67 m20F chump

I’m wrapping up some major upgrades to my M20F. I added an EI 30 P+C. I have a couple issues with it. During full throttle run up I got 2550 RPM. Is that about normal? The other issue is high fuel pressure. Pressure is jumpy in the high 20’s and will hop up to 30.2 psi. I don’t think it’s adjustable. I know the pump is a new one from Tempest. The plane is new to me and I am wrapping up the upgrades and can’t wait to start flying it!

I was thinking too lean at low rpm. I would check intake to see one is hanging down a bit.

Read continental sid97-3g. Find a good mechanic that has the equipment to do the work. Sounds like your idle mixture is off at a minimum. The sid says how much rpm rise you should get at 600 rpm I think when you go to cut off. I had to go through this with my Beechcraft.

I have had good luck with Lock N Lube. It doesn’t cost much and saves some time.

Take some pictures. I always like to see how things are made. Good luck with the work. Sounds like you have a plan.

You could have put that money towards a couple of G5’s and ditched the pump.

I use Lock and Lube too.

The picture with your kid smiling is just the best. Enjoy every minute of it!

If you look in the Mooney maintenance manual and read the service bulletin it says how wide the boarders should be. I think it looks thin to me but I’m only an owner. I tried to circle an area of interest but it is a thin line.

Don Maxwell has a good write up on how to put plexiglass over the inspection hole and use soap and water to find the leak. I can’t tell from that picture but it looks like they didn’t run he proseal wide enough in one spot. Follow the Maxwell article and hope for the best.

If you have your old avionics returned to you take a good look at them. A friend had a junk radio returned instead if his newly display converted kx165.

I’m a bit over 6’4” and 260#. Mooney has more head room than the Beechcraft that I have owned (baron and debonair). You will fit no problem!

Any shops you guys like for carpet? I need to replace mine and was hoping for recommendations. Thanks

How are you going to attach it to the airplane? Piano hinge or the factory fasteners?

I would be willing to fly with a cat but I cant get the door to open enough once airborne. What’s the secret? It’s a joke so relax.

I had the prop governor looked at in Gainesville. Told it couldn’t be serviced and the parts prices they quoted me were more than I could buy a overhauled governor for without a core. I haven’t been back but they are local to me.

If any of you have pictures of how the airframe needs to be modified I would like to see them. I would like to upgrade my cowl someday.

I’m doing a 30p+c and it uses the same gold boxes. I removed the vac pump and it doesn’t have input for altitude so I didn’t recognize what you had that was different. I mounted stuff where I could but I like what your doing. You will have a clean wire run when finished. I mounted things on the side of the plane by the vent inlets. looking good so keep at it!

What’s with all the gold boxes? Where is that going to mount?

I may have missed it so are those bits magnetic?

I moved my circuit breakers to the space beside where your putting your engine monitor. I went with the 30p+c.

On my B55 I found spalled lifters when we were doing cylinder work. I hate to say it but that’s what it looked like. Small bits like what you have. I ended up doing an overhaul vs. IRAN because the motor was mid time and I didn’t like the scratches that were on the wall of the oil pump from those small metal bits. Ended up needing a serviceable oil pump housing at overhaul. Things had not progressed too far when we caught it. With all the time and money that would have been spent on IRAN going the extra bit for overhaul seemed like an easy call. I hope that isn’t your problem but if it is rationalize it. This cost over 20 years isn’t that much and you will have a strong motor to fly behind! best of luck

My guard dog is Otis. If someone broke into my house they might trip over the dog. Good Boy!!

You could always land at FDK and stay out of the problem area too.

I would like one for the shelf too.