N222VS

I'm not a A&P but I personally saw enough to persuade me to pull the other 5 cylinders due to the invasiveness of pulling just one cylinder. Like I said it seemed like a no brainer to me, I will argue the point about zero value added. I'm sure going to pay more for something with a top overhaul than one (everything being the same) with a mid time engine with one new cylinder, but that's just me. As far as the prop goes, the manufacture recommends overhaul based on many factors & like I'm not an A&P I'm not a test pilot either. All that being said the bottom line is I like my mooney & I like me & whoever is along for the ride , and @ the end of the day I like the feeling I have done everything possible to keep the fan blowing.

Yes I think it was #5 , it was the one behind the alternator (possibly due to lack of airflow??). I'm certain that we could have "patched it" by just doing that one?? After seeing how deep you have to go to get a single cylinder off it seemed like a no brainier to do the rest. Also we viewed it as a capital investment , adding more value to the airplane?? It's in for annual now & we just got the prop back from overhaul ,no problems with prop but it was @ the recommended overhaul time. We are thinking about putting it on the market & upgrading possibly in the next few months now that the market seems to be getting better??

I agree with all the others about compressions being meaningless, our IO-550G had great compression consistently @ every annual & then @ around 1,000 hrs the cylinder with the best compression @ last annual stuck a oil ring. If I were you I would negotiate with the seller to deduct the price of a top overhaul because I it appears most ovations with the 550's make it to the 1k hr mark & then need the top done. My partner & I could have had only the one that failed the oil ring done , but we both fly often so we decided to have all 6 cylinders overhauled & chromed , we also had the connecting rods rebuilt & the parts & labor total was $12k Buy it & fly often , you will LOVE it!!!!

Im not really excited about selling mine but I would take $245,000 for mine & it is in PERFECT shape its a 2000 o2 with A/C 50hr Top Overhaul 1100tt w/3 blade prop!! Im taking it in for annual next month & having the prop overhauled 2 430's Both are WAAS , 225 AutoPilot & much more Let me Know & you can own It !!!!

500tt , 235 in M20R Ovation 2

I'm with you on this , when our problem started our field A&P orderd a lightweight gear reduction starter I can't recall the brand , but after reading all of the issues with the small lightweight starters we put the original heavyweight back on & put the small one on the shelf for a spare. We also didn't want a problem with the spin back , the original starter spins backward by hand with lower effort than the smaller one.

I do everything the same , I don't have the G1000 so I keep mixture @ the top of the blue 1450 EGT

I can look up exactly where I got the adapter & some of the details , I'd check all the SB's really close that pertain to yours. Yours could be ok with overhaul.

We had the same issue a few years back , we have a 2000yr model with the 550G. Ours actually started out gradually & never failed to start but it struggled really bad on a long cross country before we had the starter adapter replaced. Our shop on our field removed the starter adapter & sent it to a place in KY for overhaul & that's when all the drama started!! The starter adapter we had had a few service bulletins & blah blah blah!!! When I talked to the guy @ the shop he couldn't believe that we were flying our plane with a part like this on it!!!! And some background on N222VS it is co- owned by 2 meticulous owner & gets the highest & best care possible!!! Long story short our adapter was junk in every-way possible & couldn't even be rebuilt & not even good as a core!! The service bulletins called for checks @ a certain # of hours for leaks & then after another certain hours the part was considered QC'd & inspections we no longer needed ( gees thanks ) all of which happend before we purchased plane. I finally found a place I think called AERO that had a NEW adapter & I paid to have our core reassembled & they took it for a core but I remember it was pricey. Then I had trouble getting the mounting gasket & when I found it the shop that had it, they had a twin In their shop with a 550g that had an in-flight failure due to the same issue!!!! So we had oil analysis done & filter cut open & everything looked good, so all that being said, Be careful with that issue , we had no ideal how big of a deal a starter adapter could be.

It's been based @ Dayton , TN 2A0 for about 4years. I guess Embry Riddle didn't remove their name when it was sold. I'd say she will be parted out, I've heard the airframe is 11,000 hrs. I was out shooting approaches & snapped the pics before I left the airport. I figured someone on here might pick it up from the insurance for a deal. Probably a good parts donor!

From what I've been told , which is second hand. On climb out pilot smelled smoke, shut engine down & put it down @ the end of the runway then bounced hard & slid through the fence at the end of the runway through the mud. All with the gear up.

I always get a knot in my stomach when I see something like this , I guess there are the ones that have & the ones that are going to!! I'd say that this will be a bargain for someone to buy!!!

Perfect , thanks Is $ 1200 the best price you have found?? I'm going to check the #'s ASAP & get that rolling Thanks again!

We have the very same problem with the tach in our 02. Our annual isn't due until march and we were going to look into a tach generator overhaul?? I don't know if overhaul is available but we have pretty much narrowed it down to the tach generator. We have been having issues since we purchased in 06 , & it is getting worse as of late. We have sent inst cluster off for bench test & checking history in log book so did the previous owner & it checked out OK. Our issue seems to be time/temp related usually either on long climb to 10-14k ft it will just go crazy "needle straight down & #'s way out of wack" but after level off when things start cooling down it will slowly come back in & then about the 1 hr in cruise it will start acting crazy again.... Very interested in what you find!