Rob, By all means get a 2nd opinion as Bob suggests. QUICK. SOMETHING seems very amiss here from the sound of things.
DO NOT throw away your old fuel valve just yet, either. ALL these types of fuel valves leak UNLESS they are GREASED REGULARLY. Nature of the beast. Dissasembly is required for servicing. There is a SPECIAL FUEL VALVE GREASE that is designed for fuel valves sitting on most ANY COMPETENT mechanic's bench..... especially if they do annuals on Mooneys. It's part of their 100 hour/annuals. <g> This special grease is totally unaffected by gasoline !! Yucky, but fascinating stuff. Hang tough. Please get that 2nd opinion. Too bad my AI isn't nearby. I doubt very much if he would be putting you through this. Best wishes, Bob Urban +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Bob Saville wrote: > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > So this morning I walk into the hangar with my freshly polished (but used) > > left wing tank and proudly hand it over to my A/I with and with an expectant > > smile say "so do you think I can close her up this weekend"? "Not with the > > other problems I've found" says he. "Now what" I say? Even though the log > > book says that the control quadrant was replaced with a new version back in > > the 50's, he says it has an old part number on the top. In addition the > > header tank fuel valve still leaks and needs to be replaced, but they dont > > make the Kohler units anymore. Skysport sells a non PMA replacement but to be > > approved a new control handle mechanism must be machined so it will protrude > > through the Instrument panel. How much of a job is it to inspect or replace > > the top of the quadrant and cables? Have any of you seen what color they are? > > Mine is a sort of metallic green, not zink chromate like all the rest of the > > control column parts. I looked at the top with a mirror and the number does > > not appear to be the "old" bad part number. Any suggestions on dealing with > > this would be much appreciated. I'm tapped out and still don't have a flyable > > plane. At this point I'm about ready to pay him off, pull the wings, and > > trailer it to a storage facility. > > Rob > > How about another AI for a second opinion? (Maybe he's just 'bleeding' > you for all the hours he can get.) Maybe this isn't the case, but if you > have the new part number and he won't sign it off (assuming that it is > in good condition) then I think I'd find another AP/AI. > > Bob Saville > N3396H 415C > Eugene, OR
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