Corrosion is the catch with inactive engines.
The cam shaft, being number one place for corrosion to occur. Wrist pins can freeze up and then score cylinder walls, producing metal and likely leading you to an overhaul.
If you could convince a seller to allow you to have your mechanic remove a cylinder and have a good look inside, this would be the way to go.
Very few I suspect would agree to that, for many reasons, chief among them if there is something obviously wrong....
Regular flying and a newer overhaul are definitely a place to start but never a guarantee.
Also have a mechanic you can trust fine tooth comb the logs. The story is always there.
Whether it be problems in the past, deferred maintenance, entries with little detail.
Or the big gotcha, entries that should be there but aren’t.
Last edited by Patrick_G; 05/08/18 01:12 AM.
