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It probably only reflects the Lycomings he has personally flown or "maintained.":rolleyes:

Soak it with Fluid Film. Heard mixed reviews about those black underbody coatings. Some of them trap moisture inside and speed up corrosion.

The GNC355 can be interfaced to your AP. You can keep the 6 pack and add a CDI. As for installing by an A&P, it depends on the A&P. It’s...

I wouldn’t use a KI209 if you can avoid it. While it is an approved indicator, It has an internal converter, so you’ll have to use the...

The last two engines I’ve transported have been upside down with some foam padding under them for cushioning. The firewall forwards were...

They do, but there has been controversy with them and they have created controversy with others. I wouldn’t be opposed to using them but...

Straight out of the Harvard MBA playbook - improve your return on capital by offloading capital intensive manufacturing facilities...

But six airplanes hardly qualifies as this: There were more that 44,000 172s built. Many of those have been or are used in flight...

The old style valves should have detents too. If yours doesn’t, that would be a motivator for me to replace it. There are ADs for this...

So much time and money wasted fooling with batteries and starters, when a few minutes doing simple voltage drop tests would reveal the...

Try methodically disconnecting a few thermocouples at a time and see if it makes a difference. Did you or your mechanic have to do any...

Definitely repairable. Now whether how economical to repair will depend on the who, what, where, and how you have it repaired.

Exited? When we get to a final rule, let me know; until then this is all a pipe dream.

If it was a really weak battery, the contactor would chatter. That's caused by the starter's low resistance causing enough of a voltage...

The pilot can hear the starter spin if the Bendix is stuck. All the OP heard was a click. The only effective way to clean that Bendix...