M20 Ogler

Yes, thanks for the concern about CO. That was the main reason I pulled the cowl off. It peaked at 22 ppm during run up. OSHA wants less than 50ppm iirc. I’m looking for 0ppm It’s a 55 year old plane. I’m expecting to need to fix things.

I wonder if they had to reposition the bracket due to the install of the remote oil filter lines. I’ll have to go look at the STC

Thx, but those are the only ones that are still new because the previous owner did the Airwolf remote oil filter STC this year. Or are you talking about the ones going to the oil cooler?

To get a better look at what I’ve got going on firewall forward. And I found a bunch of stuff I want to replace. -Muffler has cracks on both ends a has been welded before I’m considering a power flow upgrade. Anyone think they worth it? Might explain why my CO detector alarmed when I tried the cabin heat. -Carb heat mechanism is worn out and needs to be replaced. Should I try spruce, lasar, where do you look for parts like this? I added the orange adel today that help a bit the cable was just floating. -I got a quote for all new hoses from PHT. I’m gonna order them today. -While the cowl is off I want to swap out the landing light for an LED upgrade. Anyone have a recommendation? -I noticed some cracks in the skins inside the nose gear bay. Maybe from the 1991 gear up landing. Can these be stop drilled/patched w a doubler? -The prop control cable is rubbing on the right mag P lead, any ideas how to get it off there?

My C still has it. Should it get removed? I’ve not seen one on any other Mooney before and did not know they were a thing until I saw my plane for the first time.

The left gear say March 2020 if I’m reading them correctly. The right say March and the year is hard to see because the door cover obscures. I’ll check more closely tomorrow

My plane has flown about 85 tach hours since the donuts were installed. I would think that’s plenty of flight time for them to relax and even out of one side was compressed more than the other.

Ok, the main collars are both offset towards the top.

The collar bolt is centered in the access hole on the left main but it is not centered on the right main. I’m having difficulty seeing if there is also a washer in there.

I’m guessing it’s needed because Sundowners, Sierras, Musketeers and all the other “Mouses” have trailing link landing gear so the donuts have to withstand more leverage. Therefore you have to preload the donuts enough to take the force of a hard landing. Heating them softens them enough to prevent them from splitting when compressing them. And you don’t want to split them they cost about $1400 per stack.

My previous plane was a Beechcraft Sundowner, it’s donuts get heated to 120 degrees for 24 hours then compressed in a press fixture prior to the gear leg being reinstalled on the airplane. I assume Mooney’s would be a similar ordeal. Is it like that for a Mooney?

I was thinking maybe they just compressed one side more than the other. But yeah you may be right about the stack not being correct, I did not think of that. I’ll have to look at it closely. Also PP thoughts only.

The donuts in my mains were replaced a few months ago. I noticed the left wing tip has about 2 1/2” more ground clearance than the right. Tire pressure are equal so I measured the donut stacks. The right is compressed about 1/8” more than the left. Is there anything that can be done about this? Maybe split the difference between them?

Looks like the ugly stik are discontinued. I’m sure plans are still out there though. I’d like to build a giant one some day.

I did add an electronic CO detector. It Velcro to the wind screen center post for now, so it’s right there in my face. It’s one of these.

Garmin 650XI, GTX 345, GMA 345, Garmin 106b, Britain Autopilot, KX 155, Voltage meter, EGT.

I’ve been here for a couple years now. This week I finally became a Mooney owner. Flew my new to me M20C home from SMO to 1O3 yesterday and am absolutely thrilled by the airplane. The first upgrade on my list is to install shoulder harnesses. I think I’d prefer the inertial reel kind. Anyone here do this recently? How did it go? Seth

Thanks. I’ll find another one eventually. And I have a nice Sundowner to fly in the meantime, already found and fixed all the nasty surprises. It’s slow and comfortable so lots of time for sightseeing.

Plane is under contract. Someone beat me to it. I wish them luck.

I guess I don’t absolutely need turbo. The J in my flying club has done KTRK on a hot day with two full size adults in it, no turbo. I’m not concerned about the N number except that it may make the plane a target for vandalism. How difficult and costly is it to change an N number?

Looks like the ram air is removed. Is the original purpose to give a bit extra MP up high in order to get a higher service ceiling? How much does adding a Rayjay normalizer cost? Thanks everyone for answering my questions.

I’m asking if there are any red flags I should look for in the logs or on the airframe, and if it seems priced fair? I did not see any mention of recent tank reseal. Also if TopGun and Lasar have been doing maintenance on it maybe I should have a prebuy inspection done elsewhere, are there any more Mooney service centers in N California? It would be my first Mooney, I have a nice Beech Sundowner, just want something faster and better for travel. So the Beech would be going up for sale if and when I find the right plane.

https://www.controller.com/listings/aircraft/for-sale/195494097/1982-mooney-m20j-201 Any thoughts? Anyone here familiar with this particular plane? Thanks, Seth

An M20F I’ve been considering has oil stains on the engine block around cylinder bases and rod guide tube ends. The AI who did a prebuy and was nice enough to let me read the report noted it but did not consider it to be a huge issue. He put it in the non airworthiness items squawk list with items such as a missing hubcap etc... It got my attention because I’ve not seen this on other engines. This engine was overhauled in 2003 and has about 700 hours on it.

Very sorry for this man and his family. Death is a thief. Bad weather, night, mountains, high performance plane, and a solo student pilot. How can a CFI put the fear of god in their students when it comes to IMC with out scaring them out of flying altogether? Look up “178 Seconds to Live” on YouTube. That did it for me. Decided to get my Instrument Rating partly because of that video.