how much for an engine and * annual??
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how much for an engine and * annual??
hi folks<
come the new year i will be offered a c150 acrobot with its engine out of hours and its cofa has expired due to the owners lack of funds there is no real probs with the aircraft that i no of, what would the average price of this work be and were is the best place to get it done? thanks floks and happy christmas.
come the new year i will be offered a c150 acrobot with its engine out of hours and its cofa has expired due to the owners lack of funds there is no real probs with the aircraft that i no of, what would the average price of this work be and were is the best place to get it done? thanks floks and happy christmas.
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Factory exchange engine about £13000 or UK engine shop rebuild about £8000 up plus absolute minimum for a star annual £2000.Really how long is a piece of string so much is condition dependant and the standards you and your engineer set.Good luck but remember there is no such thing as cheap flying!!.
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From: ask crewing i dont know
or find a licenced engineer after hour building - could be a deal to be made (and yes i know it would have to go through an m3 company paperwork wise - but could be done ot of hours for a suitable engineer )???
just a thought .....
just a thought .....
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From: venice italy
HAPPY CHRISTMAS ALL.I USED TO OWN ONE OF THESE.
ORIGINAL ENGINE WAS O-240 CONTI,THE PARTS FOR THIS ENGINE ARE HARD TO SOURCE, SO MANY OF THESE AIRCRAFT ARE FITTED WITH THE LESS POWERFULL O-200.
THE PROP WILL HAVE TO BE CHANGED IF YOU GO DOWN THIS ROAD.ALSO IF THE ENGINE IS TIME X THEN JUST RUN IT ON CONDITION AS LONG AS COMPRESSIONS ARE OK.THE CYLINDERS FROM A CESSENA 337 ARE THE SAME.THE STARTERS ARE A PROBLEM AREA FOR THESE ENGINES AS WELL.IT IS NOT JUST A MATTER OF CHANGING THE ENG YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE HOSES & MOUNTS AS WELL.IF IT WAS USED FOR AERO,S THEN THE RIVETS ON THE TAIL HAVE A TENDANCY TO WORK LOOSE AS WELL EVEN THOUGH THE SKINS ARE THICKER ON THE AREOBAT.£10K FOR 0-200 £15OO FOR HOSES MOUNTS & TO FIT.MINIMUM £2K FOR ANNUAL.CAN DO A SURVEY FOR YOU IF YOU WANT.SEND ME AN EMAIL & ILL GIVE YOU A CALL [email protected]
ORIGINAL ENGINE WAS O-240 CONTI,THE PARTS FOR THIS ENGINE ARE HARD TO SOURCE, SO MANY OF THESE AIRCRAFT ARE FITTED WITH THE LESS POWERFULL O-200.
THE PROP WILL HAVE TO BE CHANGED IF YOU GO DOWN THIS ROAD.ALSO IF THE ENGINE IS TIME X THEN JUST RUN IT ON CONDITION AS LONG AS COMPRESSIONS ARE OK.THE CYLINDERS FROM A CESSENA 337 ARE THE SAME.THE STARTERS ARE A PROBLEM AREA FOR THESE ENGINES AS WELL.IT IS NOT JUST A MATTER OF CHANGING THE ENG YOU WILL HAVE TO CHANGE HOSES & MOUNTS AS WELL.IF IT WAS USED FOR AERO,S THEN THE RIVETS ON THE TAIL HAVE A TENDANCY TO WORK LOOSE AS WELL EVEN THOUGH THE SKINS ARE THICKER ON THE AREOBAT.£10K FOR 0-200 £15OO FOR HOSES MOUNTS & TO FIT.MINIMUM £2K FOR ANNUAL.CAN DO A SURVEY FOR YOU IF YOU WANT.SEND ME AN EMAIL & ILL GIVE YOU A CALL [email protected]
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From: Just South of the last ice sheet
Roller Stamp has a point. Why change the engine if the compressions are good and the oil filter is clean? Get an engine oil analysis done. This should give you a very good idea of which parts of the engine are worn.
I agree on the £2000 absolute minimum for the C of A (sorry * Annual). All of mine were that or higher on an 0-200 powered Aerobat.
I agree on the £2000 absolute minimum for the C of A (sorry * Annual). All of mine were that or higher on an 0-200 powered Aerobat.
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As you have gathered the anserw is not simple. However it is possible to get ALL the work done by properly licenced expert engineers at a reasonable cost. E-mail me and will give you the details of the engineers that look after my aircraft. Very, very good and UNDERSTAND a private owners needs. Good luck
