2 outta 3 :-(

On 8-Oct-2003, "dutch" wrote:

The down indicator switch assembly is covered by a plastic housing, and
the plastic eventually gets old and brittle and when asked to flex too
many
times eventually just broke the wire inside.


I had EXACTLY the same thing happen on our '79 Arrow, except it was the left
main and it occurred while approaching Oshkosh during the big show!
--
-Elliott Drucker

In article . net, dutch wrote:
I'm concluding after a couple of years of ownership that buying an older
airplane gives you the opportunity to replace every moving part one at a
time.

I disagree.

Very often, I have to replace multiple moving parts at a time.

Tina Marie
(N3653P)
--
http://www.tripacerdriver.com "...One of the main causes
of the fall of the Roman Empire was that, lacking zero, they had no way
to indicate successful termination of their C programs." (Robert Firth)

I'm concluding after a couple of years of ownership that buying an older
airplane gives you the opportunity to replace every moving part one at a
time.

The trick is to find a good one that a previous owner has already gone
through...
--
Jay Honeck
Iowa City, IA
Pathfinder N56993
www.AlexisParkInn.com
"Your Aviation Destination"

"dutch" wrote
The down indicator switch assembly is covered by a plastic housing, and the
plastic eventually gets old and brittle and when asked to flex too many
times eventually just broke the wire inside. So I'm going to replace the
entire assembly and do the one on the left side as well

Well, you can do that. Or you can splice in new wire in the area
subject to flexing. If you have a cooperative A&P and are handy with
tools, it's a simple procedure that will save you hundreds of dollars
in one afternoon. Your call, but that's how I dealt with the same
problem on my Twin Comanche. Still going strong after hundreds of
cycles.

I'm concluding after a couple of years of ownership that buying an older
airplane gives you the opportunity to replace every moving part one at a
time.

Well, I would put it this way - unless you're going to do the
maintenance yourself, you are not saving any money by buying an older
complex airplane.

Michael

An airplane is like your grandfather's axe. Your father replaced the
handle, and you replaced the head, but it's still your grandfather's axe.



"Michael" wrote in message
m...
"dutch" wrote
The down indicator switch assembly is covered by a plastic housing, and
the
plastic eventually gets old and brittle and when asked to flex too many
times eventually just broke the wire inside. So I'm going to replace
the
entire assembly and do the one on the left side as well

Well, you can do that. Or you can splice in new wire in the area
subject to flexing. If you have a cooperative A&P and are handy with
tools, it's a simple procedure that will save you hundreds of dollars
in one afternoon. Your call, but that's how I dealt with the same
problem on my Twin Comanche. Still going strong after hundreds of
cycles.

I'm concluding after a couple of years of ownership that buying an older
airplane gives you the opportunity to replace every moving part one at a
time.

Well, I would put it this way - unless you're going to do the
maintenance yourself, you are not saving any money by buying an older
complex airplane.

Michael


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