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Late to the topic but a few things come to mind 1 As you have seen no prebuy is a major roll of the dice, shy of a killer deal it’s generally a bad idea 2 being hands off maintenance and drop it off and “call me when it’s ready” is a VERY expensive proposition for a aircraft owner, if you ain’t into turning wrenches best bet is just join a club, unless money is near a no factor for you, and even then… 3 a missing log page, who knows, bad annual, or maybe he dropped a BBQ rib on the page, you’ll probably never know

Just removed the strobe lights and their boxes as well as the complete position lights for an upgrade to Whelen LED lights from my M20K. Working well when removed. $250.00 plus shipping within Canada and the US. Steve 519 589 7034 sdawson630@gmail.com

I think that one he can "win" as it's an obvious typo on their $135 hourly shop rate:

I'm in for the red one, especially like what looks like blacked out or dark tinted windows.

Toluene Brass brush or eraser wheel Ebay or Harbor Freight The more you mask, the less clean up With ams3301 silicone, apply one coat, let dry on the airframe. Apply coat to seal in 3-5 inch sections and dry with a hairdryer. We stock and sell tso door seals . Good luck

I've always been successful with just using 100LL. I'd sure recommend trying that before moving on to other chemicals.

They didn’t just replace the nose puck, they replaced all the pucks AND it sounds like the front gear assembly. I’d bet they have every bit of that time invested to do that. to be honest, the hours seem high, but not astronomical. If this was a vintage C/E/F/G, it probably should have gone to the parts bin. You’re going to be into this a completely additional airplane by the time you’re done with overhaul.

If you clean off the old door seal before you go it will be half that. the adhesive is super easy to work with and cleanup. Is a brass bristle brush. Do NOT do this in your hangar and tape off the cabin.

The longer you fight it the more it will eat at you. It sucks and I doubt many of us would feel any less frustration or anger. But you’re almost done with them and have a significant upgrade. And you don’t ever have to go back. Hang the engine, put some distance from that shop you, then find a good guy. They are out there. Really sorry this happened to you .

You get much of the compression effort back in the expansion during the power stroke, though, so it's not a total loss.

Nope…close the throttle.

As I said, the USAF found that the airplane slide on the foam, until it ran off the foam then slide the same distance on the dry pavement as if it had touched down without any foam at all.

Where may l find the FAA required AD riveted clamp?

There are two losses. Sucking the air in Compressing it. Full throttle lowers the first but increases the second.

I use spray Carb Cleaner on a rag and poof its gone. Like the other fellas are mentioning about the paint watch out. I have had deep blue under the wing and around the caps. A little dab will do ya... Fly Smart Ryan

Headlight polishing kit cleaned it right up. Thx all!!

Thank you.

When I did my engine a couple of years ago, I used Continental (ECI) cylinders. I pulled the rings off one piston to set the gaps. They were all dead nuts on. So I left the other three alone.

I use MEK. If you have good polyurethane paint, MEK usually won’t hurt it. I would try the MEK on somewhere inconspicuous. If the stain is soaked into the paint, you are kinda screwed. MEK works best. It may take the paint off along with the stain.

It’s worth a shot. Mine is a surface stain that I keep wiping with a rag.

That’s cute. When the blades go to feather all that relative wind doesn’t keep it spinning and in fact the propeller slows to a stop.

Damn, that’s more than I sold my Cessna for. Which included a fresh annual.

Yeah, good call. I had the nose gear pucks replaced last year, and I think the main gear was replaced about 5 years ago. So hopefully that's all good. I'm assuming that since this started right after my pitot/static check that the ASSS is the issue here. Everything had been working find up until then.

Here's all the info I have on the switch Airspeed safety switch.pdf 654-switch-veproducts-aerospace-low-pressure-switches-specs-sheet.pdf

Ouch. Whatever happens, after this find a different shop. Sorry you have to go through this. My fave: Discrepancy: Oil dipstick tube is loose and the gasket is missing pieces. Corrective Action: Remove the dipstick, replace the gasket and reinstall the dipstick. 0.65 $1,355.00 $880.75