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Bob

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  1. A few years ago, Continental made an agreement with Aviall for stocking and supplying all their parts. They can supply that part, but expect a delay since my experience is that they are not very prompt. May also check eBay for someone parting a plane.
  2. I plan to arrive KFMY 12/26 and depart 1/02 for our visit to Cape Coral. I talked the FBO last week. 3 days free with 10 gallons, then $5 or $10 per day. The best current car deal is thru Hertz, located 1 mile north of the field. Everyone was $1000 plus for a week and Hertz is $540. They don't have an agreement with the FBO, but will drop the car before since I arrive on Sunday. My brother has a place in Cape Coral and said Punta Gorda is a good option for reasonable rental car prices as well. A few years ago, we landed Marco and it was great, but very, very busy between Christmas & New Years. Enjoy your trip!
  3. The WiFi module is a separate unit and is connected by only 4 wires. Power, Ground and a shielded pair for the RS-232 communication. The Wifi Module most likely is tucked under the panel and possibly secured by plastic ties. May be good to locate it and check that the wire connections are secure and also check for proper shielding. If all looks good, you may want to download the software from the Lynx website. The Lynx NGT9000 stores fault codes that you can access with their software and should give you a possible direction.
  4. Old thread, but curious if anyone can share more information on "adding APM (3 new pins on 37 pin connector)" What are the 3 pins? What is APM?
  5. Yes to all, a tiny bit fast and also headwind. One factor is that I just had an annual and retracted the gear many times. I believe that may have weakened the aged warning horn. My next flight was to test the gear buzzer to see if it was working, without checking or toughing anything. It works and buzzes at 17 in, but is not as loud as it should be. Hear it well with the headset off, but have to listen hard to hear with headset. The buzzer issue is not the problem, but if working properly would have warned me early of my failure. Also is the buzzer fed to the audio panel? thought came to mind, but have not checked anything yet. I am now looking for backup warning options. Thanks for the link!
  6. After having 800 hrs in my 231, came way to close to gear up this weekend. Not sure really how close, will not share the inch report from fellow friend/pilot. However he did immediatly inspect my blade tips and all is good! Factors: not flying enough lately, fatigue before flight, future workload & tasks on my mind, bounced around, avoiding storms and precip at destination, 15-25 kt crosswind with preferred runway changing every 5 min and a straight in approach. Destination airport frequented. Gump's check done early at 2 mile final with gear item left open. Rechecked AWOS on final. Never did second Gumps. Felt plane not slowing properly and checked gear switch. Saw the word UP next to gear switch and executed a go-around and landing. Ways to avoid: Reduce workload, fly full pattern and NEVER FLY DO A STRAIGHT IN VFR APPROACH!
  7. I use a piece of tinfoil. Shape it like a little trough, wrap around something behind the filter, like linkage, brace, etc. Let oil run down the trough into a bucket. When finished, crumple up and dispose of. Caution, this may not work well on the ramp during a windy day.
  8. Mooney never closed....It was just shut down for a special Chinese Holiday!
  9. I had a similar issue A few years ago.. I would say 480 settings!
  10. Wouldn't using the auto version be replacing the valve springs with a wrong part in the FAA's eyes? Porsche offered a engine swap to current PFM owners at the time. This was done to allow Porsche to get out and remove their liability. It was split 70K to Porsche and 30K to the owner and the owners basically ended up with an Ovation with a lower maximum gross weigh. When hurricane Charlie hit and destroyed all but 9 US and 2 Australian unconverted PFM's, Porsche destroyed all the spares to remove the rest of their liability. As far as using springs from Porsche for a 3.2 or 3.3 Turbo engine......I personally would pass and go to a aftermarket company. Porsche may sell you comparable springs, however I would bet that they would not assist you in owner manufactured springs. Additionally I would not be interested in replacing the springs with the exact same spring, with a different part number, only to have the same weak link in the engine that caused the 500 replacement mandate to begin with.
  11. I thought about this in the past. Porsche destroyed all the spare parts including valve springs. So if I owned one, I would check into who makes valve springs for Porsche Race engines. Then have them supply what I need, for "owner manufactured" parts. However, another situation may, or may not surface. Can an A&P repair an engine, or replace valve springs, that they have never received training for?
  12. After buying a zero time rebuild engine from Continental, I flew to Alabama to have Continental diagnose a issue. Part of the testing included bypassing the diverter valve, but only for a ground runup. I asked them if I could fly it while bypassed, for a test flight, and they refused to allow me. Now they are insisting that it be removed. AS USUAL NICE AND CLASSY CONTINENTAL!
