MB65E

Is that to clear the grease fitting? We think? -Matt

.040 safety wire doubled up. Then pull them with safety wire Pliers. The aluminum pushrod tube is super soft. You’ll puncture or damage the ends if you pry on them. -Matt

I would re-torque all of the fuel and oil lines. B-nuts don’t back off unless they are previously cracked or under torqued. I also make sure that any aircraft I work on have Steel fittings on BOTH sides of the engine driven fuel pump. The vibration and load on the fittings work hardens the aluminum fittings. I’ve seen them crack. Also if the idle mixture adjustment quits having a rise, or if adjusting the idle mixture doesn’t respond the fuel servo is on its last leg and needs to be overhauled. I’ve had one emergency landing due to this and have found 2 other clients with bad fuel servos after noticing the suspect idle mixture settings. Nice work getting the airplane down safely. -Matt

Little more Context Mr. Mike as I missed it. -Matt

Was ramped checked at 7:45 AM on a Saturday while standing infront of our Citation last week. Inspector wanted to see the maintenance aircraft records. He thought they were supposed to be on the airplane. I then went back to my office and grabbed 15y worth of totes full of binders. Handed it to him while I gathered passengers and catering. No issues. -Matt

Wow, that’s really clean and nice. -Matt

Nobody mentioned taking off??? Wow! I’ll land in a lot more than I’ll ever take off with. After 14y in a M20E, Scariest thing in a short body Mooney is decent left crosswind on takeoff. Even as low as a 10k direct left crosswind will get your attention. You simply need more rudder or pull power out. Only DXB mentioned Takeoff. I think that’s more of an interesting data point as well. -Matt

Good Friend in Shreveport LA does several of the surgeries per day. Awesome guy. He also Flys acro and a Citation. My Dad had one of his done, (not by my friend) he had a delayed recovery of about a week. He was amazed at the color difference and wished he would have done it sooner. -Matt

Hmm, I think the pictures don’t match or something. JPI said they no longer make their adaptor type CHT fitting for the cylinders. The wires would get into the threads when the Rochester probe was screwed in. Thinking the Insight 2856 probe with the Rochester 3080-38 should work to get the Garwin working again. Just need to find the single wire. From the Garwin cluster. Any other thoughts? -Matt

No that’s the spark plug probe. For the piggyback probe to work, it’s installed into the cylinder probe location to run the JPI, then the Factor probe slips into the piggy back fitting. My understanding is the shop put the EDM-700 in and kiboshed the Garwin/Rochester probe. I just need to trace and find the single wire that was omitted. At least that’s how my airplane is wired. Learning things, Matt

I was helping Mellow with this. Both the spark plug style probes have 2 wires. Original probe was only a single wire using the probe itself as the ground. So we’d need to find the single wire coming out of the Garwin cluster. I don’t know why the shop switched to the spark plug style probe. JPI also no longer makes the piggy back style probe for their units. Just some additional notes while we throw darts. -Matt

Ahh, dang. I’ll pass then. I have a sealed 5y old Gill. Had a sealed concord. I Was actually surprised by the newer sealed Gill quality. Appreciate the clarity, -Matt

I’ll bite! -Matt

So Gill sealed? What’s the difference? -S2 charger says it’s for sealed or flooded. I would be interested. I have. A 24v charger if anyone is interested in. I would like to obtain a 12v. -Matt

Those are nice Don!! What’s a switch sell for? -Matt

I’ve thought about it. I know exactly what wire to jumper! The VEP airspeed pressure switch is only 2 wires. I would use a momentary switch. Easy mod. -Matt

Depends on if buying, selling, or just trying to get it running. You can measure the push rod lengths with the valve lash when the tappets are flat. You won’t have the normal seats and wear patterns on the valve train. However, it’s not the end of the world unlike rod caps or other rotating parts. I think with a little bit of mineral oil at break in it would run in ok. -Matt

I can offer cruise by for a look see one afternoon if others are booked. -Matt

Re-strap of transponders Re-reg of ELT if GPS/406 Re-paint of numbers. (Vinyl is acceptable) New Airworthiness certificate New Registration document Finally, Getting the paperwork right takes the most time. One needs to wait to touch the aircraft until the permission to apply new registration markings is granted by the feds. Not a huge deal, but it takes some time to do it right. -Matt

I’m up to doubling the cost and time estimates for my fleet of aircraft I maintain. If it’s under… great. Quotes are dumb, nobody hold to the quote if they go over. Only thing I’ve seen work is in the construction industry. Where company’s pay a daily rate to the client if they are late on a project. I’ve never seen it in the aviation industry. I wish there was a better way to budget. -Matt

Why are we landing on Ice in a complex airplane? -Matt

He took the most beautiful photos. I remember this photo he took on a hike. It was this purple lavender field in a forest at sunrise. The camera captured the dew on the lavender through the sunlight. Just about as spectacular as you could imagine. He posted it on the site, but the early photos no longer exist. His Mooney upgrades were just as nice! All the best to his family, -Matt

There are 3 gasket types, two pressure screens and 2 different remote oil filter housings. I had the wrong gasket on mine. Blocking the oil cooler only when it was warm. -Matt

337 Is required as any repair to a flight control is a Major repair. As well as one for removing the STC’d. I don’t think the SRM has any repairs to Flight controls allowed. I would look for a new rudder or leave it alone. -Matt

Wrap the tabs/holes with .040 safety wire and support the tube with a wrench. Rip and pull hard quickly. A little lube on the ramps works well too -Matt