Grant_Waite Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 I have a 1977 M20J, S/N:24-0213 it’s one of the more quirky Js being an early serial number. It has the lever style throttles, which I don’t prefer. I believe mine has the Dukes fuel selector valve assembly P/N:3331-900. I just got finished stripping the paint off the floor, surrounding the selector. It didn’t come from the factory painted to my knowledge. The previous owner had painted it… I like some things factory spec. I would like to remove my fuel selector knob, but don’t know how to remove it? I want to get it powder coated red. There’s no set screw on the top or anything. Only what appears to be a screw coming out the one side but it’s the threaded end, not the head. Also does the fuel strainer ring come off? It looks like it’s one of those rings on a binder with 2 pieces, that meet. Quote
N201MKTurbo Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 Remove the set screw on the side of the knob and it will lift right off. You have to unbend the ring to get it off. FWIW, there is supposed to be a placard that goes there that shows L R and off. I have a new one in the hangar, but it is for my plane. The black color is the factory color. Quote
Grant_Waite Posted March 18 Author Report Posted March 18 21 minutes ago, N201MKTurbo said: Remove the set screw on the side of the knob and it will lift right off. You have to unbend the ring to get it off. FWIW, there is supposed to be a placard that goes there that shows L R and off. I have a new one in the hangar, but it is for my plane. The black color is the factory color. Yeah, my sticker was trashed before I took the paint off. Mooney had the decal so I ordered it through don maxwells people. The screw on the side, doesn’t have any sort of head to back it out. I’ve tried getting an allen key into it, but it didn’t bite anything. Quote
N201MKTurbo Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 It doesn’t look like the correct screw. The real screw, wasn’t a regular set screw. It had some kind of pin nose. There is enough sticking out that you could unscrew it with a pair of pliers and get the correct screw. You will need to be a screw sleuth to figure it out. Probably won’t find the part number. 1 Quote
Grant_Waite Posted March 18 Author Report Posted March 18 4 hours ago, N201MKTurbo said: It doesn’t look like the correct screw. The real screw, wasn’t a regular set screw. It had some kind of pin nose. There is enough sticking out that you could unscrew it with a pair of pliers and get the correct screw. You will need to be a screw sleuth to figure it out. Probably won’t find the part number. Shit, I’m anything but a hard ware sleuth. My mechanic thought it looked like we could pry out, but I think a set of small needle nose pliers might work. I’m waiting to post to ask about all the different screws, that comprise my Mooney. There’s so many variations in the interior, of small and large. Not to mention the many on the belly panels, which of course aren’t all the same. Not to mention the clip nuts that have fallen off or broke. Quote
KSMooniac Posted March 18 Report Posted March 18 You might look up and purchase some Vampliers to get after that set screw. They're amazing tools. Quote
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