
line at
firewall.
flexible
fluid hoses
in the
engine
compartment
should
10.
Install
clamps and
lacings
attaching
lines
be
pressure
tested
as follows:
and
hoses to
engine,
engine
mount and
brackets.
1.
Place mixture
control
in
the idle
cut-off
posi-
g.
Connect
wires
and
cables
as follows:
tion.
1. Connect
electrical
wires
and wire
shielding
2. Place
the
auxiliary
fuel
pump in
the ON
posi-
ground
at alternator.
tion.
2.
Connect
cylinder
head
temperature
wire
at
3.
Examine
the exterior
of
hoses
for evidence
of
probe.
leakage
or wetness.
4.
Hoses found
leaking
should
be replaced.
{ij~~CAUTIQON~
5
5. Refer
to paragraph
11-17 for
detailed
inspec-
CAUTION
tion procedures
for flexible
hoses.
When
connecting starter
cable, do not permit
starter
terminal
bolt
to rotate.
Rotation
of
11-22.
REPLACEMENT.
the bolt
could
break the
conductor
between
a. Hoses
should
not be
twisted
on installation.
bolt and
field
coils causing
the
starter
to be
Pressure
applied
to a twisted
hose
may
cause failure
inoperative.
or loosening
of
the nut.
b. Provide
as large
a bend
radius
as
possible.
3.
Connect
starter
electrical
cable at
starter.
c.
Hoses should
have
a minimum
of one-half
inch
4. Connect
tachometer
drive
shaft
at adapter.
clearance
from other
lines,
ducts,
hoses
or surround-
Be sure
drive
cable engages
drive in
adapter.
Torque
ing objects
or be butterfly
clamped
to them.
housing
attach nut
to 100
lb-in.
d.
Rubber
hoses will
take a permanent
set during
5.
Connect
exhaust
gas
temperature
wires
at
extended
use
in service.
Straightening
a hose
with
a
quick-disconnects.
bend
having
a permanent
set
will result
in
hose crack-
6. Install
clamps
and lacings
securing
wires
ing.
Care should
be
taken during
removal
so that
and cables
to
engine,
engine
mount and
brackets.
hose is
not bent
excessively,
and
during
reinstalla-
h. Connect
fuel strainer
drain
remote
control.
tion
to assure
hose
is returned
to
its original
position.
i.
Install
flexible
ducts
to the
engine
baffle
and
e.
Refer
to AC
43.13-1,
Chapter
10,
for
additional
heater
valve,
to the
muffler
shroud
and
heater
valve,
installation
procedures
for
flexible
fluid
hose assem-
to the
engine baffle
and fuel
strainer
shroud
and to
blies.
the
engine baffle and oil cooler
shroud. Install clamps
and tighten.
11-23. ENGINE
BAFFLES.
j.
Install propeller
and
spinner in
accordance
with
instructions
outlined
in
Section
13.
11-24.
DESCRIPTION.
The sheet
metal
baffles
in-
k. Complete
a magneto
switch
ground-out
and
con-
stalled
on the
engine direct
the flow
of air
around the
tinuity
check,
then
connect
primary
lead wires
to
the
cylinders
and
other
engine components
to provide
magnetos.
Remove
the temporary
ground
or connect
optimum
cooling.
These
baffles
incorporate
rubber-
spark
plug
leads,
whichever
procedure
was
used
dur-
asbestos
composition
seals at
points
of contact
with
ing removal.
the engine
cowling
and other
engine components
to
help
confine and
direct the
airflow to
the desired
area.
WARNING
It is very
important
to engine
cooling that
the baffles
and
seals
are in good
condition
and
installed
correctly.
Be
sure magneto
switch
is in OFF
position
The vertical
seals must
fold
forward
and
the side
when
connecting
switch
wires
to
magnetos.
seals
must
fold
upwards.
Removal
and
installation
of
the
various
baffle
segments
is possible
with the
cowl-
1. Clean
and install
induction
air filter
in accor-
dance
with Section
2.
m. Service engine with
proper grade and
quantity of
engine
oil. Refer to Section
2 if engine is new, newly
Change
5
11-11

Cessna 177 SERIES Specifications

General

Manufacturer	Cessna
Engine Type	Piston
Wingspan	35 ft 6 in (10.82 m)
Seating Capacity	4
Number Built	4, 295
Engine	Lycoming O-360
Horsepower	180 hp
Maximum Takeoff Weight	2, 500 lb (1, 134 kg)