This two month saga began here. There is a link at the bottom each page to the next post in the series. 5/22/26 The big day finally arrived, not with a bang, not with a whimper, but with a WHOOPEEE! On Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 2:28 PM PDT, I finally got the long awaited notification that my propeller and governor were complete and ready for pick up. I used A.C. Propeller Service, inc. in Seattle for my propeller. Since they no longer do Woodward governors, which, of cour

To see how this whole thing started, start here. At the bottom of each post is a link to the next one, until there isn't. Looks like it shrunk in the dryer. 4/25/26 - 5/3/26 The span on this post is longer than the others because I have actually made significant progress and there is less to report. The last weekend in April I was finally able to get almost everything back together. Now that the new shock mounts are installed, I removed the last two intake tubes (#2 and #4)