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There are washers and there are crush washers, both metal and plastic/nylon. Some use metal crush washers with spark plugs that are meant to be, wait for it….crushed, and help form a seal and put pressure to prevent the plug (or bolt etc) from coming loose. I don’t think I said mine were crushed either, just that he used them when previously I had NO washers at all.

I would have thought the need for a snug fit would be more important for balance reasons.

TYVM. I guess I'm just surprised 2 mooney service centers didn't feel the need to add them and I also wouldn't have thought you could tighten them up sufficiently with the washers. I'll be less nervous now, thank you.

been flying a '75 F for 8 years now with no washers of any kind on the spinner screws, using several different mechanics. new mechanic just put plastic crush washers on them. that seems......odd to me. what say you all? tcds doesn't say anything specific about it. checking parts manual as we speak.....

ok, in lieu of me overusing the word "thingy" to describe what's going on, here's a nice clean AI description of what I'm looking for: Skytronics Magneto Harness – General Description & Issue System Overview (4-piece assembly): Nut – Secures the assembly externally. Collar – Located under the nut, sits atop the blue lead sleeve. Blue Lead Sleeve – Insulating outer cover of the ignition lead. Round Insert (Ferrule/Pin Seat) – Positioned between the center conductor (core) and the blue sleeve; this component compresses (or pinches) the blue sleeve into the collar when the nut is tightened. Original Design: A threaded pin spins into the center conductor (core) of the ignition lead. This pin provides a secure electrical connection and mechanical engagement within the magneto harness cap. Your Current Setup: Instead of a threaded pin, your configuration uses a crimped pin. The pin is crimped onto the exposed core of the ignition lead (not threaded). The pin is what I'm looking for, part # or where to find would be fantastic. I checked "thingies-r-us" but since skytronics isn't around anymore, I had no luck Thank you!

Ok I think we have some of those, thank you!

so I ended up getting two "new" latches from aircraft spruce. they seem to think the 4 rivets that hold them in place are 3/32 diameter, does this sound right?

Wellp, so this happened lol Hoping to have the new tires put on in the next coupl’a days.

do we know if the flight custom III's 606C66-8 are suitable replacements for the flight special II's 606c61 B1? I have the special II's on my '75F mains now but seem to recall the custom III's lasting longer. tyvm.

I went back to the hangar and it looks like a new pin was installed, I have no idea how that happened! Magic! Works like new now. I just have to crimp the pin to make sure it doesn’t wiggle loose.

That’s really what I’m hoping for.

I’m more trying to figure out if you can have one gps nav source feeding multiple devices (ie aspen AND g5).

What’s feeding the aspen?

my aspen did brick lol. I really like the aspen over 2 g5's but as I mentioned the gfc500 and aspen don't play well together....yet. I'm just trying to map out options where I slowly get everything installed. I'm not moneybags so I can't just do everything at the same time. I'm leaning towards just replacing the aspen with a pro max for now. it's about 1/3 the cost of going g3x/g5 before I even get to the autopilot.

Thank you!