flyboy0681 Posted February 21, 2011 Report Posted February 21, 2011 The white needle on the wing mounted fuel gauge broke off on my '83 J and is moving around inside of the clear plastic cover. Is there a supplier that still makes these or do I need to start searching salvage yards? Quote
fantom Posted February 21, 2011 Report Posted February 21, 2011 All you need is the wing site gauge. See Bob, the Parts Manager at Premier. He's a good guy and will treat you right IF you say hi from me. I think the gauge is under $100 and you can DIY or have Phil do it. Good luck. Quote
danb35 Posted February 22, 2011 Report Posted February 22, 2011 You should be able to get them from your favorite Mooney Service Center fairly inexpensively--I'm pretty sure I've seen them for $35 or less. Replacement is an easy (but not legal) DIY job--pop the old gauge out of its socket with an icepick, clean out the RTV sealant, apply new sealant, and put the new gauge in place. Quote
flyboy0681 Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Posted February 22, 2011 The replies here have been pretty consistent. I was under the impression that this was going to cost me hundreds but I guess not everything related to maintenance is outrageous. Quote
carusoam Posted February 22, 2011 Report Posted February 22, 2011 The fuel sender is the expensive part. The connection between the sender and the indicator is a magnetic coupling. The indicators get old, they are not really water tight and are susceptible to UV degradation. My MSC replaced one this year after my annual for well under $100 including labor.... Best regards, -a- Quote
flyboy0681 Posted February 22, 2011 Author Report Posted February 22, 2011 Quote: fantom All you need is the wing site gauge. See Bob, the Parts Manager at Premier. He's a good guy and will treat you right IF you say hi from me. I think the gauge is under $100 and you can DIY or have Phil do it. Good luck. Quote
Jeff_S Posted February 22, 2011 Report Posted February 22, 2011 Quote: danb35 You should be able to get them from your favorite Mooney Service Center fairly inexpensively--I'm pretty sure I've seen them for $35 or less. Replacement is an easy (but not legal) DIY job--pop the old gauge out of its socket with an icepick, clean out the RTV sealant, apply new sealant, and put the new gauge in place. Quote
danb35 Posted February 22, 2011 Report Posted February 22, 2011 Quote: Jeff_S Lord, if you can change a landing light you oughta' be able to change the wing fuel gauge. Quote
Jeff_S Posted February 22, 2011 Report Posted February 22, 2011 There's always room for some debate of course, but I would argue that it could fall into a few different categories, such as: 12. Making small simple repairs to fairings, nonstructural cover plates, cowlings, and small patches and reinforcements not changing the contour so as to interfere with proper air flow. (The fuel gauge is inside a non-structural cover plate.) 26. Replacement or adjustment of nonstructural standard fasteners incidental to operations. (Not really a fastener per se, but certainly incidental to operations.) And my favorite... 29. Removing, checking, and replacing magnetic chip detectors. (I have no idea what this was originally intended for, but certainly the outside fuel gauge is EXACTLY a magnetic detector since it relies on a magnetic signal from the inside sender unit.) Quote
N9937c Posted February 22, 2011 Report Posted February 22, 2011 The outside fuel indicators on a 231 I sawed the wings off of had the guages that the indicator was affixed to a spiraled rod. It looks to made by a lawn mower gas guage co. A magnetic chip sensor is normally used in helicopter tranmissions and tail gear boxes. Gives you a little heads up on your next BBBBBBIIIIIIIGGGGGG maint. bill. larry Quote
sellis Posted February 22, 2011 Report Posted February 22, 2011 Quote: N9937c The outside fuel indicators on a 231 I sawed the wings off of had the guages that the indicator was affixed to a spiraled rod. It looks to made by a lawn mower gas guage co. A magnetic chip sensor is normally used in helicopter tranmissions and tail gear boxes. Gives you a little heads up on your next BBBBBBIIIIIIIGGGGGG maint. bill. larry Quote
N9937c Posted February 24, 2011 Report Posted February 24, 2011 Stacy Look up N4091H. Got some great spare parts. I call it my U-BOAT. larry Quote
flyboy0681 Posted February 24, 2011 Author Report Posted February 24, 2011 Quote: N9937c Stacy Look up N4091H. Got some great spare parts. I call it my U-BOAT. larry Quote
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