Slick mags when mine are good?

The OP's original mechanic is a manipulative weasel who was determined
to make a profit off selling a new set of mags...

I made the opposite decision on my twin... I remained with Bendix and
traded the 4 mags off on a remanufactured set... They are properly
timed and the carbs are right and I have a good battery... No Lycoming
with magnetos starts better than my pair - hot or cold...
If I have a problem at a distant airport, any airplane mechanic worth
the name will have the common Bendix parts on hand - and usually some
donor mags for the less common parts... With Slick I will be down
while they order a new mag and wait for delivery...

denny

Hi Steven,
I once owned a T207 that had Slicks on a TSIO520. During one annual,
my mechanic suggested that I upgrade to newer ones, as the ones on
there were "very old". I was a new owner and took his suggestion. I
don't recall problems prior to this. In any event, I had trusted his
judgement. I also had a Mooney M20C with the Lycoming O360 and Bendix
mags. I had no mag probems in 400 hours of flying when I owned the
plane, and the engine ran beyond its 1800 hour TBO. Current plane is
a C310 and have Bendix mags on the IO470s. I've had it for 7 years
and the engines just made it to TBO for the second time - they are the
original engines. Mag drops are always consistent, the engines are
eager to start. I plan on exchanging the Bendix mags for overhauled
units of the same type when I have the engines overhauled in 2008. I
bought the magneto overhaul kits from Aircraft Spruce and carry them
with a few other spare parts in the plane, just in case. That's
proven to be good insurance, as I haven't needed to use them yet. The
equipment on there is what's worked on the plane and I'm inclined to
stick with it. That's my 2 cents worth.

Brian

I think your two cents are worth about a million bucks. Thanks for the info
Brian. I do the same and carry the box of mag parts in the plane. My O320
starts on the first half a prop spin now that the engine and mags are right.
This of course is one of the reasons I bought the plane.

FlyWithTwo wrote:
Hi Steven,
I once owned a T207 that had Slicks on a TSIO520. During one annual,
my mechanic suggested that I upgrade to newer ones, as the ones on
there were "very old". I was a new owner and took his suggestion. I
don't recall problems prior to this. In any event, I had trusted his
judgement. I also had a Mooney M20C with the Lycoming O360 and Bendix
mags. I had no mag probems in 400 hours of flying when I owned the
plane, and the engine ran beyond its 1800 hour TBO. Current plane is
a C310 and have Bendix mags on the IO470s. I've had it for 7 years
and the engines just made it to TBO for the second time - they are the
original engines. Mag drops are always consistent, the engines are
eager to start. I plan on exchanging the Bendix mags for overhauled
units of the same type when I have the engines overhauled in 2008. I
bought the magneto overhaul kits from Aircraft Spruce and carry them
with a few other spare parts in the plane, just in case. That's
proven to be good insurance, as I haven't needed to use them yet. The
equipment on there is what's worked on the plane and I'm inclined to
stick with it. That's my 2 cents worth.

Brian

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Thanks Denny, thats why I wrote here. I was thinking about calling the FAA
when this ordeal with getting my money back from the first AP. I truely hate
when someone tries to run a scam, unfortunately I only look like an idiot I
guess. Thats ok, I'll get em. I will remain with my perfect running Bendix.
My log books confirm that the mags are not yet ready for overhaul.

Denny wrote:
The OP's original mechanic is a manipulative weasel who was determined
to make a profit off selling a new set of mags...

I made the opposite decision on my twin... I remained with Bendix and
traded the 4 mags off on a remanufactured set... They are properly
timed and the carbs are right and I have a good battery... No Lycoming
with magnetos starts better than my pair - hot or cold...
If I have a problem at a distant airport, any airplane mechanic worth
the name will have the common Bendix parts on hand - and usually some
donor mags for the less common parts... With Slick I will be down
while they order a new mag and wait for delivery...

denny

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"SteveN wrote

My O320
starts on the first half a prop spin now that the engine and mags are right.
This of course is one of the reasons I bought the plane.

You do realize that it starting easy like that is butter. (smooth)

The bread is having it continuing to run without stopping - until you command it
to do so ! ! ! VBG
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Jim in NC

My bread and butter is not going to the first mechanic again.

Morgans wrote:
"SteveN wrote

My O320
starts on the first half a prop spin now that the engine and mags are right.
This of course is one of the reasons I bought the plane.

You do realize that it starting easy like that is butter. (smooth)

The bread is having it continuing to run without stopping - until you command it
to do so ! ! ! VBG

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