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GAMI is not in the fuel business. They are neither a refinery nor a distributor. Hence the STC -- it is the only way they can recoup their investment.

Why?

It's my understanding that some of the Bonanza people use pre-heat all the time to drive out moisture.

Some late-model Toyotas are now using 0W8 oil -- pretty tight tolerances. I doubt if Toyota is the only one. I couldn't believe my eyes when I read that my car uses 0W20, but 0W8 is insane.

Love the spring compressor -- couldn't be simpler.

As Sen. Fulbright once opined "A billion here, a billion there -- pretty soon you're talking about real money".

FAA doesn't care about your engine unless it blows up and causes a forced landing.

I wonder if it would be legal to redo a panel with a hinge at the bottom. I have seen some amateur-built airplanes with this arrangement. I guess every wire and hose has a service loop. To work on the panel they remove a couple of screws at the top, and fold the panel down into their lap. No more upside-down (on the floor) gymnastics.

One more picture? Please.

Excellent! Thanks.

Is this something you are making? Are you sharing the 3D printer files?

If you decide to try it, get someone who has done it a few times and is willing to follow instructions.

That's cool. How does it attach to yoke? Does it use fans?

These birds are old, so anything is possible. Mine energizes the SOS when the key is turned to the "Start" position, and energizes the starter when pushed.

Given your model and your reference to "outboard" tanks, I assume you have Monroy long range tanks. Do you know that there are no senders in the auxiliary tanks? So you have 4 tanks and 2 fuel gauges. If you fill all 4 tanks (probably a little over 100 gallons), the fuel gauges won't come off "full" until you have burned a large amount of fuel because, due to the wing dihedral, as fuel is burned, the aux tanks replenish the fuel in the mains until you have burned 20 or 30 gallons -- I don't know what the number is, but with the Monroy long range tanks, the only time the gauge has a chance of being accurate is when you have zero fuel remaining. The senders and gauges were designed with the as-built tanks in mind, and don't know anything about all the extra fuel in the aux tanks. You may have other issues with the senders, wiring, or gauges but, even if they are in perfect working order, the gauges will not come off "full" until you have flown several hours. EDIT: On review, I see that @LANCECASPER beat me by 12 minutes.

Man, you were fast -- 2 seconds after I pulled the trigger, I corrected by spelling.

Unless something has changed, LASAR is an MSC.

When I read Busch, I think he favors something in the middle -- don't overhaul something because it's time BUT don't wait until it breaks. He is pushing an attitude that is continuously looking for things that are not broken, but also not quite right. Then investigate the "not quite right". Of course some things will outright break regardless of your maintenance philosophy.

Reciprocating or hot wire?

You should send your post to Mike Busch -- he would love it. Your story has everything he promotes and practices. First, LOP operations: he always runs his TSIO-520s lean of peak. And he, of course, is a proponent of "on condition" maintenance, which statistically lowers your chances of a maintenance-induced failure. And saves money.

It's almost never attributable to just one thing.

Here is what Bob says Bob Kromer - Slipping a Mooney Part 1.pdf

See page 3 of this Technical Bulletin TB15 - Maintenance Charging.pdf

Exactly this. I'll be surprised if it fits in a container.

We will need more judges to adjudicate every case.