mike20papa Posted November 26, 2018 Report Posted November 26, 2018 After ten years of owner/ops with N8335E, I have finally had enough with the original baffles. The center section had fretted edges at the right/left lap joints, busted up and patched pieces were the norm. So, rebuilt all cyl. attached pieces with .040, stiffened up the center section to eliminate all that vibration with full length angled pieces in the lap joints. any way, take a look. Joe 4
steingar Posted November 26, 2018 Report Posted November 26, 2018 My doghouse has seen better days, but I haven't the mad skillz to do that. Looks awesome.
Hank Posted November 26, 2018 Report Posted November 26, 2018 Ooohhh!! That's beautiful!! I'm jealous. Can you share who did the work and where? Might get some more business. Personally, I've yet to find a sheet metal guy not scared of airplane work
Keith20EH Posted November 26, 2018 Report Posted November 26, 2018 Very nice and Very motivating, I sure would like to do away with most of the screws..
rakesb Posted 22 hours ago Report Posted 22 hours ago Anyone have any more information on doghouse repairs or replacements? Bobby (M20C)
47U Posted 22 hours ago Report Posted 22 hours ago 32 minutes ago, rakesb said: Anyone have any more information on doghouse repairs or replacements? LASAR has a few items still in stock, but can inquire the factory to see if they have any stock, or will make something. https://lasar.com/baffle-baffle-seals Too bad that Airforms isn’t still making Mooney baffles… my understanding was that there were too many ‘variations’ in the parts fitment so they quit. I had to rework a factory baffle myself when I replaced some pieces about 15 years ago. Now I’ve made some patches on new cracks that were the same cracks as the old baffles. If they’re not too far gone they can be patched up with some basic sheet metal skills. Otherwise, eBay and salvage yards.
rakesb Posted 21 hours ago Report Posted 21 hours ago Thank you so much, 47U. Very Sincerely, Bobby 1
DXB Posted 5 hours ago Report Posted 5 hours ago I was very lucky to find a nice clean doghouse that matched my C on Ebay, and I installed it when I overhauled my engine. The favorable impact on cooling even after having previously done everything I could to patch up my decrepit old one was dramatic. Sadly folks are unlikely to find any help from LASAR (which effectively IS the Mooney factory now) or anyone else with their doghouses. Owners without sheetmetal working skills / resources are likely out of luck. And these doghouses were still intrinsically terrible cooling designs even in perfect condition and degrade pretty quickly from vibration. Still hoping for the @Sabremech as a more durable solution....
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