4:55 that's not the oil pressure pickup, that's the fuel primer inlet. There is no pressurized oil in the heads. 10:35 there is not vacuum in the exhuast. That's the cold air source for your heater. The heated air going into your cabin has to originate from somewhere before it's heated.

Great video! Owning a plane looks to be a lot more than just flying it!

Thanks Cory. Nicely done.

Find an FAA cert inspector to tell ya what needs fixin.. have him shoe you whereverything is Etc then have an A&P correct his gigs then you will k ow what's been done.. list for inspector the A& P . And you!

Youre a cool dude flying a plane. But just a thought, if you can fly and 'repair' your plane with the VERY limited understanding of the mechanics (quite funny I give you that), then a lot more people should really be into GA! Keep your work up! Best,

My 66 Mooney used a 100 watt bulb instead of a 250 watt. Check parts list for your Mooney.

Love the Mooney thanks for sharing dude

Replace the GE landing light bulb with LED. I did on my 1965 M20C. The LED draws 1amp! You can basically leave it on continuously because it will last longer than the plane will. You will not be sorry. Do the Nav light too, since they have to be on continuously to power the Tailbeacon. Lastly, get on Mooneyspace.com if you haven’t already done so. Phenomenal resource for Mooney owners.

My experience as well- over 6 and it ends up all over the bottom. Solid video

Great video Cory, Reminds me of when we owned the 172!!!

Great video Cory.

First thing i noticed with the cowl off is that the hose attachment point on the back of your engine doghouse/baffles has no hose attached. scrolling through some of the comments, i think you got this fixed, but i dont see any good list of everything that hose does. the hose you are manipulating at 9:30 in the video is meant to be attached there. The function of that hose is to feed ram air from the doghouse to the muffler shroud, both for providing cabin heat and for carburetor heat. That hose being disconnected is incredibly dangerous, for several reasons: 1: CO ingress - with that hose loose in the cowl, it is intaking cowl air instead of fresh air, and can allow exhaust into the cabin ventilation system. 2: Carburetor heat - without that hose being fed ram-air, applying carburetor heat, which intakes through that hose, will result in SIGNIFICANT power loss. 3: carburetor heat - the inlet path through for carb heat is UNFILTERED (this is why you should never use carb heat on the ground except during runup test) - that hose loose is sucking in all the dirt in the cowl... straight to your carb. 4: engine cooling: with that hose nib open, the air which should be going through your cylinder fins and keeping the engine cool is bypassing them entirely to go through that hole and pressurize the inside of the cowl, further increasing resistance to airflow through the cooling fins.... so, yeah, that one hose can kill you four different ways if it is not attached.

Dump the landing light! They are rated for 25 hours but you may not get even that since the filament can just break from the vibration. LED or HID is the only way to go.

Where are you based? My buddy and I recently purchased a 201J as our first airplane, based at Z98. What a blast so far.

The small line coming off number 3 cylinder is manifold pressure gauge the dipstick tube get tight on the dipstick and when you check the oil it has a tendency to unscrew it they also crack and brake off some times take it and make sure it is not cracked

The line your looking at @4;40 is the manifold pressure gauge.

Nice Work man. Keep it up...

Looking to purchase a M20F, G, or J. The more you can share about owning a vintage Mooney the better. Thanks.

Wrong one was installed on mine also. Kept popping the breaker at random times.

The hose is to supply fresh upper cowling air down into the heater shroud around the muffler to heat the air for cabin heat. As part of the inspection, it can be checked for exhaust leaks. However, a leak can happen any time so a CO detector is a good device to have. Do NOT depend on a finger pulse oximeter since carbon monoxide poisoning looks like FALSELY oxygenated blood to the oximeter!! Once CO is bound to hemoglobin, it is practically permanently, chemically bonded! So it is imperative to PREVENT CO exposure. BTW, I'm PhD Chemical Physicist and world expert in medical grade commercial oximeter design with over 25 patents in the field. I tend to use the minimum heater airflow and use the side ball vent to direct air directly at me. This article is reminding me to get a new CO detector!

Going to replace the landing light with a great LED? As well as wing tip lights and strobes?

Just curious. I am also looking at a Mooney for my first plane. I think they are great at what they do. Are you at all concerned about the factory shutting down and the availability of getting parts?

The hose goes where you put it the hose routs ram air into the muffler for carb heat and cabin heat

Throw the old school light away! Get a Whalen LED landing light. You won’t regret it. They’re easy to put in and last a very long time. They’re much brighter too.

Also, any oil above 7 qts on mine will be quickly blown out the crankcase breather and will wind up on the belly. I keep mine between 6 and 7 quarts.

Hmm, dirt and oil in/on the a/c is an indicator for the mechanic. Leave it on for annual so your mechanic can see it as evidence. Give your mechanic a hand with it and learn from him/her

Cory; I am pretty sure you can get an IPC [illustrated parts catalog] for both the engine and the airframe. For some reason I thought that would come with the airplane when you bought it, as well as the Mx logs. Probably no law says you should, just thought it did. you could probably find a Mx manual on line somewhere...Found this site for $40 mooneyspace.com/files/ [looks like you saved that much by not replacing your pants]. All that stuff you did should probably be written in the aircraft Mx log somewhere.

My wife and I are travel nurses, I’m a pilot and my wife is a student pilot. We’re thinking of buying a Mooney M20 to use as a weekly flyer to and from jobs. How reliable are Mooneys? If we put the money and work in would you trust the plane to get you to work?

What happened with your pre-buy inspection dude?

Can use loctite or something similar?

Nothing new for those who have owned a Mooney for several years.