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Either the gauge or the transducer. Have your maintainer plumb a second gauge in the oil pressure line to the transducer to verify the readings. Clarence

Mark, The slipping will eventually get to the point that the engine won’t turn over and won’t start. Best to repair it while it’s realatively cheap. Some airframes are a real pain to work on, the Ovation is not difficult. Having changed lots of them on Cirrus airframes I would suggest getting rid of the tiny Iskra starter and buying a better more powerful one and accepting a slight weight gain. Another cause of metal from a starter adapter is kick back during start caused by poor magneto timing or magneto internal issues. Clarence

Welcome to Mooneyspace! I don’t see a picture of Ms. Thang, I assume that she is a Mooney? It’s OK if she’s not, these guys let me participate even though I own a Piper Comanche. Clarence

Oil flow diagram for a typical Continental engine from Tips on engine care manual, http://continentalmotors.aero/xPublications/Maintenance Manuals/TEC-1/ Clarence

I would suspect that your newly installed cable is not adjusted correctly and is not allowing the scissors to lock “over centre”. Adjusting the outer sleeve, the cable end or both may be required. Clarence

You can see the shop floor through the spot where the shop removed the lower wing skin to belly fairing. It looks like a nice repair. Clarence

I’m told that the new style gears are in short supply at the moment. Clarence

The parts as other described should be easily fixed or fabricated. I’m surprised that S/B M20-250 and the associated FAA AD don’t apply to the E and F models as well. https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/4147179/technical_documents/service_bulletins/sbm20-250b.pdf Clarence

To be fair the comparison is the same power, same propeller type, same gear type and same seating capacity and see what the outcome is. If budget is brought into the mix we’ll need to compare purchase cost as well as all of the other budget considerations like steel cage corrosion repair, fuel tank repair, spar corrosion repair and overall operational costs. Again I think the winner will be the Grumman Tiger. Clarence

For those who watched Ice Pilots, Mikey McBryan is leading a group saving a C47 from WW II. https://www.planesavers.com/ Clarence

I have a Brittain Accutrak system removed from a J model for sale. Includes the turn coordinator and power supply, the Accutrak control head, the BI805 valve and four servos all with good seals. Clarence

Sadly every airport has one of these pilots. Ours landed on the taxiway, now affectionately named 26L, then on another occasion cleared the runway and had no idea where he was. He has passed on now and been replaced by another. Clarence

The comparison I made is airframes of the same seating capacity, the same horsepower, the same gear style, the same fixed pitch propeller. The Grumman would win in this case. Clarence

You are correct, I missed the oil temp gauge. Clarence

No! Clarence