Doghouse Parts Source

By Hector
June 15, 2018 in Vintage Mooneys (pre-J models)

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My '74 had a doghouse and fixed cowl flaps. When I bought my plane the doghouse needed several cracks repaired which I did under IA supervision. I speculated that these cracks were caused by vibration and made an effort to have my prop balanced periodically. This completely stopped the progressive cracking for the 25 years I owned my C.

There is a lot of dissatisfaction with the doghouse in general, but i believe a well adjusted/maintained doghouse is fine. Even on the hottest Atlanta days, my CHTs stayed in the green. Fixed cowl flaps removed an item to be maintained.

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Sabremech

June 16, 2018

Hi Hector, I may have some of my baffling that I removed for my cowl mod. I'll check tomorrow. It's not in too bad of shape. What parts do you need? I might be able to make you new ones if mine a

DXB

September 27, 2018

Thanks very much David- I may have to take you up on it depending on how my shop wants to deal with the issues during my upcoming November annual. I'm hopeful that a couple of simple patches might tem