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Does that include all your annual costs or just the top end work?

Do you mind if I ask what this service cost (in hours since the money doesn't exactly match)? I'm considering the same at annual and hoping for ballpark estimates before I call the shop.

Are you going from a 430W or 430 non-WAAS? I'm interested in hearing about installation costs for upgrading from the non-WAAS version.

http://www.avweb.com/avwebflash/news/Lycoming-Rolls-Back-Prices-on-Engine-Parts-228621-1.html Anyone out there have a list of what items had a price drop? Do the prices at AERO or Spruce already reflect this reduction?

Thanks Hank. I figured it was the LASAR cowl closure mod but figured there might have been something else that was magical. I have not heard of an oil cooler mod for the M20C.

Replace oil cooler with what? What mods to the intake are you suggesting? Just curious as I'm trying to improve my cooling as well.

They look great - out of curiosity- where did you get them?

N6XM had missing logbooks prior to all the mods which probably really hurt it overall value. This is a GREAT opportunity for someone that has their A&P and wants to build a personal project to hang on to for a long time. The cost of the repairs will never restore the aircraft to a clean value regardless of the number of great and unique mods. To a bank or buyer getting a loan it will always be simply be an early C model with damage history and missing logbooks with a nice GPS and autopilot. Edited to add that I really liked this airplane and was sad that it sold before I could seriously consider it back last summer.

Are these NAV/COMS compatible with the same tray? and wiring. IE - will a KX-155 with glideslope support a localizer only indicator?

Logbook makes no mention of cylinders being new or otherwise. Sticker in book from Lyc/Textron says "overhauled/rebuilt in accordance with the applicable Textron Lycoming manuals".

The engine was factory overhauled and zero timed 17 years ago. Does this mean they are first run cylinders eligible for IRAN?

Airplane is new to me (like a month ago) and I was instructed that CHT over 400 during climb is not uncommon and acceptable provided they return to under 400 at cruise. Previous owner had the airplane for the last 10 years and casually reviewing the G2 data over the last 5 years shows that they flew the airplane exactly the his way. CHTs in the low to mid 400s at the last part of the climb out and then cruised with temps in the 380-390 range. Other than wet plugs, everything else about this engine is fantastic. Great power, acceptable oil consumption, good compression etc. Is it possible to just do rings or is overhauling cylinders the only way to fix this. I'm not trying to get this engine to last another 15 years but would like to reach TBO at a minimum and hopefully farther. Currently 1600 SMOH in the year 2000 and 3600 since new.

They (lower) are all like that. Is this from the cylinder wearing out? How does one known if "they need it"?

Yes - I think. If "aggressive" means pulling the mixture back so far that you have to increase the mixture in order to advance the throttle over about 1100 without causing roughness. And harbor freight is also about a $40 round trip in fuel. So is there an amazon or spruce equivalent for 20-30 bucks?

I have had the aircraft for about 4 weeks now with 30 hours since picking her up. 1600 hours on the motor. Compressions all mid 70s. Engine is normally flown at altitude with WOT, 2500 RPM and leaned until the engine runs rough and then advanced until it smoothes out. CHTs sometimes climb up to 460 during climb out but all are stable below 390 in cruise. Oil consumption is about 1 quart every 5 hours of flight time and seems to "get dirty" after about 10 hours and is dark black by 25. Previous owner cautioned about fouling plugs and recommended burning out during a lean run up if the mag drops "passed" but felt rough. We both lean aggressively on deck. Flight last week showed a #1 EGT higher than the others and the G2 data showed that during the flight EGT ran about 100 deg higher and CHT was lower than the rest. During inspection, the lower plugs (REM37BY) were annotated as being oily. I pulled them today and indeed they are oily. I'm guessing that burning off this oil is what the lean run up is burning off. Plugs have been in service for 60 hrs. So my guess is that the oily plugs is not "normal" but using the lean run-up procedure is an acceptable way of resolving the issue. What is a more permanent fix to all four lower plugs being covered in oil? I am considering Tempest fine wires at the moment and cleaning and rotating at every oil change. I have files uploaded to Savvy but have not purchased the pro package yet . Thoughts?

Thanks to Rusty at ICS Service (W75 Hummel County) for working the steering issue that surfaced after installing new shock disks. After nearly departing the field after my first landing post shock disk, a quick consultation with the Don Maxwell's 8 Second Ride and a review of SB M20-202, it was time to take 56Q back to ICS for the fix. We probably should have checked this after installing the disks the first time... After leveling the aircraft on jacks, the plumb line was about 1" aft of the axle center. Installing the spacer from the service kit solved the issue. Took about 1-2 hours total. The whole adventure took less than 1 afternoon. The hardest part was landing a very "directionally challenged" M20C on a 2200x45 runway with 10 kts direct crosswind. (I can't fix the image...it always loads sideways) Also was fortuitous to meet "Delta" and another C owner picking their aircraft up after annual.

I found the wiring diagram. It shows a connection to the rheostat. My assumption will be that it is not connected and I will just carry a roll of electric tape to cover the lights on night flights until the time comes to open the panel and upgrade antennas etc for ADS-B.

Logged one night flight using the STEC 30. The manual states "The aircraft lighting rheostat controls the A/P systems light intensity" With my installation, this apparently is not the case and the green and blue indicator lights are like having a miniature sun in the cockpit. Anyone else out there have this "problem" and if so what was the fix?

This aircraft is listed for a salvage bid on Trade a Plane. Does this mean the insurance company wrote it off as a total loss? This couldn't be that complicated of a repair considering how many Mooneys are sold after they have been landed gear up...

Out with the old...

I have somewhere in the vicinity of 100+ NVD fixed wing landings and in my opinion it is generally not a good idea. Very few airfields have lighting that are acceptable for the use of NVDs and it is difficult to maintain proficiency, particularly for those of us in the pointy nosed world of aviation. The tactical transport folks will also train for low level NVD use as well as landings but it really comes down to appropriate compatible field lighting...in addition to all the cockpit mods that permit their use. A single white/red light in the cockpit pretty much makes the goggles useless due to "blooming" They also aren't a "keep around for emergency use" type item. The need focusing on the ground during preflight using special equipment and they are focused on a single plane - usually infinity. That means you have to be able to see UNDER them to read your instruments unless you have a compatible heads up display. Bottom line - probably an impractical mitigation to the hazards of night flight in a single engine airplane. Best to plan point to point over airfields within gliding distance and to have a Garmin or other device with a "NEAREST" feature to quickly point you in the right direction. Interesting though that someone would have thought of this...somewhere I have some good footage of a thunderstorm that I videoed through my goggles.

acpartswhse - Thanks but the LASAR block showed up today!

Thanks!

My GNS 430 is hardwored to feed a flight lab to Garmin 496. Will the IFD440 do the same if it is slid into the chassis?

Just make sure you install it with a WAAS capable antenna and cable and this is probably the best plan!