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The engine is making metal and has low oil pressure. Time for an overhaul or new engine. Before I fix it, is anyone interested? Based in San Martin, CA (E16).

-Good tires, body, interior.
-KX155 navcom
-KI209 nav head
-KY97A transiever
-KT76A transponder
- KR22 Marker beacons
- Northstar M1A Loran
- audio panel
- Bendix King external comm jack
- recently rebuilt attitude indicator
- recently rebuilt pull-type starter
- Annualed and pitot static current
- Horton STOL kit
- Whelen beacon
- Shoulder harness seat belts
- Good seats
-- good records -- going back to 1980

Make me an offer I can't refuse. I'd ferry the plane an hour or less from my home base.

If I decide to go through with the overhaul or new engine, it will happen soon, so don't delay if you are interested. You could get this plane cheap.

PM me if interested.

Sorry to hear about your engine! Believe me, I know the feeling. My plane is sold as needs overhaul, the buyer has paid and may pick it up this weekend. Owning a plane that I didn't fly much was pretty hard to justify without having to throw +- $15K at it.

Try Randy Thompson if you chose to overhaul. You're in California, shipping would have been expensive for me.

Thompson's Air - Red Bluff (RBL)
Randy Thompson A&PIA , Pilot
530-357-5440

And, don't take this the wrong way, but please reconsider ferrying it. My pressure never got down into the red, but the new owners are going to truck it home.

OK, I've made the final decision. I'm keeping and fixing the plane, so never mind about making an offer. Sorry for the ambivalence.

Mark, I interpret you decision to be a vote of confidence in your future with the airplane. You won't come out ahead financially on the overhaul for a long time, so you're taking the stand that the extra financial commitment is worth it for your own use. I say BRAVO!

It's like paying for your kid to go to college. Hard to prove that it's worth the very high expense, but the right thing to do. Here's to future days...

Yep. I'm going for it. Work on "firewall forward" restoration starts Monday, June 2. It'll probably take up to 2 months and boo koo bucks. ll try to post before and after pictures. I'll also give pro or con reviews of the services I use.

See you in Page.

Hi Mark,I was curious on the hours SMOH.,and when did oil pressure start to drop.

Good luck with the overhaul Mark!

Good luck Mark! I know what a difficult decision that is!! But happy to hear another of our great little planes will get the TLC it need and will be flying again!

About 820 SMOH, and I have no receipts of when that major overhaul happened, or what was done. As far as I can tell, the overhaul took place as many as 20 years ago. Other records/receipts show that the plane has generally received a lot of TLC over the years.

The oil pressure started getting low about 6 months ago. Low green, then below the green, and getting steadily worse. Also, on two different occastions, metal particles have been detected in the oil. Although, curiously, oil tests have generally been OK.
The last couple of times, the pressure drops after reaching normal oerating temp, and the last time, the mechanic told me it stayed in the red after running (on the ground) for 20 minutes and running up the engine repeatedly. Also, afterwards, the metal particles were found on the oil pressure relief valve plunger.

Thanks for the info Mark,I have a relatively high time engine ( 1749 tsmoh )(816 tstoh) ,but oil pressure is still good and no metal as of last oil change.