Im not yet, but $3k+ for a O-200 crankshaft is ridiculous.
$3K is a deal, buy it.
This is the usual going rate...
http://www.aircraft-specialties.com/o-200-crankshaft-653012/Cylinders are around $800 each X4
Magnetos are new $900 EACH, rebuilt $700...you need two
a carb runs about $700 factory reman, plus you give up your core
Alternator, carb heat box, mufflers, a propeller....all these components cost hundreds if not thousands.
Even spark plugs are over $25 each now, X 8...yup $200 just for plugs that wear out, and most likely you will buy 3 or 4 sets as the clock runs towards TBO.
Aviation is expensive, especially when almost everything has to be certified and blessed by the FAA.
I know a crankshaft for a car engine runs a couple hundred bucks or so, but they make millions of them so the cost is far less expensive.
They don't make so many airplane crankshafts....
It is what it is. An 0-200 crank can easily operate through several TBO cycles unless damaged, or corroded because the plane was inactive. Perhaps some day you won't be able to buy a new one at any price...
