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Great details DK! thanks for sharing them. -a-

Surely the original design of the oil/air separator doesn’t allow for spreading any oil as shown in the pic… Variations in installations have shown that overflows occur under certain circumstances… the purpose of the oil sep… is to keep oil from escaping the case vent. the I and O360 have a tendency to let oil out the vent when filled above 6qts, climbing, at high power… lots of pattern work can result with lots of oil on the belly… the vent has a tube where the oil drops are set free under the belly… When excess oil has a tendency to show up dripping off the tail tie down… this is a sign of extra positive case pressure, blowing oil out the vent line… if your oil is foamy, black, and smells like exhaust… and only has 10 hrs on it… you might have a ring problem… see if running a quart less oil stops the flood… too low oil level will be shown as too high of an oilT… (land and add quart back in…) keep in mind… without the sep, the oil drip problem was a small pain. Nobody would add a sep to get a bigger pain… Ancient PP memories only, not a mechanic… -a-

Welcome aboard Billy! let’s invite @Alan Fox to the conversation… he may have something from his museum of ancient devices that may match your description… best regards, -a-

MS has a metallurgist around here somewhere… he makes a great resource… we also have sources of pre-flown parts… ask @Alan Fox OPP is deigned for this exact situation… parts are no longer available from the original resource… of course you may want to check with the people that built the gear box originally… it might be ITT, look in the parts manual for any available details… this thing might be used in other airplanes, not Mooney specific. PP guessing only… not a mechanic or mechanical engineer. Best regards, -a-

You need to find a Mooney owner in that category… !! -a-

Significant changes in life occur every few decades… if we are fortunate… we are caring for a nice forever-plane… and those changes don’t affect the ownership experience very much… what issues could possibly occur…? health wealth children, too many can be an issue… staying current Regaining currency Airworthiness challenges regaining AW Sense of time passing…. there is always a possibility that whatever challenge an owner is experiencing… will get solved over time…. If you don’t have a sense of time passing…. You won’t notice cars and planes rotting outside… if the machines are indoors… wait another month, see if anything changes… i’d like to thank the MSers and others that helped me keep things organized over the years… Life is short… Fly fast! Best regards, -a-

coming in over a class B airport… is about the only time my speed brakes get used.. but, if you ever need an E-descent… be sure to know the procedure… you will be on the ground within minutes when needed. gear, prop, brakes, power, speed, all add to the descent power… they are monster effective at Vne, hardly effective at landing speed… -a-

My +1 has been notified…. Best regards, -a-

Hey! I found out that I have been seen! I even got out to a Mooney fly in recently… Best regards, -a-

Also keep in mind… how ancient and limited the computing power of the KFC is… Think IBM XT desk top as a superior computer… fresh from the 1980s… it will do basic things well… But it doesn’t have much capacity for error checking beyond the start up phase… the order of turning things on, and timing of the steps, can be important… and there is no feed back of what it found wrong… no color screen to give any advice… Think 1980s while doing the trouble shooting. And when you find out what steps work… be sure to write them down… Best regards, -a-

If his link is broken, you might find what you are looking for in his YT videos… -a-

Rob was around, earlier this morning… Standby… -a-

One challenge is… discussing standing height, when the air force will measure your sitting height for this… Maybe god blessed you with long legs… and a short torso…. the cool thing about the Long Body Mooneys…. The seats are adjustable, and go all the way down… Lets invite Erik to the party… @aviatoreb and I don’t see eye to eye… until we are sitting down. Go Mooney! Best regards, -a-

Nice point 47U! Talk to the person that tried to fill the reservoir… without access from above, this might just be a big spill…. they make really nice snake cameras to look around… Best regards, -a-

really good technical question!!! Bringing electric motors inside the cabin is my favorite way to magnetize my steel tube frame…. Nothing like being the king of degaussers… without a magnetic compass that won’t work… now the question is…. How small of a motor can I get away with… or which vac is fully shrouded from mag waves…? leave the vAc outside, bring in the long hose…. PP thoughts only, degaussing properly is a big pain… best regards, -a-