Two possible causes, Newps... One is a broken wire(s) going to the instrument panel where moving the wire around to work on the lugs causes the broken ends to abrade and make better contact for a while, and then they reoxidize... This is high on my suspicion list since it is the same two wire...

does someone have a clue what the value of a project basket for a 1947 Fairchild 24 R 46 with new factory engine. Project was purchased as is and been hangered since 1995 never touched. My husband passed away in September and I need to sell it so that I can sell the hanger and a V35 Bonanza. If...

I have suspected for a while that my old analog tach was lying to me. My Archer's static RPM at take-off was measuring about 22k and the minimum spec was 2325, but the plane seemed to have good cruise speed. When I pointed an optical tach through the windshield I read a static RPM of 23.4K. ...

My P-47 was badly damaged fighting off some enemy Zeros , can anyone give me advice to repair it before the enemy attacks again?

It's that time of year again. It's time for our club to renew it's insurance. We're currently with AVEMCO but want to try to find something less expensive. They also impose a limit on the # of members we can have per airplane and would like to get out from under that restriction. Any...

The club to which I belong is upgrading the instrument lighting in one of our 182s. I've been doing the research side of this. All was going well. We ultimately decided upon the panel overlay product from Aero Enhancement, and started looking at shops to do the installation. And here's where I...

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My #3 EGT usually works just fine but every once in a while it will jump up to an unreasonable number or even just report "OPEN PROBE" on the screen. It may do this for several minutes and then just come back and work just fine. JPI says to first swap it with another (#1 EGT) and see if its the...

Well, it's a mystery to me anyway. Does anyone know what brand and model, the nav/com, loran, adf, and dme are in the following photo? I'm sure the top nav/com is Collins vhf-251 and 351, but the nav/com below that one? And the others? Also, can anyone identify the transponder in the second...

AOPA just posted a request that owners of series 400 Cessna aircraft provide some info on their aircraft in an attempt to limit the damage of the proposed AD (*you* know which one). http://twin.cessna.org George Patterson This marriage is off to a shaky start. The groom just asked the band...

Hello, Do I need certified engine monitors for a certified plane if I keep the factory ones installed? I was asking this to someone at our airport today and they thought that I could install, for example, one of those fancy engine monitors you see in experimental airplanes, as long as I had the...

We're looking for sources to buy a set of retread 700 x 6 8 ply tires from. The guy we bought our Aztec from only had 6 ply tires on the main gear. 6 plys aren't rated high enough for our gross weight and the POH clearly calls for 8 plys. There seems to be a shortage of 8 ply cases in this...

Can they blame that one on GA planes?

Hey, all... as usual, I figured I'd try to get some opinions on a new purchase for the Cherokee. Mains are worn out, and I am leaning towards some McCreary AirHawks. Any thoughts? The plane sits outside, but has been getting lots of flying in of late. I find it hard to believe that a tire that...

The faceplate on my Narco CP-136 Audio Panel was broken off (and glued back together) before I bought the plane. The left side of the faceplate, where 2 retaining screws attach it to the metal chassis, had been glued at least once before I bought it, and my avionics shop had glued it back together...

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The wet compass in my Cessna 150 has suddenly decided to indicate way off. I took it off the dash mount and it reads nearly correctly when moved about 12" away from the instrument panel, and even better when out in the open by itself. I got another wet compass from a friend, and as I moved it near...

I was reading a previous thread from May about owner assisted annuals. I noticed a number of comments about drilling out stuck inspection panel screws. Back when I used to work on airplanes as an avionics tech, someone showed me a neat trick for getting stuck screws loose. When you find a screw...

OK, my nav122 has died with a stupid mechanical failure in the frequency-selection gear. Seriously, WTF was Narco thinking when they put plastic gears in such an expensive box? So, question the first: Does anybody make aftermarket replacement parts, or should I buy a dead unit and canibalize...