russellbass
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I bought a '78 turbo Lance last June. When the cold weather came I tried to use the heat, but the lever wouldn't move. I had the cable replaced ($ 500 with labor), made one cross country flight, and it wouldn't move again. Back to the shop.... I'm told the cable is covered in a plastic shroud, that is so close to the exhaust manifold, it melts, leaving the cable un-movable. We replaced it again ($ 500), and they tried putting a heat shroud around it to try to protect it. Made another flight yesterday, and yep... Seized up again. Has anyone else had problems with this? My mechanic said other manufactures use steel housing for the heater cable, but Piper uses plastic.
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