When to buy an engine.

[Ebby]

Calling on the group for advice. I have stumbled upon an O-320 off a C-172.
The engine has 2780 since new and is timed out. Although when ferried from
the south, on a 9 hour flight it only used 1 qt. I get the mags, engine,
logs and new carb for $4000. Is that good? No storage. It came right off
the C-172. I am only at the stage of welding up my fuselage but wanted to
know if this is a good deal and is it too early to buy my engine?

Ebby
Camden, NY

[Rich S.]

"Ebby" > wrote in message
...
> Calling on the group for advice. I have stumbled upon an O-320 off a
C-172.
> The engine has 2780 since new and is timed out. Although when ferried
from
> the south, on a 9 hour flight it only used 1 qt. I get the mags, engine,
> logs and new carb for $4000. Is that good? No storage. It came right
off
> the C-172. I am only at the stage of welding up my fuselage but wanted to
> know if this is a good deal and is it too early to buy my engine?

O-320-??????

Makes a big difference.

Rich S.

[Barnyard BOb --]

>> Calling on the group for advice. I have stumbled upon an O-320 off a
>C-172.
>> The engine has 2780 since new and is timed out. Although when ferried
>from
>> the south, on a 9 hour flight it only used 1 qt. I get the mags, engine,
>> logs and new carb for $4000. Is that good? No storage. It came right
>off
>> the C-172. I am only at the stage of welding up my fuselage but wanted to
>> know if this is a good deal and is it too early to buy my engine?
>
>O-320-??????
>
>Makes a big difference.
>
>Rich S.
+++++++++++++++++++++++

My take is.......

The 0-320 - H2AD is normally avoided
unless it has had the cam and lifter mods.

The 0 -320 - E2D is good.

If your application requires a fuel pump,
you will need an accessory case from
something like a Piper Cherokee. The
Cessna 172 acc case has no mechanical
fuel pump capability unless you have it
machined for such.

An 0 -320 - E2D core as you describe
can command $4000. If it was me...
I would fly behind it until I had my first
flight and some time built on the new
plane.

New airframe, new overhaul and new
pilot can present a first flight situation
that introduces more unknowns than
one might want to chance all at once.

You can pickle the engine until you're
ready for it.... or pass it up in hopes for
a better deal.


Barnyard BOb -- over 50 years of flight

[Ebby]

Here is a follow-up to my original post. I went back to visit the engine
and pour over the log books. The engine is an O-320-E2D. It has 2750 hours
total time. It has had one major overhaul. All AD's have been complied
with and the crankshaft has been machined .003" with no pitting found
inside. The records were meticulous as the engine came out of a Part 141
flight school. The engine was never stored. In fact the owner swapped a
fresh rebuild right after flying the plane from Florida. In 9.5 hours oil
consumption was 1 qt and the gauges were in the green all the way up from
Fla. The starter is less than a year old and the carb is less than 1000
hours old. Compressions at the last 100 hour were mid 70's. Never had any
oil contamination. The only thing bad I can find about the engine is it is
past TBO. Anything else I should consider before plunking down the cash?

Ebby
Hatz s/n 598

[Jerry Springer]

If it has 2750 total time, why was it overhauled early the first time?
If it is now past TBO that means it was overhaouled early the first
time. The O-320-E2D should run to TBO with no problem which is 2000
hours. Still sounds like a good price for this engine
Jerry

Ebby wrote:
> Here is a follow-up to my original post. I went back to visit the engine
> and pour over the log books. The engine is an O-320-E2D. It has 2750 hours
> total time. It has had one major overhaul. All AD's have been complied
> with and the crankshaft has been machined .003" with no pitting found
> inside. The records were meticulous as the engine came out of a Part 141
> flight school. The engine was never stored. In fact the owner swapped a
> fresh rebuild right after flying the plane from Florida. In 9.5 hours oil
> consumption was 1 qt and the gauges were in the green all the way up from
> Fla. The starter is less than a year old and the carb is less than 1000
> hours old. Compressions at the last 100 hour were mid 70's. Never had any
> oil contamination. The only thing bad I can find about the engine is it is
> past TBO. Anything else I should consider before plunking down the cash?
>
> Ebby
> Hatz s/n 598
>
>