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@oisiaa My C model does a similar thing as you and Old Chub described. I have seen the FAA's terrifying charts as well. If it's a cold/humid day I'll generally use carb heat from mid-downwind to final and turn it off on short final. I'll probably have them look at my idle settings next annual, thanks for the tip @takair.

Does anyone know where I could find a cowl closure relatively quickly? LASAR is out of stock and on hold for producing new ones, and the ARI website and contact info appears to be defunct. Ideally I could get one slapped on before I take my old girl to the paint shop. Thanks! -Matt

Thanks gents. @Hank @Andy95W Appreciate the thermodynamics/mech engineering behind it as well. (I fought hard for a C- in thermo, which made me realize I wasn't cut out to be an aeronautical engineer...)

I was flying daily in AZ for a couple of years, I second the full oil capacity. I can maintain 7 qts in my C model. In the summer months I would refill to 7-7.5 qts routinely. That and the airspeed that the others have mentioned. Also, I thought bringing the RPM down made a big difference for me on a hot day climbout, although that may be up for debate. Your doghouse looks better than mine though--That may be an inspiration for me to do some work!

@C.J. @Hank Why do you gents turn off your boost pump? Do you turn it off for normal starts as well? The dark art of starting a carbureted engine outside of normal temps has been a greek tragedy of trials, tribulations, and sadness thus far for me. An engine heater is the only easy answer I've found. I know it needs more gas, but that hasn't made it easy yet. Thanks for sharing your techniques. I'm going to work in those next time I am starting without engine heat. It usually takes me at least 2 full 30 min starter cycles and a lot of curse words.

did the results of this survey ever come out? I couldn't find anything on the avweb website. I guess I'm in the market for a paint job...

You don't have to put a deposit down to get on the waitlist at Eagle Eagle. Probably worth it to get on the list now in case it does go through.

quit bragging Hammdo! ;-)

@carusoam Noob question--what does CB mean?

I've also been having high oil temps too in my M20C. I've been pulling back the throttle in the climb to keep it below 230/aiming for below 225 (continuous range from POH) on the JPI, and been climbing up to 8500 to get the cooler air up high. Seems like 4500' isn't high enough to maintain below 225 consistently at WOT. I thought it was just the 100F+ days, but methinks I should go clean off the radiator now to start, and maybe dig in further A/R... Appreciate the post!

Shout out for the great CFI work that Parker Woodruff did for me over the weekend. Spent over an hour answering my noob questions on the drive out to KGGG and many hours in the air teaching me the ways of the Mooney. Was even nice enough to grab the one-way car rental and pick me from KDAL! Genuinely a nice guy and skilled instructor. And oh yeah, I was afraid to jinx it but I now have N5675Q in my stable! Brought her back from Don Maxwell over the weekend to Phoenix. My co-pilot of ten years has bequeathed the name "Goldilocks" upon her.

that's what I was thinking. Seems impossible to me that it would reduce the costs on the other mag. ...3rd paragraph from the top under "overview" https://www.aircraftspruce.com/catalog/eppages/surefly_08-17074.php I guess it doesn't explicitly say both mags, maybe I read into it too deep. "Replacing just one magneto eliminates magneto maintenance and cuts associated costs in half! Zero maintenance. Zero rebuilds. Zero overhauls. " ....i guess you could say that it eliminates magneto mx on that one mag. seems misleading to me.

Thanks for all the insights so far. So my mags are coming due, and I'm considering the surefly. Couple of noob questions and comments, please correct me where i went wrong and if I missed anything: So the benefits of the surefly are: -less mx/ ~4x longer life -better starting -theoretical ability to lean further -can remove the SOS ...according to spruce, when you replace just one magneto it eliminates the mx and overhaul costs for both mags? How is that possible? ...So assuming my spark plugs and spark plug wires are good, about $1700 in parts (for the surefly and slick harness) + about 11 hrs of labor?

Thanks hammdo for starting the legwork for me. I'll be in the market for the same, assuming everything continues to go well with the sale. I'll be looking for some instruction around feb 9th in longview (KGGG) if any CFIs plan out that far, PM me, I will be excited to give you the work!

I assume he's at All American?