Bartman

We disassembled mine in January of 2020 and had it in the air by July. My case was fretted and no longer airworthy so I jumped on the refurbished case from Divco. I was fortunate to get all of the parts before the major supply chain disruption, including the new camshaft and DLC lifters. Cylinders, gears, rods, pistons, and everything else were serviceable. I removed the engine and but nothing in the field overhaul and engine assembly itself, but I did the entire installation by myself with oversight and sign-off. I learned a ton about my airplane, and I cannot place a value on what I learned. All in, it was around 25K.... with a lot of sweat equity. Since then we have made multiple long haul trips including my eclipse trip with a stop in Destin FL. This is my longest adventure, over 2,500 NM round trip.

Jake at Bevan fixed my Century IIb several years ago, it works like new.

In my 15 years of ownership of my J the field wire connection to the alternator required attention 2 or 3 times. The field wire broke at the crimp in the connector, but that was due to vibration and cured with proper routing and securing of the wire bundle. The one time it was not the field wire the shop found it had some engine oil on the inside from a chronic engine oil leak prior to engine rebuild. After cleaning they replaced the brushes in 2020 there have been no problems.

Your baffle seals look great, just mine that I ordered from Guy, but that wingtip looks precariously close to the wall.

I had this problem a couple of years after a complete reseal. Remove the screw and install a new one. I applied Permatex #3 to the last couple of threads closest to the beveled area of the screw and some on the bevel itself. No runs, no drips, no errors.

Tap and Retract

That is the sniffle valve and fuel drips from that tube after shutdown are normal. Search for sniffle valve on MooneySpace and you will get lots of info.

I had the same thing happen a few years ago and it bought me the opporunity to drive a rental from KDTS to Lexington KY. That Skytec started was installed in 2005 just before I bought the aircraft, and this one is going on nearly 10 years. I am considering sending it in for rebuild if that is an option.

In the hangar, I leave it laying flat on the floor in front of the tire, kinda as a chock to keep it rolling forward toward the hangar door. Otherwise, it is in the baggage compartment.

Check the field wire where it connects to the alternator. It is notorious for problems there due to vibration and the wire breaks where it crimps to the connector.

I have stated it many times in response to these threads since my rebuild in 2020. I got lucky and got a case for my A3B6D and since then these horror stories keep popping up. One of the recurring themes is the need for a replacement case. If I were walking into a need for rebuild today I would look to Lycoming as my first, second, and third option.

Am I the only one who will acknowledge this incredible sense of humor

Vans bought off more than they could chew. They have too many models and tried to continue to grow, even through The Pandemic. They outsourced manufacturing to decrease cost, but the materials are undeliverable due to quality control issues. They have cash tied up in undeliverable products, and a manufacturing business must have free cash to operate. I considered ordering an RV-14 kit a few years ago, but the delivery lag time was a red flag, and now I'm glad I did not place the order.

If the seller does not send you logs, either he is hiding and does not want a copy in circulation, or as Spoon Boy from The Matrix would say....there are no logs.

Just yesterday, I replaced the AGM battery in my 328i It was the original battery....... from 2014. I was impressed. I am certain it would not pass a test for quite some time, but you could not tell it until this past month. It was obvious it was not going to last thru winter. The car requires battery registration and that was my first experience with that. A bit of a PITA.