DonMuncy

I finally got it to attach.

Apparently hangar elves do as they as they please. I don't know why my photo won't attach. I tried it again, and it showed it in the browse space, but hitting the attach button did nothing. Any idea what I did wrong.

At my last annual, my A&P found that the plastic fairing on the underside of the wing, just behind the wheel well was cracked. A few days ago, I went out to the hangar and found that the Hangar Elves had drilled out the rivets and removed the fairing. I found evidence where they had built a 2x4 box and used a cement like material to make a mold from the cracked fairing. Then cast a fiberglass replacement fairing from the mould. I expect they will paint it and reinstall it in the next day or two. After sneaking out several nights running, I could never catch them working, but managed to get a picture of one of them taking a smoke break.

Most folks (especially MSCs) won't admit it, but everyone I know puts more than 18 ft pounds on them. I've never checked the torque; it is a feel thing. Pretty tight, but not really cranked down.

Jerry Johnson is at mooney9281v@hotmail.com and 817 491-2932.

You should get the award for creative thinking. Good job!

I'm not sure I understand how the oil gets into the "trough". Do you punch a hole in the filter. If so, how.

Kind of dumb of me to ask. All I had to do was pick it up and try it. I did, and thanks again.

Where do you tap? Anywhere on the screen? In the area where the close button resides? Thanks

For those of you who use Foreflight on an IPad; Sometimes when I pull up a plate, there is a "close" button on the upper left, which is fine. Other times, when the plate comes up, that button does not show. I have tried tapping the plate,etc, and sometimes the close button appears. Other times I have not been able to get it to appear. Does anyone know how you are supposed to get that close button consistently.

Yes, but I haven't picked it up yet. IPad 2, w/ exteral GPS and Foreflight subscription.

Thanks Jim

Yes, sometimes I have the black streaks running back from the joints. It doesn't do it every flight. I assumed it was oil, until I read that it happened when water was present. That is when I determined that perhaps I had only seen it during wet weather. Then I looked on the plane and found I had no antichafe tape. Thus my post as to whether the tape was supposed to be there.

I envy you for having the equipment to machine the collars, the knowledge to be able to do it, and the smarts to calculate the load bearing capability.

Where did you get the safety collar. Did you weld directly to the jack.

The first thing to check is the probe. Swap the number 1 and number 3 probes and see if the problem moves to the number 3.

Do you mean "jack points" that screw into the wing for the jack to push against.

I can't be certain, but I think they look the same. I believe my gauges are Rochesters, but I think you have to take them out to find the name on them. If you are willing to go to the trouble, you can go buy a dozen or so resistors at Radio Shack, in 25, 50 and 100 Ohm range. By hooking them in series and using them in place of the transducer, you can figure out what range your gauge reads. On mine, the following is the ohm range for various pressures: 10 psi= 26 ohms 15=35 20=40 25=48 30=54 35=62 40=67 45=73 50=84 Rather than burdening the forum with our chatter, feel free to PM or call me; or if the group is interested, we can do it here. Don 214 207-6744 d.muncy@sbcglobal.net

Kendal, I can't seem to find it in my Spruce catalog at the moment, but they call mine a Mitchell 150 psi sender, part number 10-25055, for $37.50 plus freight. I would have to look at my hangar, but I think they buy it from Mitchell, but the actual unit has someone else's name on it; maybe VDO. If my memory is working right, it has a 1/8 inch pipe thread and only one electrical terminal on it.

I got mine from Aircraft Spruce. Mine is a K model, but I would assume they are the same. If you have a problem, I think I can dig through my invoices and find the part number

I think my memory is correct, that with the wire to the transducer removed, it is supposed to read "full pressure". The transducer is a variable ground which translates into the proper pressure reading. Thus, if you ground the wire which goes to the tranducer, it should read zero. Your indications are an "open" transducer. But I would still clean both posts and terminals to the gauge. If it still doesn't function, then replace the transducer.

My experience is that the gauge is seldom bad. Clean off the posts of the gauge really well, both the hot and the transducer side, before you do anything else. In aviation terms, the transducers are very cheap ($30 something), so you can probably get it going without undue expense.

Nice looking jack. Good work.

And another one in Denton, TX this morning. Not a Mooney; C172.

Does anyone know whether a K model is supposed to have anti chafe tape on the upper or lower cowling.