Vintage Mooney Panel Parts

[DaV8or]

Just like lots of folks, I have left over stuff from my panel rebuild. Mechanical Tach, Manifold Pressure with Fuel Pressure, Garwin Gauge Cluster, a Hobbs meter, panel over lays with post lights, rheostat, circuit breakers, etc. Everything was working when removed. (As well as these old gauges ever do!) PM me with an offer!

 

 

 

[M20D6607U]

Though I don't need them a this time, how much do you want for the six pack and the manifold/fuel pressure gauge? It's always nice to have back-ups. What about your attitude indicator? Thanks! Ron 

[Rocky]

PM question sent in reference to the tach.

[creeds]

Would you take $100 for the Tachometer?   Steve

[DaV8or]

Though I don't need them a this time, how much do you want for the six pack and the manifold/fuel pressure gauge? It's always nice to have back-ups. What about your attitude indicator? Thanks! Ron 

 

Make an offer. I really have no clue what the market value might be.

[DaV8or]

PM question sent in reference to the tach.

 

I didn't get. ???

[DaV8or]

Would you take $100 for the Tachometer?   Steve

 

Sure, plus shipping. Send me a PM if you want it.

[furledd]

you have any parts left?

[DaV8or]

Not so much. Just a Hobbs meter, the overlays, circuit breakers, post lights and rheostat. I also have King KX-125 for sale with tray.

[rbridges]

Dave, didn't realize you did a panel rebuild.  Have you posted any pics yet?

[DaV8or]

Oh, I did it a long time ago. I think I did put up pictures. It just took me a long time to actually get around to selling the old stuff off. Here's some before and afters-

 

[Marauder]

Oh, I did it a long time ago. I think I did put up pictures. It just took me a long time to actually get around to selling the old stuff off. Here's some before and afters-

I like it! Really makes it look modern.

[KSMooniac]

It is a perfect vintage Mooney panel... got all the modern "necessities" , a great layout, redundancy, and "reasonable" cost.  Others have more/fancier, but this is a great example of what makes sense to those of us on a budget, or not wanting to get too upside-down with upgrades.

 

The only thing I would want different is the engine monitor on the pilot side, but that just isn't possible with the larger monitors.  I wouldn't kick her out of bed, though.  

[dcrogers11]

I have to admit that your upgrade pictures from the time you posted originally were printed out and given to my avionics shop as an example of what I was shooting for in my recent upgrade.  If you look close there will be similarities that are not coincidences.  With the exception on the JPI 900 on the pilot's side along with the HSI, I tried to get the same look and functionality that you had achieved.  Good job!

 

Regards,

Don

 

[DaV8or]

I like it! Really makes it look modern.

 

Thanks so much! I do love it. Thankfully, some of the equipment was purchased by previous owners!

[DaV8or]

It is a perfect vintage Mooney panel... got all the modern "necessities" , a great layout, redundancy, and "reasonable" cost.  Others have more/fancier, but this is a great example of what makes sense to those of us on a budget, or not wanting to get too upside-down with upgrades.

 

The only thing I would want different is the engine monitor on the pilot side, but that just isn't possible with the larger monitors.  I wouldn't kick her out of bed, though.  

 

Thanks so much for the kind words! You know, having the engine monitor far off to the right is really no big deal at all. I have a big ol' yellow idiot light right in front of me if any thing starts going south and more importantly, I have an audio alert system too. It tells me stuff like "Check oil pressure." in a pleasant female voice. It has a different message for all the different parameters. For making adjustments, I find looking that far right no big deal at all. However, I do have to confess I don't fly in IMC at this point, so maybe it will be bothersome should I ever go that way again.

[rbridges]

It really came together well.  Very well organized.

[MB65E]

Looks great Dave!! I like the annunciation panel! I have the 201 panel installed but the tiny little round plastic covers over the lamps drive me nuts. I like the way yours is laid out.

-Matt

[MHemperly]

I'll take the rheostat

 

mike

[francisg]

Dave,

Which voice alarm annunciator are you using, and how do you like it? Was the install expensive?

Francis G

[DaV8or]

12 hours ago, francisg said:

Dave,

Which voice alarm annunciator are you using, and how do you like it? Was the install expensive?

Francis G

It's part of the EI MVP-50 engine monitor. I do really like it, however it has quirks. Mostly with oil pressure and RPM. The issue is, the system is simple logic, so any time any one of the engine parameters ends up in the yellow caution zone, it will alert you. The red, yellow and green zones are set by the factory based on your POH and you can't change it. So in the case of my engine whenever the oil is warm and the throttle is below say 1500 RPM, the oil pressure drops below 60 PSI and 60 PSI is the top of the yellow zone, so I get a warning. I have been told by every Mooney expert that below 60 is normal at low RPMs.

What you can do about it is either push the "acknowledge" switch, which shuts the system up for about 10-15 seconds when it will warn you again if the condition hasn't changed, or you can shut the whole system off. So to keep from being nagged to death about a non issue, I leave the system off on the ground and turn it on at run up. In the pattern you will also get the low oil pressure warning as well as the RPM warning because at low throttle settings, even with the blue knob all the way in, the prop will go into the red zone. This too is normal. My solution here is, once on base and the gear is confirmed down during the GUMPS check, I turn the system off.

Overall, I really like it and it is effective. I would buy it again for sure and I do recommend it. It just has these quirks to get used to. As to the cost, it was part of the MVP-50 install, so I'm not sure what the price breakdown is. It was extra from EI for the capability and the install required running one extra wire to the audio panel and the installation of the switch in the panel and it's wires, so there was additional labor charges, but in the big picture, just a fraction of the overall cost.

Hope this helps.  

[francisg]

Thanks for the info, the voice alert is on my list of to do upgrades....

[C-GHIJ]

Nice Panel.  Is it from Hendricks Manufacturing?

[DaV8or]

3 hours ago, C-GHIJ said:

Nice Panel.  Is it from Hendricks Manufacturing?

No, it was custom made to my specifications by the the avionics shop that did the install. They have a mill and a CNC guy there that lays them out and does them. You just have to tell them what you want.