Hey Guys, So my annual on 'Julie' (A Cherokee 140) is coming in substantially lower than expected, and it looks like I'm going to have about 4k in funds freed up that I had already budgeted to spend. Of course, the sensible side of me says I should save the money for Fuel... but what fun is...

Hello, I have a Cherokee 140, and I think the carb heat cable is not connected to the handle on the pannel correctly. I have a handle that moves up and down (not push/pull). Currently the cable was put through the whole on the back of the lever and bent around it. Shouldn't their be a...

As you may recall, I have been troubleshooting a higher than normal oil temp in the Cherokee. Checked the baffling, replaced the oil cooler with a new one, replaced the Vernatherm, checked the oil cooler lines, all with no luck. Temps stay 1-3 needle marks above 180 degrees which is 1-3 needle...

I have owned this Cherokee 140 since 1994. I have logged over 1000 hours in it through the original and the now installed overhauled engine. Oil temps were usually at 180 degrees (both engines)when OATs were between 50-80 degrees or so. It would read 1 needle mark higher when it got to be 95+...

Still trying to track down a high oil temp reading. I would like to get a new temp sender to swap out. Too lazy to rig up the hot plate, thermometer, etc. to test the old one. Part has a number of 362-EW. Same number is on a friend's Arrow. Methinks most/all cherokees may use the same one....

I am in a quest to troubleshoot an oil temp that has crept up a bit in the last 100 hours or so. Checked all the baffling and"usual stuff". I was going to check the accuracy of the gauge via testing. 2 things that I cannot find: the part number of the oil temp sending unit and a supplier. This...

Well, I'm jumping into aircraft ownership (co-ownership, 2 other "partners"). I put the deposit down on a Cherokee 180 yesterday. Hope to have everything finalized by next weekend. Someone posted where the Piper owners club's web site was some time back, but I missed it. Can someone post it...

Hey Cherokee owners, Has anyone run into a problem with the whole dash and all avionics heating up??? Since I bought the plane this past summer, I thought all the heat build up was due to our famous San Antonio summer weather. But I flew into a cold front last night and the temp went down below...

I have a '71 PA28-180, with a fixed 60" pitch Sensenich prop. This is the standard cruise prop for a PA28-180. The POH indicates that 2700 RPM should only be able to be achieved through 7000ft DA. I am able to hit redline (2700 RPM) in level flight up to 11500 feet density altitude. POH...

I have a 1971 Piper Cherokee 180. I changed the oil earlier this week, and then taxiied around the airport as part of my runup check. During this process, I noticed that upon first application - the right brake is soft. Pumping the brake pedal gets the pressure back, and then it works ok. ...

Hello, All! About a year ago, I started airplane shopping. For personal and professional reasons, I had to back-burner that after never getting past the tire-kicking stage. Along the way, I got a lot of help from folks on this board, so now I'm returning to the fount as I prepare to begin...

My partners & I sold our Cherokee 180 a couple months ago & have begun looking for a C-182 (fits our mission profile). A local mechanic also recommended a Cherokee 6. Most we've looked at have been a bit outside of our price envelope. We've now found one that's in our price range. Anyone have any...

It looks like I will have a mission to pick up a PA32-300 on Thurs. Can anyone point me to an online copy of the flight maual, or perhaps some of the pertinent information? I've got a couple of hours in a PA32-260 some years ago, and will have a copy of the manual available when I pick up...

Our company is considering a Cherokee 6 and I have a quick question. Which models had the club seating?

Hey all... My Cherokee is almost done with the annual, but in the 75 hours since it was last inspected, the alternator bracket has cracked. It's complicated by the fact that the plane was originally a PA28-140, but now has a Lycoming O-360-A3A. So, the parts book doesn't necessary literally apply....

At the suggestion of several on this group I found the problem of a swinging ammeter on my warrior to be the alternator switch. Now I need a new switch. To get a new switch I need a part number, as always. Now I need a suggestion for a vendor for both a part number manual and a vendor for the...

Hey all... I've got the plane down for an annual and have discovered a small weeping leak in the bottom of the battery box (where the drain nozzle attaches). Am I correct in recalling that the box is made of tin and the nozzle of copper? Will regular Lead/Tin (60/40) solder this, or do I need...

I have a 1977 Archer II with factory-installed electric pitch trim. The trim servo motor works in both directions, but it doesn't work well for moving the cables. When the ambient temperature is warm, the electric trim works acceptably but occasionally seems to "slip," and when it's cold, I can...

Hey all... I'm thinking it's getting close to where the mufflers in my Cherokee 180 could stand to be repaired/replaced. Any thoughts on a good place to have it done? This is the dual-muffler style as is on the clamshell-cowled later -180's. Also, I'd be interested to find out if there's any...

When I had my tanks out in 1999 for the paint job and hose replacement, I also noticed stains from the sending units downward. I decided to replace the gaskets and reseal the things "while I was at it". The local wrenches said that getting the screws around the sending unit to seal completely was...