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Igor_U

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  1. AWI did a great work on my exhaust couple years ago when I put the "new" engine on my plane. I actually sent the exhaust to Dawley that I used in the past but Hartzell parent Co. acquired it and closed the duplicated facility. Dawley phone # was still working so I suspect the same is happening with Knisley Welding. As for pricing: it was definitely somewhat higher then I used to pay at Dawley but not excessive at the time. But with disappearance of smaller shops I can see pricing getting higher due to lack of competition.
  2. GAMA 2023 production data is showing 5 Barons and 5 Bonanzas. I would not call that a "production"...
  3. Yes, I agree , It would be unusual to have noticeably different LH and RH tank. When I bought the plane I used HD large paint stick and marked with lines every 5 gallons. It is still dosing strong and is quite accurate.
  4. I believe the upper one is up 1968 model and bottom one is newer, 1969 and up. It doesn't look interchangeable to me but not sure. I would call LASAR parts department and ask for Dan; he would have more details. Some 10 years ago I replaced most hardware in the system including that pivoting spherical, IIRC. There was improvement, for sure. Good luck.
  5. I'm not sure about MIT but seems like a lot of work comparing to the jackscrew lubrication. Having said that, I'd like to do it eventually, maybe on next annual. I seem to remember one of the characters on old Mooney list describing he just installed couple of zikr fittings to the Trim assy to flush and fill it with grease. Not sure if I'd like to do that...
  6. Scot, Your seats are looking Could you estimate what the weight difference is? It sometimes surprising that interior weights are significantly different. Few years ago I installed Airtex carpet kit in my F and it was 10-15lb lighter then the one I had! Maybe was all the dirt collected in it in previous 20-30 years?
  7. Yet he will with not thinking twice, order Uber to get to the airport!!
  8. Well, it is close but it's really looking closer then it is from the angle. I always position the plane closer to the left wall to allow better access to the RHS of the plane where I have sofa, work surface, old desk and such... And I use an old riding mower to push the plane up the incline and over the door rail.
  9. Ross, very good catch! This was taken during the engine install 2 years ago and at the time we thought this was the way to plumb it to the Fuel pressure sensor (Lycoming didn't provide the hose for that) as we initially thought the new fuel servo didn't have a port got that. Obviously, we corrected that... You are right about the corners and that is how I ended up on LHS. Guy's precut seal kit, however has a Aft Right seal too short and doesn't reach to the edge (1.5-2" short) so I have the right side seal attached to it. Not ideal, the best would be to get a roll of the silicone and make a new one, longer... I did mention this to Guy but I don't think he'll make a new die for that seal. No idea on the harness, it came with factory engine and unfortunately, Champion spark plugs but all is good and still looking new. If someone knows, it would be skip who also recently got the factory engine. Cheers,
  10. Yannis, you got some good advice above. I would add a few things... First, M20F does not have an old style doghouse but baffles with seals similar to M20J. In 19 years of ownership I never had big issues with high cylinder temps. Very rarely would I have CHTs over 400F and that only on very hot days with long climb and slow to escape the turbulence out west. Normally my engine runs very cool and since I replaced with the factory rebuilt, I sometimes don't get 300F on CHT1. I'm talking PNW winters (not to cold) while at standard air temps my CHTs are 300-340F Climbs, <370-380F. I do have the new baffle seals from GeeBee (Guy) which I believe would help you a lot seeing yours are fairly old and not springy, as Ross put it. The seals I received are not ideal, if you look at the Aft Right corners, where two seals meet, it creates the gap when upper cowl is installed but still i can't complain about the temps. i think the kit would help you specially as your seals are few piece on sides and aft with gaps where the air would escape and not cool the cylinders. One more thing I'd point is that on the old engine I had PRC sealant applied at the edge of the baffle to the Cylinder and engine. I think this helped in the past with CHTs but on the new engine I didn't bother as I don't think i need it. Good luck.
  11. You guys did a great job! Two esthetic things I remember from when I was shopping for my Mooney paint job years ago: 1. Have a N numbers slant forward to match the TE angle of Vertical tail; 2. Get the Registration letters with the shadow. I see you have both.
