Glen Davis

Mine is 28 volt but the Home Depot Socket idea is brilliant. Is that in the aviation section, near paint?

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I have a 1989 M20J. It has strobes on the forward wing tips, which also contain a green and red nav light. On the trailing edge of the wind tip are my white NAV lights. They are not LED, they are old-fashioned incandescent bolts. One of them works, and the other one is intermittent. I can only get it to work by holding the bulb and bulb socket in my hand and wiggling it slightly. See photo. That leaves me to believe that the problem may not be in the socket, but actually in the wiring behind the sock. But that’s hard to get to as I would have to remove the entire wing tip. Has anyone had any experience with this and any positive results you can share. I’ve included a couple of pictures for your reference. Is there a modern Whalen or some other company replacement for this trailing edge white wing tip light. I would prefer not to have to spend thousands of dollars for an entire new wingtip lighting system just because one incandescent light isn’t working. Does anyone possibly have this socket which holds the incandescent light that they’d be willing to sell me?

My mixture cable needs replacement and the McFarland replacement cost about $800 according to my mechanic. It’s a 1989 M20J. Could that be correct? Seems expensive.

I went to the attorney who created the trust. Thanks all

I have the dreaded servos from China in my GFC 500. They are failing. My shop has informed me that Garmin will supply replacement servos for no charge and allow 2.5 hours of labor toward the removal/replacement. Is this the deal that others recieved from Garmin. Did it take longer than 2.5 hours per servo to remove/replace?

I know this is a little unusual to be posting here on Mooneyspace but there are so many sharp minds and great resources on this forum, I decided to give it a try. Additionally, after 50 years as an aviator, I’ve come to learn that there’s a camaraderie amongst pilots and most of the time a level of trust that can be expected. I have been appointed the trustee for an estate of an elderly friend. It’s not a huge amount of money and she doesn’t have a great deal of assets. Nevertheless, I would like to find an attorney who practices in Connecticut to assist me. This is not my first time as a trustee. Instead of just picking a name out of a hat or in the old days we’d say from the “yellow pages”, (you young guys have no idea what that means) I thought I would see if there is a member of this group who would be able to assist me. I’d much rather deal with a fellow pilot and perhaps even a fellow Mooney owner than someone completely out of the blue. Please text me if you can help. 917 297 1111. Glen Mooney M20J Van’s RV-12 Taylorcraft BC12D

While doing the before flight checklist the AP button on the GFC 500 would not make the AP engage. The light above the AP button would not eliminate. The errors in the attached photo displayed. Tried turning it off many times. Tried pulling the circuit breaker, then resetting it many times. Tried turning off the avionics and then turning it back on many times. None of that worked. Has anyone had this error message and how did you rectify it?

The manifold pressure in my 1989J model fluctuates. This is being displayed on a Garmin G3X. What might be causing this? No other anomalies on any other instruments or gauges.

My friend, Jose, has a 231 with a recent avionics upgrade. He has a number of items that were removed which are for sale, including standby vacuum pumps, NAV, comms, autopilot and other parts. I’ve created a link to a photo gallery with all of these items. if you are interested in any of these items, please call Jose directly. His phone number is (772) 633-1616. All of the items are located in Vero Beach Florida. Link to gallery : https://www.smugmug.com/gallery/n-GMk3Px

I am looking for a ride from Oshkosh back to Florida on July 26 or 27. Prefer 7FL6 but am flexible. I’m a CFII and can offer a Flight Review if you’re in need. Also can share expenses. Current instrument, Garmin savvy, own a M20J, 185 lbs, one backpack. (917) 297-1111

I have a friend who has a 1980 K. He would like to replace his seats with the newer style that articulate up and down. Does anyone have some they would be willing to sell?

According to the parts manual, there are two different size Camlocs that attach the one piece belly pan to the belly of a J model. I’ve ordered all of the camlock and now I’m trying to figure out which size goes where. Basically the pattern for the shorter ones versus the longer ones. Does anybody know?

Does anyone have a 24/28 V power supply used to power the aircraft via the aux. power port so the avionics can be run without wearing down the battery while in the hangar that they would be willing to sell?

Update, the belly pan came off and the chain was sitting there with the connector link missing its retainer lock thingie. With the help of this group I was able to find a replacement connector link on Amazon. I showed it to my mechanic and he said that will work perfectly. I got four of them for five dollars. It has to be the cheapest aircraft part I’ve ever bought. I have three now available for sale at $250 each if anybody needs one.