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  1. Derrickearly
    Yes, that's where it is. Here is the full figure. The fitting is illustrated at the top left below.
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    I'll go to my local home depot and ask for the mooney plumbing section. :-) Unfortunately, its a mooney part. Other fitting part numbers are standard AN's. Not sure why this one is "special".
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    I'm looking for this oil fitting with item number 35 and part number 620008-000. Any suggestions? Thank you! Update: Looks like Mooney is willing to deliver this part.
  4. Derrickearly
    I just sent a path forward for my mag to my mechanic: 1st choice replace with a surefly. 2nd choice repair by aircraft magneto service. 3rd choice replace with a new mag. I'm not completely sure that I can fly a surefly. I have a io-390 in a 20f. Fingers crossed.
  5. Derrickearly
    Bendix mags are not an option for my io-390; however, I could replace the oil leaking right mag with a surefly electronic ignition.
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    What if my A&P mechanic doesn’t want to do the work? For him to send it out, does the magneto repair shop have to be 145 certified? Or, can it be another A&P?
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    Thank you for the recommendation. I’m hearing good things about them. Does he have to be a part 145 FAA certified repair station?
  8. Derrickearly
    Does a magneto repair shop need to be a certified repair station?
  9. Derrickearly
    Does a magneto repair shop need to be a certified repair station?
  10. Derrickearly
    My Slick 4370 out of an io-390 needs sb1-15a and it has an oil leak. Will you folks recommend a repair shop on the east coast please? http://aeroacc-vny.com/ declined to work on my slicks since they came out of an io-390. He cited a high failure rate.
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    Thank you!
  12. Derrickearly
    I’m thinking to use a tire patch bonded with RTV.
  13. Derrickearly
    Looks like I need one of these too. My mechanic's finger can pass right through a hole in the top.
  14. Derrickearly
    Sounds like I should discuss this with my mechanic.
  15. Derrickearly
    Thank you! I didn’t think to look at the egt and cht readings. Now I know what to look for.
  16. Derrickearly
    Thank you! I didn’t think to look at the egt and cht readings. Now I know what to look for.
  17. Derrickearly
    Just finished leaning to peak at 7000 ft, and the engine started running rough. Similar to 3 of 4 cylinders firing. I reverted to full rich. Turned on the boost pump. Cycled left, right and back to both magnetos. No change. Just started to look for a place to make a precautionary landing, and the roughness cleared. I switched fuel tanks, and continued my flight without a recurrence. Any ideas? I was thinking maybe a bit of water in the fuel. I drained both sumps. The right had a few drops of water, and the left was clear. I was flying on the left when the engine was rough. I also drained the sump in the cockpit during preflight using 5 seconds on both sides. Scratching my head.
  18. Derrickearly
    Great idea! You also confirmed my imbalance concern.
  19. Derrickearly
    Snow was piled up on the left side of the plane including where a blade passes through the cone. I cleared the snow and ice on the outside of the cone with some falling back inside. I thought to inspect inside and found lots more snow. My first thought was to leave it there and let the motor spin it out. Then, I worried about a persistent imbalance. Sorry for the lack of photos. Low light and rushed to finish the job. Had lots of snow to move.
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    I'm a Don Maxwell hot start convert, as well.
  21. Derrickearly
    Did some snow and ice clearing two evenings ago. Found my prop cone was full of snow. Thought to remove the cone to clear, but didn't like the thought of losing hardware. Then, I had the bright idea of pouring warm water into the cone to melt out the snow. Rotating the prop a bit drained all the melted snow and water.
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    Good job getting back on the ground safely!
  23. Derrickearly
    Sitting in the right seat and securing the left seat belt on the yoke is pretty comfortable.
  24. Derrickearly
    I set the trim and flaps to takeoff. I'll pull the yoke all the way back, and apply full power. This is just like a soft field takeoff. I relax the back pressure as soon as the nose wheel lifts. I try to keep the nosewheel just an inch above the runway. Soon after the mains will lift off, I lower the nose a bit to accelerate to 70 or 80 KIAS. This method was taught to me by Chuck McGill out in San Diego when I was getting my 20J type training back in 2015.
  25. Derrickearly
    As recommended here, I purchased these to give them a try.
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