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Sure. Call it a repair then. If I’m getting an “overhauled cylinder” I want a fresh cylinder machining, new guides, seats ground, etc. Not that you just measured it and it looks good. That would be a repair in my mind.

It doesn’t make a lot of difference to me what the standard is per the FAA, we as users just ought to stop using the word “overhauled” in general if there is no standard. Too many users think they are getting something for that term. They are instead getting whatever vendors feel like it is. We ought to just do away with the term and start treating all assembly work as an a-la-carte menu.

There is so much variance in the field across providers interpreting what an overhaul means. I had no idea this was the case. Engines, cylinders, etc. This isn’t a discussion about regs, because they don’t matter to a lot of people and there is almost never enforcement. So, it’s the Wild West. I would start by asking said shop what kind of honing machine they have. If they don’t tell you some Sunnen XXX model and fumble that question, it’s because they are using a drill with a dingle berry hone. Are drills useful? Sure. For an overhaul, GTFOH.

Any J owners that have upgraded their propeller, I’m looking for a McCauley stock replacement. Let me know if you have one willing to sell. Thanks!!

Probably just pull up LinkedIn, see who works for whoever owns Dukes, see if you could find someone to cross reference drawings for you. Finding the right/willing person is key but not so far out of sight because they haven’t been trained to not answer questions like anyone who answers a main phone line.

This is wild!

I hope I’m this lucky, Don. I respect the decision a lot- for sake of the community as well as the fleet. Sounds like you’ll have as much aviating in your future as you like with the support of your neighbors. That’s pretty cool, too.

Installed to the top side of the belly panel? I thought they were all installed into the airframe itself? Only one I’ve pulled off, nothing was mounted to the belly.

@AJ88V it’s really not a bad system. Most of its reputation in the peanut gallery derives from the early years where the mounting clamps were probably not up to the task of holding the weight of a heavier magneto. Some of them fell off over the years. The latest iteration of clamp seems to have resolved this, assuming the installing mechanic follows the service instruction for torque values and use of proper new star washer. They work the same, your just moving the common drive from inside the accessory case to outside the accessory case. Same number of moving gears. The only other reason I can think of as a demerit is that, the only place to get parts from is Kelly Aerospace. It’s really not that mag shops can’t work on them all the same as a standard mag, they don’t like the parts supplier being Kelly. I would argue it’s all a crap shoot on parts quality nowadays anyway.

That’s a good point. There’s almost no way to perfectly replicate the exact pitch position without being in flight. sort of irrelevant to your issue I understand make sure you come back to post your results one way or the other.

Gotcha. I was just generally wondering if one method was better than the other. I’ve done the process twice but never really considered that. We just pushed it to 2500 with throttle only.

Same victim mentality that jobless able-bodied EBT users cite as they check out of WalMart with their ho ho’s and Coca Cola filled basket. I can, therefore I will. A rebellion against the man that’ll never be heard. Just an impactless loser.

Not reading that essay.

Did what? There were two scenarios I posited.

I always wonder if the prop should be balanced at an RPM using throttle or if the throttle should be brought up past the target RPM and then governed back down.

It could definitely be very slightly modified to mfg as LS, at minimum

I’ve used the rental at full price from Napa several times. NEVER RETURNED ONE even if that was the original intent. Because… one never knows when you might be needing it on a Sunday night. Inconvenience you from completing a job (TERRIBLY PAINFUL). Tools are fun. Multiple sets even funner, and I’m not a poor. Life is good. Tools are good.

Sounds like a very scammer thing to say… since they are the ones sending the money…. How does that work? They send you money and then… SURPRISE MF I DONT REALLY WANT IT. KEEP MY MONEY!

There are like 20 other options.

There’s a company that coats heavy machinery used in marine environments called Nyalic. They spray it on every single thing except the cloth seats. Engine, electrical panels, paint, everything. Not suggesting nor discouraging for its’ use in aviation but maybe the same kind of thing. I give my engine a light spray of ACF50 into the cooling fins every couple oil changes to keep the any surface rust from accumulating. Pretty hard to get a good paint bond I. There I imagine. Probably mostly burns off as soon as it gets hot but seems to keep it looking pretty.

It was weird. If there’s zero truth to it, we can write off what Vref thinks about aircraft value.

Not AI. It’s the owner of VREF talking about airplane valuations and casually drops the bomb that Mooney is getting back in business with a $1.8mm bird

Vref podcast just released an episode claiming new Mooney priced at $1.8mm. I can’t find any corroborated info

Catherine Cavagnaro (a regular contributor to AOPA) runs a school in Sewanee, TN called Ace Aerobatics. She is the math department chair of the university she teaches at. An aerodynamic whiz, very sharp, and can explain everything that’s happening and why- both before and while it’s happening. In other words, very good at taking the mystery away. They fly 152 Aerobats. Highly recommend. And a lot of fun.

Had this happen on a 77J which is very similar to an F. It was the plunger mechanism connected to the gear up limit switch. Fly around with the gear stowed…. Put the wheels down to land…. And the limit switch from being up never disengages. Shutting down the system. Careful diagnosing “tapping” anything. It’s just enough vibration to break loose one of about 4 different options no matter where you tap. I replaced relays, squat switch, down limit, throw switch, etc until it was discovered to be a dirty plunger from the up limit switch. Tapping on the solenoid made it work but it wasn’t the solenoid. lol. Anyway, I replaced everything before discovering it was the easiest thing to fix.