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Sounds more like Laceration 101 . . . lol.

easy to answer that. Ask for the exact part number of the KX-165 and check what indicator you have. The install manual of the KX-155/165 is easy to find online

Um...that's awesome!! I would love one! I think it was called the Mark 21 through 1967, and the Ranger name appeared for 1968 model year. Based onmy serial number 680002, I have the 2nd "Ranger". And who are you calling ugly?! Let me know what I can do to make it worth your while to send one my way.

Where did she find them? At a yard sale there in Kerrville?

The “legal” answer, is do what it says in the POH for your model and year. It’s worth noting that in both cases, flaps are retracted before gear.

I would. I'll PM address.

She also found two of these ashtrays. They do not say a model, or any other identification for that matter, but they are definitely '60's. I will keep one. Would anyone like the other?

Those are cool, @Mcstealth! By sheer coincidence, I've owned my Mooney Ranger for 18 years now . . . But I've never seen one of these.

If the idea is to run the engine on the ground, start cranking with mixture at idle cut off and slowly advance mixture while continuing to crank. Be patient. I wouldn't fly with an INOP boost pump.

I have heard that in recent times JPI will do the re-program and e-mail it to you rather than having to send it back. Then you just plug into the usb port. Not sure of the cost though.

I would love one!!

Aero motors could likely have a replacement to you in less than a week, they are probably half the cost of a new one and build in improvements the original fuel pump lacked. Give them a call!

Check out what my wife came across!! Authentic 1960 something Mooney Ranger Swag!! She found a total of ten. Six of which are in their original wrapper, ugly as they are. Would anyone like one? Sincerely David.

I think the built-in CDI function didn't come out until the KX165A somewhere in the 2nd half of the 1990's. I believe the KX-165 just had the current radial feature.

I’ll go out to the airport Thursday morning and check if I have channels above 135.00.

Sorry to hear this. But better than having an engine failure! At least you got some hours and over 12 years out of it. Thread drift warning! I've heard that the worry with loss of the clamping pressure runs the risk of spinning a bearing insert. But I've never quite understood that. Don't the inserts have tangs that 'locks' them in place in the case like automotive bearing inserts? Or, do they only rely on the friction provided by sufficient clamping?

Yes, indeed. I had to replace it recently (that is why I had the reference handy). It is not that difficult to do.

Great feedback, everyone! I appreciate it, thank you.

State and federal excise taxes, state sales tax (if applicable), state and local environmental fees, flowage fees, airport fees and surcharges, etc., probably contribute more to the overall price of 100LL than TEL ever did.

Bad idea. Very bad.

Here is an opportunity to exercise your superior aeronautical decision making rather than rely on superior airmanship if your engine driven fuel pump also develops an issue and ground your bird till you can get your boost pump replaced or repaired. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Both the 165 & 155 can include GS receivers.

I sold an EI engine monitor when I upgraded our J to a JPI ED900. EI gave me an estimate of a couple hundred $$ to do the reprogramming. Curious- is JPI much higher than that?

You will get fuel pressure just cranking it. I rarely use the boost pump to start my plane. If you need to fly it somewhere for maintenance, you will need a ferry permit to do it legally.

When I was troubleshooting the A/P in our J, I replaced that switch to negative effect. When I was studying it I read that the high failure rate is caused by the fact that under trim servo load, the switch is operating near its rated current. A good way to extend the life of that switch is to never use it (except in case of emergency). If you never use it, it never disconnects under load, and doesn't damage the contacts. Not my informed opinion, just something I read that kind of makes sense. It is a minor pain to replace but not a major pain like it seems replacing the trim switch would be.