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Hi, yall -

A while back I posted a question about sluggish oil pressure indication,
especially when cold (delayed oil pressure indication). One local A&P, and
several responses here, suggested that it was probably a clogged line to the
gauge. Got our usual A&P to look at it, he concluded that it was the gauge
itself. Ordered a new one, put it in with a lot of difficulty. BTW, this
is a PA-32 Turbo Saratoga. Started the engine, no oil pressure indication.
Loosened the line where it connects to the gauge, got oil flow. He said the
new gauge was bad. Got another one overnight, installed it. Bingo!
Instantaneous oil pressure indication at engine start. Now even makes
sense, a slightly higher indication (top of the green) when oil is cold,
dropping to normal position (3/4 green or so) when it warms up. Running
10W50.

We also had a problem with the stabilator trim becoming difficult to operate
when cold, almost impossible at altitude in winter. Mechanic concluded that
someone had used wrong lubricant on the jackscrew at some point. He
replaced the lubricant, works great (so far).

Now we have a problem with the brakes, which has been recurring. Seems to
be sucking in air from somewhere, right pedal gets soft and loses braking
action. Actually, both pedals degrade but right one is worse. We replaced
wheel cylinder O-rings and bled the system recently, a few weeks ago, but
now it has happened again. Gotta get this fixed now.

Stan

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