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1967 427

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    M20C

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  1. Prior to purchasing my C, I found an incredible deal on an F. Lucky I live in NorCal and back then I had 2 great options of places to take it for a pre purchase inspection. The short story was “they” told me not to walk away from it, but to run. There shouldn’t be such a thing as a beater airplane. Sure we all start with beater cars and many kids were stranded on the side of the road, which is perfectly fine and actually a good thing. It’s one of those life lessons, not necessarily one of those life lessons you want to learn while in the air. You really want to know what you’re getting into from a $ perspective. Remember what they find will be about 65% of what you will actually have to spend.
  2. I don’t have that prop, but I believe that the original RPM restriction was due to harmonics generated by the original prop. I think you should look into that new Hartzell prop, I think the RPM restriction may not apply. Don’t know for sure, I would do some research if I were you. Only a pp’s thoughts
  3. Since this thread has already been hijacked, I think this guy was just into his gadgets. His tug looks like a converted snow blower. I have been considering making one myself. Don’t need it yet, I just like home made gadgets, but tough to find a used snow blower in the Bay Area.
  4. Presently the duct on my C is in good shape. They are just as hard to find, but I know when they make a run of these parts I plan on purchasing a spare. If I find a hole in mine before I can get a replacement, I have considered asking my mechanic if he thought this would be a temporary fix. https://www.amazon.com/X-Treme-Tape-TPE-X36ZLR-Silicone-Triangualr/dp/B00HWROMW6/ref=asc_df_B00HWROMW6/?tag=hyprod-20&linkCode=df0&hvadid=241913979791&hvpos=&hvnetw=g&hvrand=1983717323158796772&hvpone=&hvptwo=&hvqmt=&hvdev=c&hvdvcmdl=&hvlocint=&hvlocphy=9031931&hvtargid=pla-402919790058&psc=1 I have used this product at work and it’s pretty cool.
  5. Being 6’4” it would almost be more comfortable all the way back, but the seat isn’t locked in at that location, so I fly with the seat in the locking point.
  6. Congratulations on joining what I think to be a very rare and prestigious group. Even though I don’t have a $400,000 mooney, I love my 66C model. Even today, which is many years later, I still have that same sense of “thrill” that you have. Don’t plan on that fading any time soon.
  7. Maybe it’s time for new brake pads. The majority of your fluid could be sitting in your calipers displacing worn pads.
  8. After reading about may others that don’t seem to have to pay attention to their CHT’s, I thought I was the one that would run into the low 400s if I wasn’t paying attention to what I was doing. Your money ask exactly the same as mine. My solution is similar to yours the only difference is, after lowering the nose I will typically pull the power back from 100%. Obviously this is only on takeoff, in all other situation my cylinder heads typically run between 340 to 370. Like you said to summit up, “they make a difference”.
  9. Tip of the day. Take it to a shop. All kidding aside there are some things worth having someone else do.
  10. Jim sorry to hear about your plight. It makes me appreciate the A&P /AI that does the majority of my work. Yours is not the only story that I think we have read on this site. One of the shops on my field (now out of business) was notorious for hiring mechanics off the street that had no aviation background. They would do the work and one certified mechanic would review and there AI would sign off. I always thought this was insane. Pilots pay a lot of money because I am expect an expert doing the job. Now, in no way am I suggesting that’s what happened at the service center that you went to, but it sure makes you wonder.
  11. I will ask my A&P what the thread was on mine, but had the same issue. We found the right thread size, but when cycling the gear, it would bend the head of the fitting...every fitting seamed to be to tall. I suggested that we use a set screw that when installed would be flush. My mechanic thought it was an ingenious solution (I said “duh”). I took it to work and had them drill a small hole thru it and machine it to length. A small amount of Loctite on the threads and the use of an Allen key to install and we were done. When lubing all the zerks the normal attachment is used, but when lubing this fitting, the lube gun head is switched to a rubber tip, problem solved.
  12. Your guess is as goo as mine. It may be only that schools requirement as to minimize any possible liability. The only reason I consider it was because they approached me and they had a good sales pitch.
  13. Thanks for the comment and you are correct. I could buy 2.5 M20C’s for what a clean 1967 convertible with the 427 tri-power goes for these days. Not that I need to worry about that, this is one of my forever cars.
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