Slick Nick

Wemacs are designed to be pushed in when opening or closing. This grabs the "ball" section through friction and allows you to adjust the orfice.

I think my sensor has been acting up too lately. Even when I try to get it nice and hot in a climb, the cat never indicates over 200*. That’s with OAT’s in the 0*C—10*C range, but I still think it should get hotter than that. I suspect a connection to the gauge, or the sender itself. My J has the captive type, with the little spring loaded cap that you turn. 90*.

@Marc_B I realize this is an older thread, have you got any photos of the backside of the beacon, from inside the tail cone?

That was the conclusion I came to when I started the search for my airplane. Sure, other models of Mooney fly faster, farther, and higher, but the J model is the best “bang for the buck” out there. Doesn’t mean I don’t want an Acclaim one day though!

The biggest pro that you’d notice coming from a 235 is the speed and efficiency. The 540 in your Cherokee drinks a LOT of gas and doesn’t fly very fast while doing it. A Mooney will go faster, burn less gas, not to mention look a lot better doing it.

Quoted because I believe this deserves some exploration.

I learned more from a 3 second video of a cardboard model, than I did reading the description over and over and looking at parts diagrams. Thank you!

I run with my nav lights on all the time, I hated how the annunciator dimmed during daylight hours with the nav lights on, so I just grounded the third wire on the back of the switch to a ground lug on the panel, and voila permanent bright "GEAR DOWN" annunciator. Being green, it's not that distracting at night either even on full brightness.

Much appreciated! I will be ordering one shortly!

Where did you purchase yours from? Does @tomgo2 sell direct? I am in Canada.

What serial number is your airplane? Looks like after 24-3221 they changed the plug design according to the IPC.

I just bought a half dozen of these NOS Whelen from a guy on eBay. I thought my MSE had been converted to the A508-28 spec but my serial number falls just short. If I wasn’t able to find the bulbs, I was going to convert to the newer sockets that utilize the A508 bulbs. It’s interesting to note, the form factor of the H35W28V bulb is exactly the same as a traditional 9005/9006 automotive bulb, just without the base. I pulled one apart and it fit like a glove in the socket. Of course, it would blow because it’s only rated for 12V, but perhaps there’s something out there, with that form factor, which would make for a cheaper replacement and be good for 28V. I suppose you could also wire in a resistor that would drop the voltage down to enable the use of a 14V bulb once these are truly obsolete and sold out.

I also have two wemacs where the spring clips have come out. Looking at it, I believe it’s not “difficult” just time consuming. I’ve been putting it off for this reason, should probably get it done one of these bad weather weekends.

@natdm that is some hangar floor you’ve got there, pardner!

Ah okay thanks for the info! My MSE came with them so wasn't aware they were a hot-ticket item for some other models.