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Some of you may have seen my post about the ferry permit ? the short version is that I ferried a Cessna 170 from one airport to another for a student of mine, so that it could get an annual and minor maintenance.

While I was pre-flighting the plane the mechanic asked me if I knew anyone who needed a O-235 with the 125HP conversion ? 0-time rebuild. Little did he know that I have a 152 with a high time engine and have been looking at options for the next year or so.

He said the instructor at the University of Alaska Anchorage who heads up the A&P program rebuilds 2-3 engines a year in his spare time and this is one of his projects. I asked him how much he wanted for it and he said $10,000.

I?m thinking about it. I?d have to research it more, and would go talk to the guy who rebuilt it, but I?m thinking if it all checks out, and if he?d take $8,000 - $9,000 for it I might just make a run at this thing.

Thoughts?

Terry

How reliable would an 0-235 be by wringing out 125hp? I think if it were a good idea, Lycoming would be doing it. Be very careful. WTTW!!

Terry,
If my math is correct, I don't think you can build your own engine with the HC STCd Sparrowhawk pistons for 10k. Ya might want to check into it, though.

Oh, don't forget to get the STC paperwork, too.

Bengie

Henry,

Do a search in this forum on "Sparrowhawk" and you'll find a whole evening's worth of reading on the pros and cons of the STC'd 125HP conversion ... and even Lycoming's letter that casts doubt on the wisdom. I'm not 100% convinced in my own mind, but if I could get this engine with the extra HP, install it this weekend and forget about my high time engine issues and get it for less than $10k I might be persuaded.

After all, do I want to fly a 2000 hour engine from Alaska to Clinton this summer or a sporty 125HP engine that is barely broken in?

(btw ... I already have the sparrowhawk prop)

Terry

Terry,
I can tell you that 4 years when I had my 0-235 rebuilt and
had the Sparrowhawk conversion done at that time it cost a
bit more than $10K.
I think this would be a great deal at $10K. Even better at $9k.

Ron

Well .... I'm taking the next step on this thing. The mechanic/owner is faxing over the logbook entries related to the rebuild and my mechanic and I are going to get the microscope out and see what we can find. He's sticking to his price, but I may have found someone who will give me more than I expected for my engine, so I'm still looking at a net cost of around $6,000 for a new engine.

If we do this thing, my mechanic and I are going to do the best we can to get a comprehensive performance comparison between my 2000 hour O-235 and this zero-time sparrow hawk conversion. I'll repeat the performance comparison when it has 200 hours on it.

I'll keep you posted.

Terry

hmmm ... the plot thickens ... how important are the yellow tags? The owner has the logbooks, and details about the rebuild, but he said, inexplicably, the yellow tags are missing? Negotiating point or permission to run like hell?

Question has to be asked,, if they are doing things correctly,, now why would there be no yellow tags? Note hair starting to rise on back of neck,,

RUN! RUN LIKE THE WIND!

Yep,, the more I think of this,, So an instructor for an AME program rebuilds engines, thereby showing prospective student mechanics how to do the jobs corretly,, Skip to lack of yellow tags,, and one has to wander,, so what are the new mechanics learning?