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Overhaul of 180HP Lycoming 0-360-A4M in a Skyhawk (C-172)
Andrew,
We opted to get a factory overhauled engine instead of sending our engine in for overhauling. If you have the overhaul work done on your old engine, there should be no reason for a core charge. Shortly after we replaced our engine, Lycoming had a policy of not refunding the core charge if the old core did not meet certain standards. It was expected that customers who did not get a refund were not very happy. Lycoming withdrew this bad policy sometimes last year. Hai Longworth |
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Overhaul of 180HP Lycoming 0-360-A4M in a Skyhawk (C-172)
But what about the high time engine that is otherwise working just fine?
Compression good. Oil clean. not burning excessive oil. My opinion is that if you have a properly working engine, no need to overhaul it. There is some risk in flying it, but there is risk in overhauling. The breakin period is risky time to fly. Spending all that money is risky. There are risks everywhere. I have an engine that is 2200 hours since new, never overhauled or rebuilt. I am monitoring its oil filter and doing oil analysis at every oil change. I think the risk/reward tilts toward just keep flying it until I start using oil or metal wear shows up or the compressions go down. My engine just keeps on ticking.......why risk replacing it? |
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