1969 M20F Resurrection

[davesly]

Thanks everyone for the help so far in finding parts.  I thought I would share my new Mooney Resurrection project.  The pics on this post show the plane, about 10 years ago before, and after the hangar accident as well as how I purchased it last month (It came with the cowling and inspection panels).  Thanks to the help from people on this board, I now have an engine, prop and baffles.  I'll be posting pics of the restoration in this new topic.  My goal is to keep the interior and exterior original, but have a nearly zero time mechanicals and a full Dynon glass Avionics system with GTN 650 or 750 GPS.

[davesly]

 

Here is a pic of the zero time overhauled IO-360-A1A with 100 hour slick mags (4345/4370 with SlickStart).  Mechanically, I'll be installing the following:

• new Sky-Tec Starter (NL)
• new Power-plane AL12-P70 Amp Alternator
• PCU-5000 Governor ATH1
• new mechanical Fuel pump
• it had a new Electric boost pump installed at the accident annual
• ditching the vacuum pump
• new Powerflow exhaust system
• 120 hour SPOH (100 hr Eddy-Current required AD prop) to start with 
• New Mixture and Throttle cables (mine are a bit sticky)
• New Fuel/Oil Hoses
• Rebuilt Oil cooler
• Blasted and powder coated engine mount with AD gussets welded in
• New Lord engine mounts and engine mount-firewall hardware

 

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[Denis Mexted]

Best of luck davesly. I'm about half way through my own F model reno. VH-KWA. 

 

[davesly]

I decided to go with the Garwin 34-828-014 governor instead of the PCU-5000.  After feedback from some members, I found that Mooney used two types of governors based on where the prop cable comes out of the firewall.  Mine comes out on the left (pilot) side and mounts to a triangular aluminum bracket (see picture).  Other planes (prior to 1969) used a piece of 90-angle-aluminum extrusion mounted up and to the right for the cable coming off the right side of the firewall.  It appears that the default configuration of the PCU-5000 is to replace this right-hand style of Hartzell Governor and thus the rotation and indexing of the ATH-1 requires reconfiguration for my mount type.  In order to make things simpler, I opted to just go with an overhauled Garwin $1,550 which is also about 1/2 price.

Additional research shows the 34-828-014 being used on both 0-360 and IO-360 for all Mooney models in 1969 (probably other years also).  

[davesly]

The new engine is in, prop and exhaust installed.  Just hooking up the details.  We have a new mechanic at Freeport, IL now who is familiar with Mooneys.  Progress moving much faster now.