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Forgot about that chart! I have that too… -Don

My B had quite a bit of tension and it took some effort to raise and lower the flap handle. No way it would come loose without me doing it. N74562 RIP… -Don

On the back of mine where the white wire is attached on top, that ‘black’ section should be removable (diodes and brushes I think). There is a kit for that to replace. May be what needs changing… -Don

In both my cases, the connector was loose on the wire or broke off. I’d check those first… Very common on our Mooneys… -Don

6 month lead time to get overhaul… -Don

$35k for overhaul engine only not including hoses etc. All my hoses have already been replaced. Surefly, exhaust, oil cooler, we’re new when I bought the plane. Mag overhaul, prop gov, prop were IRAN by me a couple of years ago. Alternator was oh’d before I bought it. -Don

Yep $23k 3 week turnaround… with new cam, DLC lifters, plungers, pushrods, push rod caps, cylinders, bearings, rod bolts, gaskets, labor, annual, ifr cert, electric step… IRAN ~$20k -Don

@Jerry Pressley or @Alan Fox may have them. -Don

Whole again finally! Garmin had to replace the whole board in the 327. Everything checked out and working again… Autopilot scheduled for the first week of September. Did IFR flight today to confirm everything… IFR training on Saturday, and, need more hours on the engine ;o) -Don

I’d call them. Mine was programmed by them. They may be able to get you the info or suggest sending it in. I had the updated screen put on mine and had it back quickly. -Don

You’ll also likely need one of these 100w USB adapters https://www.mcico.com/truebluepower/6430360-37 https://www.mcico.com/truebluepower/6430360-31 -Don

My Garmin 327 is in - will be getting that tomorrow, thankfully. Now gonna save up for the autopilot and get some hours on this engine. Aircraft ownership does have its ups and downs but, I sure do enjoy flying… -Don

Oil change today to X/C, cut filter and much lower amounts of magnetic and non magnetic flakes! Took her for a normal flight to start learning the new normal. With 10.5 hours on her, gonna be a minute until she normalizes. -Don

Break-in run today — almost 10 hours tach time. I’ll have another flight tomorrow and will change oil to Phillips 20w50 X/C AD. Only 1 quart in 10 hours so far, stable oil consumption…temps are doing great. I expect even better temps once I go AD oil too. #4 is the hottest cylinder but still well in line once a little carb heat and throttle adjustment is done to improve mixture. I’ll cut open the filter after the change tomorrow, do a sanity check then fly it as I normally would… still waiting on the transponder from Garmin. Then, later the autopilot…. Fingers crossed… -Don

Read the fine print if you go priority… -Don

A few things changed now: https://www.pcmag.com/news/starlink-imposes-dramatic-speed-cap-for-those-on-priority-plans https://www.rvmobileinternet.com/starlink-massively-changes-priority-plan-lineup-unlimited-high-speed-data-eliminated/ 350 mph in motion limit for local priority (e.g., US coverage) though — if you want to have it in the plane… $65 month with terminal access and 50 GB high priority data, $25 for each 50 GB - local priority that is… global is much more expensive and less restrictive… -Don

I triflow the shafts by wetting out a shop rag, applying to the shafts, work the shafts forward/back, confirming no excess triflow remains. As Skip noted, don’t want to collect dust with excess triflow. -Don

I did some work on mine, maybe this will give some ideas..,,

@Sabremech did a modern upgrade on the one I bought from him. Very nice. Both caps are like the Ovation version and readily available. -Don

Break-in run today, oil consumption is very stable after another 2 hours (tach). Cylinder temps great. Couple of more hours, change to Phillips 20w50 X/C! Looking good so far! -Don

Just changed the oil after 6 hours of break in (tach time) and oil consumption has slowed for sure. Filter showed magnetic and non magnetic metal flakes — not a lot but obviously break in material. I am doing another 5 hours of break in with Phillips 20w50 mineral oil then I’ll change it and start using Phillips 20w50 X/C with up to 10% of Phillips 20w50 anti-rust additive - per Phillips recommendation. Then the next oil change after that I’ll start oil analysis… So far, still waiting on transponder… -Don

Is the crank ground down? have you tried Air Power with the part #s? https://www.airpowerinc.com/ -Don

Interesting they call it a ‘Piper Mooney’… hate to hear he perished… -Don

lol… I hear ya! Don

nice! I might want to add the gray to the 1 like the 2 or 0 has… optics ;o) -Don