Thedude

Interesting, I get popping when at idle on the ground quite often, but I lean the engine out to the point of shutting down. I had a thread on here about my exhaust where people were asking whether I had a leak... I haven't noticed any CO issues, but maybe my exhaust has some issues to look into?

Crewchiefsystems checks ADs and SBs, I've never used anything else though, so I can't compare

I just scheduled some work with them and Rachel has been very responsive

My recent (and first) annual with my plane had my mechanic telling me the lower mounting bracket for my dual mag was missing, most likely due to it being under torqued. That was terrifying to hear and does make me concerned that there's one failure point in the sense that if it comes off the engine, the engine stops, but I haven't seen an alternative that seems more robust overall.

There are other threads on here about this subject. Some say it works well, some say it's junk and the reverted the change. There's quite a bit that has to be setup with a small backup battery etc, so over 10k sounds right to me from when I started researching the posts on this. I think also the electroair may have a single point of failure for how it gets the engine rpm for it's timing, but I can't remember.

I've got Bruce's full set (fuselage, wings, tail) except for the prop (thinking about it). I would love a hangar, but none within 40 minutes... I also have a Bruce travel cover and always keep it in the plane. It works great and keeps moisture out. Highly recommend Bruce's, always pleasant to work with.

I put on some gloves and nothing came off when I ran my hand over the exhaust, so it seems alright. As far as I can tell.

My 79 J is out of rig requiring left rudder in cruise and very very little right rudder in takeoff climb. Obviously I want to fix this, but it's almost like it helps keep the plane coordinated for power on stalls...

Is it already certified for the m20 series?

Idk my Walmart feels like a an active zombie movie. But I haven't been to a Kmart in forever.

Idk maybe there's something weird about my plane, just wanted to clarify. It's also earlyish because I think the J series started in 77.

This is a 79 J model

Should I just look for cracks/gaps or is there a particular technique to finding issues in the exhaust?

Oh that's good to know, thanks for the heads up

I just ordered some wash wax all (blue and red) and I've been hoarding blue rolls of towels since I found them at Costco for no reason other than forgetting I already have some at home already, so I think I've got the required equipment, need to wipe down the whole plane