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Just go to a local glass or window shop. They’ll usually just rob a small piece of acrylic off another project. Cut it to spec. I think I paid the guy $15

@PeteMc you don’t put a high concentration tip on it and get 2’ away from it. in fact, the foaming portion isn’t a hard stream at all. It just gives the blast enough juice to “atomize” the soap through the affixed soap container. I’ve had no luck with anything close to useful with a hose attachment. a rinse with a wide area nozzle and distance from the surface just rinses with a high volume fine mist. Or pull the pressure off altogether.

I have an insight g2, always thought about this but… green bars, red bars, I just look at the numbers. I don’t think there’s any audio on the unit What’s the deal with the new screen? Any benefit?

Just make sure you stay far away from the boot heel of Missouri. Do not under any circumstance find an old thread on here and consider Jewell Aviation Kennett, MO unless you want to walk away with a high probability of parts falling off, or blowing off, your engine. My safety contribution for the day. Sorry I don’t have any positive recs in the area but others will. I will say, call several shops to compare prices and time. It seems the turnaround time can vary widely.

This part I do not understand. There was a guy (George?) in California that used to do them all the time. It’s just a basic electric motor. How is George the only guy in the world who knows how to work on motors? I can’t fathom this. Electric motors are in every airplane. Do they have unique parts that’s the issue? Seems like they would all be pretty standard to motor fixers no? What’s the deal?

Gotcha so it’s not low lead (LL) bc it’s high lead. Thought I solved a major aviation challenge there for a minute….

Yeah, welcome aboard money bags magee, thanks for your service.

Can I ask a stupid question? What in the world is green 100 octane? It does not have the prefix “LL” so I assume it’s a non leaded 100 octane? The solution to all of our problems? Go back to green gas?!

No I understand. I don’t hate it a bit. Just being dramatic. If you want the gear set, here’s the shot. I did the exact same thing 3 months ago. Bought an actuator motor assembly (with 40:1 gears) for $5k. So now I have a fully working, complete system, with all parts in the event any of them fail. Call it a $5k insurance policy. I did not enjoy having to do it but I am now covered from getting grounded unforeseen. I don’t like being vulnerable or waiting on anyone to do their job. So, case closed for me.

I’m pretty sure you/his ad means he has a new 40:1 set….. ya? It says 20:1 but I’m now aware of any kit that sold the 20:1 gear

Wow! Here’s your chance to buy a new gear set!! For the low low price of $5k!!!

I’ve had 4 “alternator failures”. First thing I’ve done is reset the alt field circuit breaker. It will reset the VR, either causing it to come back online (as indicated by voltage) or not. That gives you an idea. 3 of the 4 events was broken connectors on the back of the alternator. One the field wire and twice the field wire jumper. the fourth event, still broken wires, just way more tricky. I was convinced it was the VR going bad so I bought a Zefftronics VR (which by the way, their install instructions tell you exactly where to read resistance and voltage and what value it should be at each point if you want me to track it down for u). While installing, I had a sneaking suspicion about the canon plug that plugs into the VR. I disassembled the cannon plug on my back from underneath the panel (pain in ass) and voila- smoking gun. The field wire had chafed off insulation and was grounding against the wire shielding. I went ahead and used the new VR since I had it already, but I could have sent it back and re-used my original VR. Had I not been up there replacing the VR and taking the additional time to inspect the guts of the cannon plug, it would have been a nightmare never ending diagnostic. I was proud of my curiosity that day

After Jewel f’d up my engine, I asked Zephyr to re-overhaul it, he said “I can do whatever you want but I’d just be taking your money if you ask me to overhaul it again”. So they did an IRAN, basically doing all core engine work without fooling with the accessories again (Jewell sent those items to someone else anyway). To include line boring the case, overhauling the cylinders, new cam, new lifters. What else is there if everything else had been inspected and determined GTG?

Silver miner?!, weather station operator, mechanic, pilot, electrical engineer- what has Eric J not dabbled in? They all sort of made sense until this.

Mine does not. from memory of a previous part hunt. I think recommended by a msc