jeremyc209

@Kevin Westbrook any ideas on finding this hardware?

The aileron servos were removed from my m20c before I bought it and while there are lots of BI-706 servos for sale, there aren't many that come with the connecting chain assembly that the ailerons use. I still have the rudder servos (disconnected) and the rest of the system installed, for some reason they just removed the aileron servos. I'm looking for either a set of servos with all the necessary hardware still attached, or the chain assemblies by themselves/unusable servos with the hardware still attached. Picture is from BAS showing the chain assembly

Thanks for the heads-up, didn't think of that but makes sense. I'm curious now though, I'll have to be a little more scientific with my tank switching and refills to see if that's happening as I haven't noticed.

No change of N number that I can see. There is another '65 E at our airport that's a few numbers off from mine too, N5504Q. Mine was painted in 2004. Anyone know where I can get the hardware for the Brittain aileron servos? They're all mostly the same can (BI-706) but the rudder servos have cables and the ailerons have these chains. I'm missing the ailerons and bought a set of servos but they don't have the hardware.

Any of these have SS fuel filler necks/racetrack panels that fit a 65 C? Non-SS necks as well if in excellent condition. Also looking for two aileron positive control vacuum servos.

Yeah I was curious about that route too. I don't see many for sale currently but I'm on the lookout for those too. I think my left fill neck will clean up/smooth out enough so hopefully I just need to address the right side at the moment. For now I'll just keep the caps covered while it's parked. Good point on not sticking it in the shop right after bringing it home. These few odds and ends will keep it in better shape on the ramp and if I can get the nav radios sorted easily that'll give me a little more to learn while I put more hours in. I'll need to figure out a door and baggage compartment seal at some point too but the previous owner found the cover so that won't be as urgent. It's become clear to me that hangared planes sometimes don't present obvious cues to get seals handled quickly

You know I double-checked my pictures and it looks like it is actually the pilot side. Fuel selector illumination makes sense, dunno if it works though. It's right there next to the PC valve (another project for the future)

What's this under the panel? Looks like a light of some sort, footwell lighting? One wire pulled from the crimp connectors. Copilot side

What information are you making these assumptions on? I had an extensive prebuy/fresh annual performed and it was not sitting outside. It's a local plane and had spent the last ~30 years stored in a hangar, well cared for, and flown regularly. I'm assuming the old timer I bought it from didn't spend much time out in the rain. We stripped the interior and inspected every inch of the airframe. We missed the fuel filler neck on one side, the other side is fine for now. Any 60 year old aircraft will have a few squawks to deal with. Not sure what you're on about.

Found the stainless fuel filler necks on Lasar, I think, $740 each and out of stock. Will make some calls. Anyone have a good preflown set? Is the stainless replacement pretty much the only route?

Yeah these are bottom of the stack radios and they have some play and plenty of space that I can see from the bottom. Hopefully they can sort it. The plane was kept in a hangar by the previous owner for almost 30 years, not sure why he let the fuel filler necks go so long without addressing them though.

Thanks! I suspected the antenna or cable because both radios and both indicators function almost identically. I can tune the same freq, get nothing, and within a few miles of the station both will come alive around the same time and indicate more or less the same. I have 209 and 208 indicators, and the glideslope box in the tail is a KN-75 if that makes any difference. I haven't tested that at all. The DME works fine, so I'm hoping I can get the nav radios functioning for a basic IFR setup to practice with.

Yep, I'm at CPU. Trained and got my cert here in Oct. I drove to LHM to take the written before I started training. The filler necks can be replaced without replacing that whole panel? And that makes sense about behind the radios, but weird how everything is mounted like that including the old AP and audio panel. These are replacements for KX-170s too, which I think came in some of these back in the day. I guess we'll see when they pull them to check the antenna and cables.

Hey all, I posted in the classifieds about my m20c getting a fresh annual and needing the fuel drain valve, thanks for the suggestion on putting a standard drain on there, Maxwell got me the part numbers and got it straightened out. I took delivery a couple weeks ago (photo from a friend that gave me a ride to pick it up) and it's been great so far even though I've only flown a couple hours. I do have a few things that are top of the list to get taken care of. I'm sure I'll have more questions, I'll just keep them in one thread here to keep the clutter down. 1. The center stack is mounted funky, and I've not seen this in a Mooney before. I have an appointment with the avionics guys in a week (they are also diagnosing a weak signal to both nav radios) and wanted some opinions. They thought maybe something was in the way behind the radios but I crawled under there today and it looks like there's plenty of space behind them. The radios are supported by a strap behind there, I don't see any reason why the whole stack can't be flushed up with the panel. The bottom radio in particular is super irritating as it interferes with throttle control. Will the avionics shop be able to remount the whole stack so it's flush with the panel? Related question: Both nav radios have almost no VOR range, maybe a mile or three. Sounds like the antenna cable/splitter. Anything common to this model they should look at first? 2. We got some rain while I was out for a week on vacation and got my first water in the fuel samples. 3 sample flasks worth! I'd never seen water in a fuel sample previous to this. Upon closer inspection, my nice new cap o-rings aren't going to do much. The left tank isn't too bad and will probably clean up, but I've attached pics of the right tank fuel cap assembly (part number 610036-503). Is it possible to repair these and refinish the surface? Should I start searching for a good condition replacement?

Thanks! Do you use a heading bug with the B-12 and/or will GPSS from the G5 function? I'm new to this and I don't know why the B-11 (AccuTrak) would be needed if you had a G5 running the B-12.