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Use an alternator on the vacuum pump drive. They are very small/light, no drive belt (+ no need for belt pulley on ring gear support), and the weight...

With instruments and avionics, less is more. Install a CGR-30P or JPI 900 series for all the engine and fuel quantity needs. Winters airspeed and...

It's a three channel dimmer circuit from a Cessna. Web

So, he didn't troubleshoot the relay. This is called 'shotgunning' or, as I like to refer to it, 'guessing'. I.e., replacing parts until the problem...

Almost exclusively the 2 1/4" instruments. They are my go to items for shrinking an instrument panel. Web

The original PA18-95's only had a left fuel tank. Web

I've installed box loads of them in the last twenty or so years (all powered aircraft). Only one I had problems with was the one I dropped on the...

Winters (see Wings & Wheels) make airspeed and altimeters that are much lighter than the originals styles. Web

(d) Each person performing an annual or 100-hour inspection shall inspect (where applicable) components of the engine and nacelle group as follows: ...

You've got a bad connection. By that, I mean a connection (connections?) has a high resistance to current flow (amps). First place to start looking...

You need to move the cable sheath all the way back to the clamp. And you are missing the swivel connection that fastens the end of the cable to the...

I've seen them fail a couple of ways. Some will come on as a steady, dull glow, with no flash. The other way is for them to come on and flash a...

You own a fabric aircraft. It would be good to learn how to do a basic patch. Web

Maybe Dr Randy has some special tools for this job? Web

Check to see if you have a larger panel, somewhere inboard of the power supply. You might be able to remove the hardware and pull the power supply to...

Let me get this right. You have a single power supply for the strobe, which is mounted IN the wingtip? Is this mounted on the inboard or outboard...

For your records Frank. Web

How about carbon chunks holding the pressure relief valve off the seat? Web

Do that and the Telex or the speaker will not work correctly. Go find yourself an old school David Clark, mono (high impedance) headset and plug it...

Any word on this? Still an issue or all sorted out? Web

Just sniff the air in that cockpit. You'll find out if someone was riding dead brakes or not. Web

Lol! There is that. The radio audio is most likely set up for low impedance. Measure the resistance of the audio side of your Telex headset. Low...