  13. I have a set of factory tools that I can lend out. I can send them out at the end of next week. PM sent.
  14. You move so fast that ATC needed extra time to figure it out?
  15. Looks like a cheap automotive clamp. Unfortunately after 35 years & many owners most our planes have a bit of wrong hardware.
  16. The engineers and test pilots also have provided power settings for running the TSIO-360 at Peak in the POH. As we all know running at peak is not good! In the 231, if the engine is run above 55-60% at peak, according to the recommended POH power settings, the CHT temps will go well above 400. So I would have to say that the 1980 POH recommends running it in a way that reduces longevity. Remember the POH also suggest running the engine with a maximum CHT of 450. The POH was influenced by marketing rather than longevity, in my opinion! Remember 231MPH is 201Kts, breaking the 200 barrier, under ideal conditions. If I was attempting to "reinvent the wheel", I would think, I may have done that in the first 7 years of ownership of my "K", rather than just after the engine was rebuilt and for the last 2 years. FYI Continental is teaching to run LOP thru their webinars and OSH seminars.
  17. If I knew you were doing a airplane selfi, I would have left the cover off. Tom, nice chatting today, hope to see you at OSH!
  18. Glad the switch failed at a good time! It is my understanding that the low boost switch should provide cruise GPH (about 10 gph) and the High boost switch should provide climb out or full power fuel flow (22-25 gph).
  19. Paul, You can use the QC-20's with the mask. Just have to use an adapter like this. See my previous post, problem is no volume and the QC-20 is a lot louder than aviation headsets. But works well for solo flights with mask!
  20. For non-aviation I have used the corded QC-20 and also the bluetooth QC-30's. I work in an active and noisy environment and love the QC-30's! For aviation I have a Halo that works well for my wife, but is not for me. Also a Zulu, Bose X & QC-15 with uflymike. I found that when using the oxygen mask, with mic, the full size headsets added to the system is just way too much going on. So I got an adapter and use my QC-20 earbuds combined with the mask w/mic. The drawback is no headset volume control, so only works well when flying solo, since the QC-20 volume is much higher than the aviation headsets. I always thought that it would be pretty cool if uflymike would make a mic that worked with the QC-20 earbuds rather than the QC-15 or QC-25 headsets. This thread is the first that I am hearing about the new Bose earbud headset. If I was due for another headset, I would be pretty comfortable buying the new Bose without trying them.
  21. Yes, I removed the Merlyn to remove one variable to troubleshoot the problem. When the Merlyn was installed, the problem was amplified. Happened more often and also the MP & FF climbed much faster. FYI the Merlyn that was installed was new, rather than a worn unit in need of service or maintenance.
  22. Cardinal767- Thanks for the link! http://www.dgsupply.com/node/2044 jlunseth- Some engines have a external fuel pressure regulator. My engine does not. I understand that the MP and FF will dance around a little, .2-.4in and .2-.3gph. As you said, mine is way beyond that. The 2gph and 3in problem happens about 10-12 times per hour. The fuel manifold (spyder) is one possibility. jackn- I do not have an automatic wastegate. It is a ground adjustable, fixed bolt wastegate. It does not change at all until a mechanic physically changes it. I appreciate the help and suggestions that everyone has offered here!
  23. I used the QC-15 with the uflymike for my daughter from age 6-12 and it was a great solution. The aviation Bose were too heavy, kept falling off her head forward. Now the QC-15 comes in handy for a spare headset available at low cost. I was pretty impressed with the noise canceling.
  24. My 830 is set to flag me for high CHT at 390. While attempting to diagnose the issue, I have done some things that I never do during normal operation, including letting CHT's go up to 400 and using the low boost pump. The low boost pump was not used at all in the video. I do understand that both boost pumps are their in the event that the mechanical pump fails. The low boost pump (about 10gph) is used if the mechanical pump fails in cruise, while the high boost pump (about 20-25 gph) is used if the mechanical pump fails during climb. The Merlyn was removed a year ago, so is not the cause of this problem. The JPI 830 has fuel flow, but not fuel pressure. It will be interesting to see what happens when I reduce the mixture, when MP & fuel runaway. Will a slight mixture reduction bring it down to where I was at 10gph or much lower like 8.5. I'll update after I try it. I feel a little stupid for not trying mixture, but have tried many things during the high work load on solo test flights while taking video and watching for traffic. Oh, ya and almost forgot, I was also flying the plane. I am attempting to diagnose what is changing, when not touching anything. Something is changing, Turbo speed, fuel flow or a leak may be sealing causing the MP to raise, etc
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