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Wouldn't that cause the egt to rise in the #5? all egt stayed constant.
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While droning along at 16,500 today, #5 CHT shot up 25 degrees while all other CHTs dropped by 20 deg. The other five cylinders came back up, but the #5 stayed at 378 until I opened the cowl a little, but was still 25-35 deg hotter? I have not had a chance to open her up and take a look yet. Any suggestions would be appreciated.
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Thanks Ken. We'll make it in the Mooney eventually. A tour guide is always welcome. Merry Christmas.
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Have New Years plans in Sedona. I am based in the Northeast and cannot seem to find a safe way out west due to weather. I hope to get out early next week. The pictures look great!!
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Thought i had a fouling/leaning issue. #4 was always the 'fouled' plug. My mechanic didn't think it was a plug issue since it was an almost new fine wire properly gapped. Had him switch plugs around anyway. Problem followed the plug. Turns out plug was giving a very weak spark.
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Is the Encore worth the extra price??
jackn replied to Capt_CrashN_Burn's topic in Modern Mooney Discussion
You can convert 252 s/n 25-1000 thru 25-1230 to an 'encore'. See Mooney dwg#940141 for details. Essentially new engine 'SB' 220 hp, new balance weights on the control sfc, and dual cylinder brakes. book #s slightly faster in cruise & better climb at the same gw. runs cool, I like it. -
After start-up lean to rpm drop, enrichen. Just remember, mixture full forwrd for runup. If still fouling, i would suspect lead buildup on the plug.
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Earlier this year I bought my first Mooney, 252. My mission is Colorado and i love watching the altimeter wind up while climbing in the teens. I would advise that if you go the turbo route, get TKS known ice and the best avionics you can. These will cost you more in time & $$ later.
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Thank you for the link. I found it very helpful.
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FWIW...I have a 252 with a TSIO360SB that had 700 hours. Couple of cyl had low compression #s. #1 was 61. Did oil analysis, they told me I might want to try AVBLEND. 30 hrs later #1 is up to 68. All other cyl are higher as well. Was told these TSIOs get carbon build up after 600 hours or so.
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Roundout's comments are good. In my experience, I found the ships guages in my 252 not to be too reliable. If the plane is doing the book #s, you are prob ok.
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Why I went turbo
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This is one reason I decided to go Turbo.
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I had a similar problem. Turned out to be a bad connector from the voltage regulator. Good luck
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Anyone have a suggestion on best place to mount a 696. Don't have the room to mount in the panel.
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Traced the problem to my Garmin 696 mounted on the yoke. Too heavy. In a climb the back momentum was overpowering the servos, then A/P cut out. Need to find a better way to mount it.
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Your suggestions sound very reasonable. Thanks so much! Jack
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Thanks for your comments. The bank angle stays constant(approx. 20 deg). Was wondering if the Mooney's electric trim just has trouble keeping up with the changing fwd/back pressure needed, when it does 'catch up' it may exceed the accelerometer in the A/P.
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As a new Mooney pilot, I'm still getting aquainted with my new M20K Encore. When I have the A/P on(HDG & ALT), then turn the heading bug >30 deg, sometime(not all the time) in the turn, I will feel a strong G load & A/P will disconnect! This never happens when I'm watching carefully, although I have seen ALT excursions of more than 70 ft during the turn. Any thoughts?
