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First of all I want to say Thanks to all who responded. You just saved me a ton of cash.As you expected I did not need a fuel Or gauge . It was just trash in the line or gauge. So small I didn't find it. I cleaned the line and gauge and now it's working fine. Thanks

Will Do! Thanks

I attached a few photos of the gauge. Not sure if there is a snubber attached to the back of this one. The original parts book shows the snubber attached to the back of the gauge. Any Ideas?

It dropped below the green a few times and still ran fine. Thanks

1. Thank all of you for your valuable input! I'm blown away with the responses, great info. 2.Thinking back about this problem, it showed up overnight. I was thinking about my own experiences with an automotive mechanical fuel pump. If failed slowly, starting with long crank cycles. NOT THE CASE HERE 3. This weekend I'm going to remove the gauge and if I'm lucky(according to the parts manual) I will remove the snuffer and check for an obstruction. I think I have a access to an automotive gauge to verify the pressure. If I can get the correct fittings without 20 trips to town. 4. The parts manual shows the snuffer or what ever its called to be attached the back of the gauge. 5. I will keep you posted. 6. Any ideas are welcome THANK YOU

I think at this point I will go ahead and replace the pump( cheap insurance). It looks like a real bear to replace, but not impossible. Do you or anyone have a good source for a new pump. Not sure if I should go new or rebuilt?

Nothing changed, pressure remained the same. The pump does work on boost but not higher than 15 maybe 16. Starts fine. I disconnected the fuel line at the firewall and I did have pressure. Not sure how much?

M20E Fuel Pressure. Thank you so much for the info. I will uncowl this weekend and get the numbers off the mags. Well they say don't borrow trouble , Well I guess I did! I have only have about 12 hrs. on the plane since I picked it up in early January. I'm located at a high elevation airport with somewhat high density altitude(ksrr). The other day I decided to take one of my friends up for a casual ride to demonstrate the speed and handling of my steed. So we climbed to 10.0 and trimmed the prop to 2500. The OAT was about 48F. everything seemed fine until I looked at the fuel pressure/ manifold gauge. The fuel was reading right at the bottom of the green area, I'm guessing about 15lbs.Now given my nature I'm in full blown panic mode thinking my mechanical pump is almost done. I checked several of the blogs and found I need to check the snuffer for blockage and. possibly the fuel strainer( The one I cannot find). Ok back to the original problem, do I have a problem? and if I do am I on the right track. P.S. EGT and Fuel flow was steady.

THANKS A MILLION!!!!

I recently purchased a nice m20e with all the mods and nice radios. Last weekend I decided to uncowl the beast as I cannot leave anything alone. I found a few items that needed some general tinkering with, but everything looked average for its age. One item that appeared to need some attention were the Ignition leads(they appear to be the original one's). I'm sure the leads do not need replacement at this time, but I think it would be a good idea. Does anyone know of a good source for new ones that will not break the bank?