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As a newbie Mooney owner, I'm a bit anxious about all kinds of things. And at the risk of being told to go study the POH, I'm gonna ask the question anyway. My oil pressure gauge indicates in the yellow/high yellow on take off. As soon as I dial the power back to 25/25 it settles back into the green. I'm showing 6 qt's on the stick and it's nice and clean. The engine runs really smooth and seems to make plenty of power. I'm in Texas and so the temps are pretty mild. Should I be concerned? Or is this normal for an O360? Thanks, Paul

So we’re into this year’s annual, and I have a cylinder (4) with a leaking at the exhaust valve 60/80 and it’s opposing partner (3) leaking at the intake valve 72/80. From my logs, these same two problem children were replaced in 2001 and 2000 respectively, so it seems they haven’t done too bad to make it nearly 13 years and 750hrs. (although 1 and 2 are mid 70s and haven’t been touched since shortly after last major in ’89). My IA and I are discussing the options, but basically at 1500hrs and 25yrs, I’m weighing my decision pretty heavily. Oil consumption Is pretty low – 1qt every 6-7 hours. That being said, topping the engine is a thought I’m having, but I’m curious to know if anyone can offer any insight with regard to the “Overhauled” cylinders I’m finding around the internet for around $350-$800each vs the “New” cylinders at $2300 each. The OH’ed cylinders come with 8130, so I don’t think we’re talking about buying some grey market garbage. My thought process would lead me to believe that if I had any thoughts of getting the latter cylinders, I would likely end up better getting one jug for now and a factory overhauled engine in the not so distant future. This is new territory to me, so I thought I’d solicit input accordingly . Any thoughts , constructive input, or things otherwise to be aware of? Thanks! ~Abe