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Dawley Aviation PIREP, or: Atlas is BACK
Jay,
If you only paid .62 AMU for your exhaust system rebuild then you got a great deal!! Was this for a complete system or just the muffler and a couple of pipes? We had to have our exhaust completely rebuilt last annual (OI-360) from Dawley, but it cost us 1.8 AMU's. That was replacing everything including one pipe that they couldn't "rebuild" and we had to buy new from Mooney. The 1.8 AMU's we paid also included the 20% rip-off, er markup that our shop charges for the privilege of letting them order parts for us. So in reality our system should have cost 1.5 AMU's if we would have dealt with Dawley directly (which we will from here on out), so if you go a complete system for .62 AMU then my hat is off to you for procuring such a good deal!! Jon Kraus '79 Mooney 201 4443H @ TYQ Jay Honeck wrote: We were grounded last week, after discovering a cracked exhaust pipe and rotted muffler baffles during routine maintenance. Amazingly, we discovered that Dawley Aviation (*the* exhaust repair station in the Midwest, and the place my A&P recommended) is located in Burlington, WI -- literally on the road to Racine -- which was where we were headed for "Xmas II". So, we ripped off the old system and tossed it in the back of the Subaru with all the luggage and presents. Four hours after leaving Iowa City, we were at Dawley's VERY impressive offices. They are clearly a well-established business, with a large, clean factory floor, and a nice, clean front office area, housing half a dozen office workers in private offices. It looked more like a bank than any aviation business I'd ever had the pleasure of seeing before -- quite different from most of these kinds of places. Steve, their VERY knowledgeable sales manager, was there to greet us. It was obvious that he (and the staff) weren't used to having customers drop stuff off (a steady stream of UPS and FedEx trucks flowed in and out while we were there), but he took it all in stride and seemed genuinely pleased to actually SEE someone for a change. It turned out that Steve had trained with the same CFI as I did, over in East Troy, Wi, so we were instantly fast friends as we traded "Old Bob" stories back and forth. He took the cruddy old parts from me, identified what could be re-used, and said that I could pick the new system up on our way out of town the next day. It was as easy as that, and we were soon off to Racine for Xmas with Mary's family. The next day we swung back into their office, and it was all ready to go. Dang, they literally replaced EVERYTHING except one flange on both the triple pipes and the muffler. Everything else is brand-spanking new. Steve wished Mary and the kids a happy new year, gave each of us a bag of peanuts (which they apparently always throw in the box -- it's a Dawley tradition that goes way back to their beginning), and charged us $620. Not cheap, by any stretch, but still way cheaper than new. All in all, a very pleasant experience, and a real pleasure to work with a guy that's so knowledgeable. In answer to questions, Steve went on at great length about the metallurgy behind the work, and the reasons exhaust systems fail. (Incidentally, he said that the best thing that EVER happened to their business was everyone running "lean of peak" and driving their EGTs up above 1500 degrees. As temperatures approach 1600 degrees, the metal simply starts to fail, and you end up saving pennies on gas, and blowing dollars on exhaust systems.) My A&P put everything back together yesterday, and Atlas is now snug back in his hangar, with a new exhaust, new oil/filter, new Iridium spark plugs, and (hopefully) no more oil leak. Now all we need is some flying weather! |
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Dawley Aviation PIREP, or: Atlas is BACK
If you only paid .62 AMU for your exhaust system rebuild then you got a
great deal!! Well, I didn't have to pay any shipping expense! :-) Was this for a complete system or just the muffler and a couple of pipes? It was for the three header pipes on the right side of the engine (as facing forward) that come together into a single pipe, and the muffler/exhaust pipe. The heat shroud was the only thing saved. The left side header was still okay. That would have been another $390 or so. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Dawley Aviation PIREP, or: Atlas is BACK
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Jon Kraus wrote: If you only paid .62 AMU for your exhaust system rebuild then you got a great deal!! Was this for a complete system or just the muffler and a couple of pipes? We had to have our exhaust completely rebuilt last annual (OI-360) from Dawley, but it cost us 1.8 AMU's. That was replacing everything including one pipe that they couldn't "rebuild" and we had to buy new from Mooney. The 1.8 AMU's we paid also included the 20% rip-off, er markup that our shop charges for the privilege of letting them order parts for us. So in reality our system should have cost 1.5 AMU's if we would have dealt with Dawley directly (which we will from here on out), so if you go a complete system for .62 AMU then my hat is off to you for procuring such a good deal!! I had my exhaust system replaced by Dawley a couple months ago. It was around $1.5k including installation. All four standpipes were overhauled (to replace ends) and two new mufflers were provided. The shop who did the work extracted a premium also, but shipping was about $200 for 2-day both ways. However, I'm glad that I had the work done. Muffler was still intact, though worn, but the standpipes were leaking badly at the slip joints with the muffler. Dawley did an outstanding job at reworking the pipes, and they did the work same-day. JKG |
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