Recent content by Dan Gordon

Starter was benched tested and is good. Going to clean the original cables coming off the battery and or replace them with copper cables. We aren’t getting full voltage from battery to starter as I understand it.

Yes, that’s his plan. Thanks.

My mechanic is going to pull the starter and bench test it…

My battery was low on water, it’s been filled and put on a trickle charger. The bolts are reading low. My mechanic will test another battery with the system, test the starter and the connector. See what happens from there. My current battery after charging still got only a repeated click, click...

I will check the battery. Maybe it had enough juice to start the plane one time and that is it.

Its last “major” service is when the twist to start ignition and a Surefly magneto was installed around 3 months ago. Had oil change and a dynamic prop balance in the last few weeks. Plane had no issues starting through the winter at all.

Installed new twist to start ignition switch 3 months ago - Piper Cherokee 140. Yesterday plane started easily, I shutdown, filled fuel. Upon restarting, turn key and all I got was a click, click, click from under the cowling. Let sit 20 mins — same thing. Voltage indicated was 12v. New battery...

Thanks for all the replies. I gave Annissa basically the same responses as above: The CFI and school establishes the rules, its up to you to follow them. Even thought she owns the plane, I told her don't take the risk -- rules are there for a reason -- imagine how stupid you would feel if an...

I have a friend who is a student pilot and owns the plane she is training in. She is due for her first solo and her flight instructor told her that he needs to be at the airport for any subsequent solo flights, not only endorsed airports away from the home field, but pattern work at the home...

I fly out of the Boston area. 100LL is $6.85 -7.25 in my local area. No signs of it going down. In fact we just went up a few weeks ago at my home field from $6.50 to $6.85 — which is still reasonable compared to the airports around me.

Thanks for all the information. The fear is condensation and the expansion differences between the different types of metals in the engine. I will most likely choose either the Reiff or the Tanis over a sump only system.

Thank you for your thorough explanation and your logic behind your choice. This gives me a lot to think about. The A&P at my airport recommended the EZ Heat and or the Reiff. The flight school planes that he maintains use the EZ Heat. Your point regarding cylinder head temps is well taken...

Thanks Xander, this is good information. The price between the (2) heaters is only $350.00. I’m wondering if the Reiff is overkill or is warming the cylinders necessary versus sump only.

I have a Sensorcon unit — I recommend this equipment. It’s $140.00 well spent for piece of mind. I saw a presentation by Dan Bass about his co2 ordeal and Sensorcon is now in his plane.

I have a Piper Cherokee 140 based in the Boston area with tie-down and access to 24/7 power. I need to buy a preheater system for the winter and am looking at (2) models EZ Heat bladder/sump system versus Reiff sump and cylinder system. Is the Reiff overkill or a must have versus a standard sump...