...Continental Motors Services offers a "kit engine build" where they build an engine with 100% new parts, then transfer the data plate from your old engine to the new one. The only difference between this and a fully new engine (except price) is that your log shows the total engine time of the old engine -- that is, that the old engine was "overhauled". The price for an O-200-A was $22,398 vs. $27,104 for a new engine or $24,161 for a factory remanufactured engine...
That is exactly what I did in 2008. At the time, I bought it through the now-defuct Continental "Mattituck" facility. At the time, mine was $19,450. The price has gone up.
Mine also included:
New Carb
New Mags
New Alternator
New Harness
New Lightweight B&C starter. (I think they have since switched to SkyTec).
It's just like you state. They send you a crate to ship them your old engine as a core, and they ship you back a brand new engine in a crate with old data plate on it, and call it an overhaul. Your logbook still shows the old hours on it. You list the time since it was installed as TSMOH.
I reject the claim that Continental would not thoroughly test the 0200A on a test stand.
As long as you don't plan on selling your plane, who cares if the logbooks say its an OH? If you do sell, just 'splain it to 'em. It's a new engine, with all new everything. Cam. Crank. Cylinders, etc.
PM me if you have any questions. I'll bet you will be working with the same guy I worked with. He's still an employee at Continental.
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