  12. Lance, Do we know how many people are working at Mooney these days? Some years ago it was only 7-8 IIRC but I believe they added some work force as they took on making more parts for the fleet. My point: with their small workforce they can't even produce small quantity of parts for our fleet let alone win a contract and execute it profitably for the OEM or other big company. They would need to hire and train a number of people and that cost money, not to mention it's hard to get skilled workforce in Kerrville; whoever were there before are long gone. In my view, current owners bought a company from Chinese in order to sell and make money, however they didn't pan out. I know they had an interested party visiting the facility that my employer at the time worked with but them being and OEM "of the future" (composite, electric propulsion and such) I saw no way that would happen. We all saw their sales pitch at Bizquest few years ago... Sad but that is reality, IMO. I don't think they will ever make a new plane and now I'm afraid parts are endangered species as well.
  13. Don, Are you saying parts that Factory can make will not be made anymore by outside Vendor? Or does that includes ALL parts including one that Mooney never built, like landing Gear pucks, Engine intake ducts and such? This really doesn't make sense. I have my concerns regarding Mooney factory support and parts availability for 4-5 years now and LASAR sale and move to OR didn't help as they stopped making most of their PMA parts. Regards,
  14. I think this bushing is a separate p/n 914020-22 and you get it included with the sale. Don't expect from the sellers to know all the intricacies of reading IPC or spending too much time on it. Good luck.
  15. No, New and old Control wheels (and corresponding shafts) have different orientation of the mounting bolts.
  16. About year ago I installed a seal from Aircraft Door Seals LLC. it took less then an hour with a help of my friend. This is my second door seal install on my plane in 19y of ownership. Second set of hands helped a lot. Due to hand build nature of our planes, your fit might be different but it was very difficult to close the door after the install. Issue was the aft frame, where the lock pin engages; it needed some local trimming which was minor. Also, needed to trim seal at the bottom aft section of the door, maybe some 10" long and tapered. This helped significantly as the door can now be closely aligned to the fuselage. Trick is to start with the small trim and then increase it (longer and deeper) as needed until you are happy with door fit and sealing. Good luck
  17. Pete, I used WingX since beginning but dropped it and switched to FlyQ EFB which I also have on the iPhone. I guess I could try that. fltPlan is what I use on PC and have it on my iPad but I'm not proficient using it... I'll definitely spend some time checking out EFBs and also apps people recommend...
  18. I'd like to get a decent W&B app for my iPhone that I can input data and use for my M20F. I used to have one years ago but somehow I lost it or it stopped being supported... What do you guys use? Pictures would help to understand it better and free is good...
  19. Good questions, My IA handled similar situation (adding USB "Smart charger" to already installed CGR30 engine monitor) with logbook entry and referring to the existing STC/337.
  20. Yes, I always considered those as fuel vent/drain holes...
  21. Skip, Are you referring to the hole in the removable access panels? tooling hole is a reasonable explanation, I also use them to hook in a piece of the wire and hold them down when re-installing the panel. As for lack of Fay surface seal on skin laps and ribs; if they used it our integral fuel tanks would not leak.
  22. This is the area to hangout and relax, Further aft, not shown on photo are: compressor, filing cabinets for stuff and tools, shelves with bottles and screws and such, ex-Boeing Drafting board for workbench, ex-Boeing “tanker” desk (obscenely heavy!), aircraft jacks and tail weight, winter tires, snow shovel, shop vac, oil, filters, tool cabinet or two, truck bed box (used on the ramp to store oil and such), boxes of aviation hardware, lights, creeper, office chair or two, cleaning supplies, parts…
  23. I haven't spoke to Dan in a while but Heather would always pickup and find what I needed. While Service department physically moved to Oregon, I believe parts department staid in CA, at least or a while. Good luck
  24. Where is the plane located? What is your insurance minimum dual requirement? As Pete mentioned, Mooney Flyer has a good list of CFI through the US you can use to ferry the plane and get some duel time and instruction at the same time. That would be a good experience to have as well but weather at PNW is challenging at this time of the year so you must be flexible. https://themooneyflyer.com/cfi.html While having a Training is never bad idea and I hear MAPA's PPP is a great program you don't need to wait for it to get checked out. I was a low time pilot when I got my complex endorsement on club's '77 M20J in few hours with CFI. I never had problems landing it and learned a lot. Few year later, after flying rented Arrow and Cutlass RG I bought my F in CA. I got the checked out from CFI familiar with my plane and flew it home to Seattle. I did have generator failure over KHIO which made a decision to overnight in NorCal and continue next day very good. Welcome to Mooney ownership Where do you plan to keep it? Hangar or Tie down?
  25. Wow, it is expensive but then it also have an "aviation" in description.
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