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Before I click the "Buy Now" button (I can't believe how much a starter adapter is!??!), I just want to get consensus from people smarter than me that this is, in fact, a starter adapter gone bad?? For what it's worth... - Plenty of amps are getting to the battery (Energizer 24) - Just installed a brand new Kissling starter solenoid ($880 from Mooney) - Connections to/from the starter solenoid to the starter are clean - 1998 M20R Ovation - Continental IO-550 (G) - Original Energizer 24 starter - 1600 Since New - I've put ~4 hours on the engine since switching from Aeroshell 15W-50 w/ Camguard to Phillips. I've heard from several people who've said that combination led to early adapter slippage Assuming it's the adapter, any good recommendations for an overhauled one? Niagara? Aircraft Accessories of OK? Aircraft Specialties? Starter Adapter.m4v

Oops! Thanks, Paul.

I'm wondering if anyone has some input on this. We're 99% sure we've narrowed down the starting issues I've been having to the Kissling starter solenoid, PN 26.57.01. The problem is, I can't find anyone who has one of these in stock. I was thinking that a LAMAR STS-S24 Starter Solenoid would work, however it doesn't look like it's PMA'd for the M20R. I'm waiting to hear back from Maxwell for some guidance on this. In the meantime, the airplane's stuck on the ground. Are you aware of any alternatives?

I thought I'd wrap up this post and share pics from the trip. Everything went well. Thanks for all of your tips. http://mooneyspace.com/gallery/album/13908-idaho-to-cape-cod/

@carusoam, My wife is from Provincetown, MA, so we're planning on spending a little time back there this summer with her family.

Yeah, I think we're going to have to experiment with this Benadryl you speak of.

@ @JimR, Yes, I did blog about my flights in the airplane. Back in 2004, I flew it to each of the lower 48 states and maintained a blog throughtout the trip. The blog was called AirportMainstreet.com. AOPA did a brief little writeup on the trip in one of their issues and I ended having quite a few pilots following that trip. In fact, I met my wife on that trip! I'll post some pictures of that trip and maybe it'll jog your memory a bit.

Hi all, We're planning on taking the airplane, a 66' M20E, from Idaho to Cape Cod this June - me, my wife, our 6-month-old boy, and our small dog. My wife is also a pilot and up for the adventure. I've flown the airplane back to the east coast several times, though never with an infant. I could use any advice you might be willing to give. We're planning on taking a 2-3 days to do it and making the legs no longer than a few hours each. Some say flying with a baby is fine, others say you need to wait until they're older. I don't plan on flying higher than around 7,000 - 8,000 feet, so assuming he's not congested, I don't anticipate any issues. He's flow in airliners several times already. As far as noise, he's got my genes and has a large noggin, so will be wearing a small headset that seems to fit him comfortably. Are we crazy for even thinking about flying that much (16 hours) in a few days with a small child? Obviously, we're planning on doing some 'trial runs' before then to make sure we're all comfortable with the whole thing. Have you done anything like this before? If so, any advice you have would be appreciated.