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I mean why don’t you call or email him directly versus posting on a public forum?

You have a leak, smoke test it.

Scoring is caused primarily by three things. Piston gets very hot and expands (or barrel is cold and you whack in the power). Lack of lubrication. Dirty or leaky injectors. I would check your injector, if it is the issue very easy and cheap to fix. Monitoring CHT & Oil temps in all phases of operation is a given. The sad cause of cylinder scoring in a Lycoming is the lifters or cam going bad. You can measure valve lift easy enough to check the cam. For the lifters you have to pull a cylinder though I have heard there is a way to do it through the dipstick though I have never done it.

Two key things. 1.). As others point out first step is determining if it is a leak that needs to be addressed. 2.) Determine if it can be patched. A link on Maxwell doing it is provided. He patched my left tank for I want to say $800 two years ago. I will echo you need to find somebody who knows how to do it. It is an art not a science. For whatever reason tanks are like engines (one cylinder has compression of 68 should I top or overhaul), everyone wants to go the whole distance without even trying the smaller things.

Do you have anything in a mauve?

Taxing in and out of OSH is about the most stressful thing I do in an airplane.

Nothing beats a six pack of tall boys on a long trip.

I rarely fly my G650 because honestly the ease of entry, exit, and overall space of a Mooney is just better. I like my F but reading some of these posts, wow….

I use the hole for the tow bar. I have seen exhaust pipes damaged by the clamp. You should use an ohm meter to verify your favorite spot. I use the grounding wire because it can’t hurt anything. That being said it really wasn’t in vogue till the new millennia. Good article on the topic. I would agree given the state of retract wheels the whole process is probably pointless anyways.

This is the deal I agreed and a lot of others have agreed to with a major Mooney broker. A prebuy without a “signature” is worthless. It is always a buyers market.

We agree purchase price of $X. Plane goes to annual at my choice. All airworthiness is $X-issues. Either the seller fixes their expense or we each walk. No buyer in their right mind should agree to anything else.

This is why you make all pre-buys an annual.

I was watching this TickTock the other day on walking. It was pretty fascinating in that it involved putting your right foot in front of your left foot and repeating. I was pretty thankful for this because I managed to get to the bar and pour myself another Tito’s rocks. My wife really likes it because now I don’t have to scream for her to bring me a drink anymore. Honestly I am not certain which method of getting a drink I will use long term. It is really great though to have an option. I mean without this TickTock where would I be?

Jimmy Garrison and that is from personal experience. He is a man of his word.

Liquid cooled engines maintain almost an exact temperature to the point most cars don’t even have a temperature gauge anymore. Air cooled engines are wildly impacted by the temperature and the flow of air. There is no thermostat to regulate the temperature (vernatherm on oil cooler to some extent). I love this thread every year because it reminds me winter is here. Then I wait for its brother and the 5000F CHT while climbing out of Leadville at +25ISA, then I know it is summer. Got to say spring and fall are pretty boring.

Nicotine gum can help to quit smoking, just shape it around the rivets.

They did, hence my call out to them. Thanks for recognizing the post.

Not your question but you can do check ride with no right brakes if DPE allows, check accordingly. The only challenge in flying from right seat imho are the maneuvers which don’t need brakes. Landing from the right seat is a non event (about has hard as sitting left seat in right hand traffic). If I was going to instruct initial in a Mooney would add the brakes, otherwise would skip it.

Thank you for the most useful post here.

There is T, S, I, and a host of other letters. When you want to get serious about power on piston planes, that is when the letter G enters the conversation and your (W)allet leaves.

One of my life’s desires is to see some actual numbers on a 400HP Comanche with a RayJay.

Hangars don’t fix salt and humidity. I do however recommend against the canvas cover. They aren’t great in the best of conditions, add a little sand and they really excel at taking paint off.

Stop applying logic to governmental agencies.

I wouldn’t be worried about a ramp check, I would be worried about wrecking my engine by having insufficient oil in it.