In article ,
(Mike Granby) wrote:

Hi Mike
It wouldn't necessarily put me off buying the plane.
It would give me a majot haggling point.
All asuming that prebuy inspection/logs check out OK.

Tony


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Tony Roberts
PP-ASEL
VFR OTT
Night
Cessna 172H C-GICE



Long story:

I'm looking at purchasing a 1974 PA-32-300 advertised as having a
engine with 600 hours on it since new. After reviewing the engine logs
and doing some digging online, I find that the engine was exported by
Lycoming to Poland, where it was fitted to a PZL-104M. It stayed there
for about three years, accumulating 20 hours in its first year and
exactly one hour per year thereafter. The aircraft then moved to
England were it was re-registered on the CAA registry. Something
happened to the plane, and it was withdrawn from service about a year
after moving to the UK. The engine found its way back to the USA were
it was torn-down and inspected by someone whose name I can't read as
per the Lycoming prop strike instructions, shortly after which it was
fitted to the PA-32. The log book is CAA issue, with the first entries
re its life in Poland being merely dates and hours, follwed by a note
that they were copied from the Polish logs.

Short question:

Would this complex engine history put you off buying this plane?