Cowl Flaps cable

[brad]

Cable on my 75 M20F broke.  My IA, Rich at MEV had MacFarlane make me a new one with the push button lock.   Cost was $285.  Works great!!

[carusoam]

Brad,

Nice details!

Somebody around here is struggling with this same challenge….

I’ll see if I can find him and point this way…

Best regards,

-a-

[carusoam]

See if @M Terry is hanging around….

Cowl flap knob update…

M T,  we’re you looking for one of these?

Best regards,

-a-

[C.J.]

I just had my ancient 57 year old carb heat, cowl flap, throttle, mixture & prop controls replaced with McFarlane controls. Wow, what a difference & worth every penny.

[carusoam]

Great pirep for new engine controls from McFarlane…

Thanks for sharing it…

Best regards,

-a-

[81X]

On 8/19/2022 at 2:42 PM, brad said:

Cable on my 75 M20F broke.  My IA, Rich at MEV had MacFarlane make me a new one with the push button lock.   Cost was $285.  Works great!!

So, does this button lock allow you to essentially lock the cowl flaps in any position or just open/closed?  
 

Having “any position” capabilities would be immensely helpful for the M20K 231.  

[brad]

Any position.

[DonMuncy]

Has anyone done this on a K model? Is the length going to be the same? Is it going to fit in the same hole/position?  What happens to the "over center" mechanism? Is there a part number? I think any K model owner shoud be interested.

[81X]

3 hours ago, DonMuncy said:

Has anyone done this on a K model? Is the length going to be the same? Is it going to fit in the same hole/position?  What happens to the "over center" mechanism? Is there a part number? I think any K model owner shoud be interested.

Don, I completely agree as there are some flights I go from trail to closed a few times and while petty, it’s annoying.

@brad, any chance you can share details on this regarding part number, etc. 

if not, I go in for annual next month and my A&P IA is super resourceful so I can give him the picture and story to see what he can find. 

[brad]

Ask my IA to get the number.  I'm sure it will be different for the 231 (having owned one before).  Will post when I hear back.

[brad]

McFarlane part number MC 1241-34.

[DonMuncy]

I am eagerly awaiting the first one to tell me they made it work on a 231. I'm tempted to try it myself. Is anyone knowlegeable enough to offer odds on the likelyhood of success? Clarence?