I have had intermittent problems with 0-320 exhaust studs working loose, usually with overhauled cylinders. I understand it if I have a stubborn nut to remove for a gasket change and the stud comes out with it. I figure that if I reuse that stud/nut again I am asking for it to work back loose...

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...

We've got some Madra droop-tips on our straight-wing -180. Although we've enjoyed their performance (good slow-flight characteristics, unchanged cruise/top speed), my partner on the plane can't stand the looks. So, we're looking to put Hoerner-style ones on. As far as I can tell,...

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+...

I have had my TCM-Bendix 357210-1 ignition switch (1974 Piper Cherokee 140) apart twice in the last 14 years to clean up the contacts. I remember once seeing a rebuild kit consisting of the back plate and the 3 triangular pressed metal contacts. Might have been from an old Wag-Aero catalog. I...

Out of warranty (naturally) 396 has started acting flaky. It sits there with the incorrect time and date and will not acquire satellites and start up. Tried different antennas. Sometimes it will acquire after 30-40 minutes. Garmin's support database is useless. Are there any known problems with...

As the 74 Cherokee ages, the engine baffling (0-320 E3D) is starting to show its age. Various places have been stop drilled over the years and it is time for replacement. I really don't want used salvage parts because they are likely in the same condition as what I have. The intercylinder...

Ever since getting the overhauled engine (Lycoming 0-320-E3D), I have high oil pressure at full throttle for the runup and takeoff. I don't recall it ever making it to the red line until the last year or so and I have put 800 hours on it. It was always just below the red line at the first (0...

Well, as many of you can remember, I have posted my saga about intermittent reception problems with my Garmin GPSMAP 396 from day one. The Narco Nav/Coms or the splitters that are attached to them appear to be the culprit (both the MK-12D AND Nav 122). I could always select the harmonic freqs...

ELT will activate but will not turn off. This unit is not available at the various boneyards. Anyone have a working unit for sale? I HATE the thought of spending any time in the tail to mount a different type and tearing apart the interior panels to run new wires for the...

"Under Reagan's watch"... "A Bush appointee". Are you saying that Republican presidents cause shuttle disasters? wrote: I posted here last February, my opinion on what caused the Columbia Shuttle disaster. I was pretty much 'right on the money', this article verifies...

I did have the GA-25 antenna all the while I had intermittent lost sat reception. Bought a new high-gain replacement on line and did the swap last weekend. For 2 days prior to the swap, I would lose reception completely on a S-SE heading. The new antenna shows 10 sats 3/4 way up or better....

After 13 years since recovering, my Cherokee 140 glareshield vinyl has developed a crack that has gotten pretty ugly. I was happy with the original (when the covering was new). I liked the fact that it was solid and could be grabbed as a handhold. I understand that these things have screws...

Folks, My nagging problem of lost sat reception appears to still be with me. Switching off the entire electrical system does not help. So, I believe we have eliminated the Narco radios as a possible source. Moving the antenna around the glareshield may or may not help. I am beginning to think...

I have a 74 Cherokee 140 that does not have any panel lighting other than the red overhead. The 2 VOR/ILS indicators are internally lit as is the VC compass and clock. These are all running off the one lone factory dimmer. On full, the indicator lights will illuminate the cabin, so I run them...

There are separate threads on the installation variables with the Airgizmo dock. When I look at this "install" the plastic piece seems to be of lesser question than the wiring. Are the 3 cables (power, XM, GPS) attached to the existing bundles behind the instrument panel? Is the power cable...

O.K. I give up. It appears that buying one of these critters new or used is impossible (yes, I called EVERY boneyard on the planet). But, I don't have one to copy and I don't have any good pictures. I would like to duplicate the original and mount it in the "factory" location. Anyone have any...

In my previous posts, I described what appeared to be random signal lock losses with my new 396. Changing everything did not help. I got the dealer to swap the unit with a new one and I upgraded the software to the latest level. It appeared to work well for over 2 months, however, it started...

Well, we just broke the first power cable for the beast. I had read that others were having problems with plug failures so I bought a spare a while back. The plastic part that is physically plugged into the unit separates from the back part of the connector molded to the cable. Total operations...

Its bbbbaaaaaaacccccckkkkkkk. I thought we had the 396 reception problems solved with the unit swap and upgraded firmware. On climb out the thing lost its lock again and continued to do so until I changed course. That ain't gonna be an option on a plan in IMC (uh, center, I need to change...