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goalstop

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    1964 M20E
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  1. Idk. think it’s been there awhile. Just took it for its 100hr and the prop shop didn’t say anything about it. Just some faded paint and tiny oil streaks
  2. Thanks! If anyone has a lead on a spinner, I’d appreciate it!
  3. Hi all! We just got out to our plane to find a gorgeous and substantial crack in our spinner. No, don’t worry - we’re not attempting to fly it. 3 questions: 1) Any chance of repair? 2) Does anyone have a serviceable one lying around? 3) Possible to get a new one? Thanks!
  4. I am leaning toward this answer. There is a point at which cutting my losses and turning the other cheek is the right way to proceed. As much as I'm frustrated by this all, I don't need any more headache and potential of things backfiring. I'm planning to do whatever is needed to cooperate with the investigation against the mechanic himself, get any sort of support from Garmin that I can, and leave it at that. I can also admit when I don't have a recourse with the shop (with the GPS money paid to the crook employee) and let it go... no point bashing my head against a wall.
  5. Thank you all for your encouragement. A quick update - I learned today (according to the shop owner) that the head of maintenance "Intentionally sabotaged my ignition" and "was likely not putting in orders and blocking my calls" to delay the install. I feel really violated and believe that a lot of the issues I experienced (and paid to fix) over the past year were intentional I also paid the shop owner for the GPS because I had no other option. But I'm now out $15k+ for a combination of repairs I didn't expect to have to make and paying for a GPS a second time. Feels really terrible.
  6. What type of attorney is the right one for something like this?
  7. Thanks so much Kyle for anything you can help with! will reach out shortly over email
  8. I'll make this story short, since writing a whole essay might make my blood boil and is probably unnecessary. For more details on all the other issues along the way, see this thread New issue now: + Purchased GTN650xi directly from the manager of avionics at this Garmin certified avionics shop (late 2021) + Manager of avionics said "I can get the unit directly for you from Garmin without going through the shop, so you can avoid the shop markup". This was the major reason I decided to go with him (markup would have been ~20%) + A year later, and many many many issues with the rest of the install later (broken parts, cut wires, forgetting to order long lead time parts), I find out that the avionics manager has been stealing from his own shop by doing deals like this (over $100K of stolen items in total) + Shop owner checked his records, and turns out the avionics manager invoiced my GTN directly to the shop instead of paying for it himself + Now, shop owner's insurance wants me to give the unit back to the shop since I'm "in possession of stolen property" So now, I haven't flown in almost a year, have a contested GPS unit, and feel like I have nobody to help me... not enough to justify getting a lawyer for this, but still a LOT of money to me... any suggestions on things to do would be greatly appreciated Thank you!
  9. Also here’s the pic of my Airtex install ragedracer-those look sharp!
  10. 1964 M20E Volts were fluctuating from 14.5-15.1 while engine was operating. Led to nasty dimming of the lights on a 1-2 second interval Didn’t work: re-soldering transistor in dimmer panel, replacing corroded master contacter, replacing master switch Did work: cleaning contacts on voltage regulator ground & power wires Thought I’d leave this here for the next guy Check those contacts before doing expensive stuff!!
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