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    M20J

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  1. Hey PT20J, how did the trip go? Any thoughts or recommendations you’d add to the thread? Thanks.
  2. Thanks Ragsf15e. One other oddity… the Champion Application guide shows that my engine IO-360 A3B6 should take harness part number M4006 (both), or M2983 (L) and M2984(R). But the ones installed on the plane are M4020 RH and M4019 LH. The application guide shows these as applicable a few other variants of the IO360, but not the A3B6. My engine is part of the ModWorks Trophy 212 STC, which replaced the IO-360 A3B6D with the A3B6. This STC included a new engine and new mags, but I don’t know what to make of the installed parts vs what’s listed in the application guide. Any ideas on that?
  3. Hi all, I’ve got a bad wire, and figure it makes sense to replace both harnesses as they’re the same age. It seems like the Maggie harness is popular, but not clear why it over the Slick. Are Maggie priced better, better quality, or both? Also can’t seem to find any Maggie pricing. I’d call but they’re close til Monday. What they go for compared to Slick? It’s an ‘87 J, IO-360 A3B6 (one slick mag and one Surefly, but both use the slick harness). Thanks, and happy Saturday all! (Ps, I have searched and read the threads I could find, just no answers for these questions).
  4. Thanks MikeOH, I tried in the original post to to make it clear I was looking for applicability information. I'm aware it's an easy check, and my A&P is awesome. But that's not why I posted. :-)
  5. I’ve read the AD, and several threads here (like this one), and am still uncertain whether the applies to my specific aircraft’s switch. The IA that did my most recent annual flagged this as recurring (it wasn’t before). I’m not worried about compliance (it was inspected and passed); just trying to be diligent with records. The AD mentions: “Applies to all aircraft employing magnetos and using Bendix ignition switches listed in the table below except switches identified by four digit date code (new) adjacent to the model number or a white dot (modified) on the support plate adjacent to the Bendix logo.” My switch has some white paint near the Bendix logo on the back, and it is the superseding part number in SB-583. However it’s not clear to me which number is the date code. Because the number wraps around the switch, it’s hard to get a pic with the entire number in view. But it has 3 lines that read: 10-357210-9 A1 8642 FAA PMA So… any ideas? Does this actually apply to my switch? Is the white smudge a “white dot?“ Is the 8642 a date code? And why does the 2 look so janky? I appreciate any help y’all got.
  6. Thanks for the responses so far! And I do have a decent survival kit. :-)
  7. I’d like to fly my J from KLVK to KCOS this month. I’ve done this trip in Summer/fall, so I’m not new to flying over/around the Rockies, but I’ve not done it in Winter. I’m looking for any advice you all have to offer. Pilot and the plane are both IFR capable, and I have supplemental O2. I don’t mind IMC, but doing this trip in VMC seems prudent for a lot of reasons. And I do have plenty of time and flexibility to wait for favorable weather for both legs. Of course I’m fairly unfamiliar with winter weather patterns. And then on the ground… I’ve never parked in a snowy place. Do FBOs offer transient hangar rental? Is it OK to park outside there? If so, do I use my cover, or will it freeze to the airplane? Basically I’m looking for any advice to help inform (even if the advice is that’s stupid, don’t do it). Thanks. Oh, It doesn’t have to be COS, that’s just the closest to my destination. Prob even Denver’s area airports would be fine if there’s good reason to go there instead.
  8. I've read similar advice, but it seems dated and a log of people are now OK with overhauling the slicks. But what I'd read seemed to be about procedures, not age of the original units. Mine are about 20 years & 1000 hrs since new, and were IRANd 500hrs ago. They're working fine. No issues. Just operating time. Is the age of the units an issue here, or is that just preference.
  9. I don’t have a second power source.
  10. I've got an 87 J with an A3B6 and slick mags. I'm going to replace one mag with a Surefly. For the other, what's the conventional wisdom? I've read a bunch of threads, and it seems like a bunch of people say to just replace slicks, and some folks say IRAN is fine if you send it to the right shop. What shops are people using with good results? Should I just send it to the shop in Missoula and call it done? Appreciate any pro tips on this one.
  11. Thanks Marc_B. btw, I was just in GXY last week. Is your profile pic somewhere around Canyonlands/Arches?
  12. Thanks for the info. I have dual slick mags, so the harness shouldn't be an issue. I'll ask my a&p about the EIS thing. Hopefully it's simple. Most of the time I'm cruising 7-11,000. I don't fly low all that much because of terrain. The engine runs well LOP as it is, and temps are indeed lower. I usually cruise at full throttle and 23 or 2400rpm, and it runs mid 330s rop and a good bit lower LOP. It starts fine (in that "you gotta know the process" way). So the timing advance is altitude driven?
  13. What benefits are you seeing relative to the claims?
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