Paul Folbrecht wrote:

So that $15.2K is for a remanufactured engine or to remanufacture _your_
engine?? Cause I thought doing the latter (tearing it down and
replacing most of the parts) was the 'usual' method, and I thought (had
been told) that around $10K for everything for a 235 was about right.

That outfit will sell you an overhauled engine for $15.2K. You will have to
remove yours, install theirs, and send them yours as a "core". You re-use all the
old peripherals, such as the carb, alternator, etc.. There are lots of extra
goodies that you should replace at this time, such as the cooling baffle material.

Now, an overhauled engine is one in which the engine is disassembled, every part
is checked to make sure it meets the specs for *return to service*, and the engine
is put back together with any part that doesn't meet those specs replaced with one
that is *serviceable*. A remanufactured engine is one in which every part meets the
specs for a *new* part, not just a *serviceable* one. A new engine is just that.

What you're describing is generally referred to as a "field overhaul". There are
pluses and minuses to doing it this way. If the mech is good and you opt for
replacing unserviceable parts with new ones, you can wind up with a better engine
than swapping for a major shop overhauled engine, but if you do that, it'll likely
cost you in the 15K range anyway.

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