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As I dig into options for putting AC in my 182 P with 12 volt system I finding few choices. Can’t find anyone who makes an aftermarket...

Yeah - went ahead and just pre ordered the Mini 7. They have a trade in program though. My current IPad is worth $10! So...

Right now my “is this the day it happens” is when it might come out of the shop and back into the air. :rolleyes1:

You learn something new every day in this place.

Heating a flammable gas on purpose through a compressor in a system that might leak? In an airplane? :oops:

I’m sorry you’re tired all the time. And that is a bad Dad Joke I’m sure you’re tired of. Back on topic - bad design aside...

Ditto. Right now I’m spending unplanned sums of money to fix my great condition new to me plane for unplanned repairs. Next year I’ll...

Can you even get the old style refrigerant / Freon that it was designed to use?

Heat destroys avionics unless you get a good cockpit cover.

Our club planes have spent their entire 50 years outside. Suggest 1. As mentioned, get good sun shades. 2. Get good tie down straps...

You beat me to the punch on this. I didn’t see any.

That is hard core. I wonder if they missed that, or assembled it without it being clean ???

Back to thread topic. Is locktite not allowed? Orange should have kept that snug.

I’d get the A&P not to open my own shop but just for a fun thing to do in retirement. Plus the benefit of being able to do more things...

Seems like a lot of energy (250 W) to put into oil through such a small heat transfer area. The Reiff hot strips I have on my airplanes...