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Definitely a good fixer upper, if one is good at fixing uping.
Why does it have to be a "fixer upper?" If nothing is mechanically wrong, why not just fly as is?? (GPB may need a bigger hanger? If only 150's came with folding wings........  )Bill Grants Pass, Oregon | | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,054 Likes: 99 Member/5000+posts! | | Member/5000+posts! Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,054 Likes: 99 |
Definitely a good fixer upper, if one is good at fixing uping.
Why does it have to be a "fixer upper?" If nothing is mechanically wrong, why not just fly as is?? (GPB may need a bigger hanger? If only 150's came with folding wings........ )Bill Grants Pass, Oregon Yes, fly it -- but with an eye out for landing areas in case of engine out. AT 1800 hours since major overhaul -- seems to me it's time for a major overaul. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 Member/10,000+ posts! | | Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 13,969 |
Yes, fly it -- but with an eye out for landing areas in case of engine out. AT 1800 hours since major overhaul -- seems to me it's time for a major overaul.
Each of us have their personal comfort zones............. Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...... I am always keeping an eye out for emergency landing areas. And our engine has only 350 hours on it SMOH....................... For me, personally, if the engine is making good oil pressure. And is not making metal. Then there is little reason not just to fly it. As cylinders require replacing, that will allow you to get a looksie deeper inside. The O-200 will give you warning when it is really starting to get tired. It is not going to up and quit just because it is being flown beyond recommended overhaul.............. Bill Grants Pass, Oregon | | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,951 Likes: 1 Member/5000+posts! | | Member/5000+posts! Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 5,951 Likes: 1 | [Yes, fly it -- but with an eye out for landing areas in case of engine out. AT 1800 hours since major overhaul -- seems to me it's time for a major overaul. It is always a good idea to keep an eye out of an emergency landing spot. Remember that the TBO is the RECOMMENDATION of the folks that sell the parts for the overhaul. I have run several engines beyond TBO. If the starts well, compression is good, the leak-down is reasonable and the engine isn’t making metal then why overhaul it? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 12,760 Member/10,000+ posts! | | Member/10,000+ posts! Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 12,760 | AT 1800 hours since major overhaul -- seems to me it's time for a major overaul. Mark, That may be true but, 13 years is also a recommendation. Just out of curiosity and the sake of safety, how long did your previous engine last?
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| | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,054 Likes: 99 Member/5000+posts! | | Member/5000+posts! Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 7,054 Likes: 99 | AT 1800 hours since major overhaul -- seems to me it's time for a major overaul. Mark, That may be true but, 13 years is also a recommendation. Just out of curiosity and the sake of safety, how long did your previous engine last? I have no idea. That's why I decided to replace it. The logbooks said 6,217 total time, and about 700 SMOH. No real reocrds of what "major overhaul" entailed. I didn't feel like messing around with a 41 year old engine with more that 6000 total hours on it, even if it maybe was fixable. | | |
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