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Ray Andraka wrote: wrote: On Nov 13, 10:50 am, Newps wrote: To this day I would not want Continental cylinders. They still cannot make a cylinder that reliably goes to TBO. Their bottom ends will go forever but get either ECI or Superior cylinders if you ever Except that those cylinders already have ADs against them... Dan Only the ECI classic cast cylinders for ECI. If you get their premium ECI Titans, those do not have an AD against them. I don't know about Superior. Superiors had an AD for a short run of cylinders. Like ECI, Superior took care of the problem at no cost to the owner, other than the downtime. Lyc and Continental could learn some things from these guys. |
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Is there a line in time or models where 182's should be avoided?
Better an older 182 or a newer 177 with 180 hp constant speed? IMHO it's a dicey time to be buying any big-bore, fuel-injected, 200+ horsepower airplane. With 100 LL on its way out -- and no approved replacement in the wings -- prices of these birds have no where to go but down. If I were looking for a plane like this (and I own a very similar airplane) I would restrict my search to normally-aspirated, low compression engines that can run on mogas. (Although even that is a crap-shoot now, with mandatory ethanol pollution in many states.) At least you'll have a plane that can be used (and sold) at some point down the line. Unless oil prices stabilize -- which seems unlikely -- the market for gasoline-powered, high-compression aircraft will remain very, very uncertain. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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The O-470 is a low compression engine that runs on mogas. You ought to
know, Jay, you've filled our 182 up from the Grape several times now. Jim -- "If you think you can, or think you can't, you're right." --Henry Ford "Jay Honeck" wrote in message ups.com... Is there a line in time or models where 182's should be avoided? Better an older 182 or a newer 177 with 180 hp constant speed? IMHO it's a dicey time to be buying any big-bore, fuel-injected, 200+ horsepower airplane. With 100 LL on its way out -- and no approved replacement in the wings -- prices of these birds have no where to go but down. If I were looking for a plane like this (and I own a very similar airplane) I would restrict my search to normally-aspirated, low compression engines that can run on mogas. (Although even that is a crap-shoot now, with mandatory ethanol pollution in many states.) At least you'll have a plane that can be used (and sold) at some point down the line. Unless oil prices stabilize -- which seems unlikely -- the market for gasoline-powered, high-compression aircraft will remain very, very uncertain. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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Jay Honeck wrote:
Is there a line in time or models where 182's should be avoided? Better an older 182 or a newer 177 with 180 hp constant speed? IMHO it's a dicey time to be buying any big-bore, fuel-injected, 200+ horsepower airplane. With 100 LL on its way out -- and no approved replacement in the wings -- prices of these birds have no where to go but down. If I were looking for a plane like this (and I own a very similar airplane) I would restrict my search to normally-aspirated, low compression engines that can run on mogas. (Although even that is a crap-shoot now, with mandatory ethanol pollution in many states.) At least you'll have a plane that can be used (and sold) at some point down the line. Jay, my 1967 C-182 ran just fine on auto gas. Matt |
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Alan Browne wrote:
I was speaking with a somewhat smug fellow the other day who claimed Thanks everyone for your replies. Cheers, Alan |
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Jay Honeck wrote: IMHO it's a dicey time to be buying any big-bore, fuel-injected, 200+ horsepower airplane. With 100 LL on its way out I've been hearing that for 15 years. It's no more true today than back then. -- and no approved replacement in the wings 92UL is but a few signatures away. A very tiny number of engines can't use it but everything else can. -- prices of these birds have no where to go but down. Merely a downturn as in the 70's. Aviation is cyclical. If I were looking for a plane like this (and I own a very similar airplane) I would restrict my search to normally-aspirated, low compression engines that can run on mogas. (Although even that is a crap-shoot now, with mandatory ethanol pollution in many states.) At least you'll have a plane that can be used (and sold) at some point down the line. Buying a plane that can run on mogas has a lower life expectancy than 100LL. Won't be long before all mogas has alcohol. |
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The O-470 is a low compression engine that runs on mogas. You ought to
know, Jay, you've filled our 182 up from the Grape several times now. Yep, I know. But the OP was asking about which models to avoid, so I was suggesting that he avoid the later fuel-injected, high compression models that can only run on 100 LL. -- Jay Honeck Iowa City, IA Pathfinder N56993 www.AlexisParkInn.com "Your Aviation Destination" |
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