Original Posted By: Larry Neal
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Engine RebuildI would appreciate opinions from the gang. Im considering getting a used 0200 - I believe it was pulled from a cessna in good-ok-?- flying condition.I think I would want to get it inspected-rebuilt by an A&E. What do you would be a fair proice for this engine, and more importantly what kind of expences might I incur at the rebuild.Henry Williams finishing off fuselage wood.________________________________________________________________________________Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2001 20:18:36 -0600
Re: Pietenpol-List: Engine Rebuild
RE: Pietenpol-List: Engine Rebuild
Original Posted By: owner-pietenpol-list-server(at)matronics.com
Hi henry,I put an O-200 in my 1947 Cessna 140 two years ago. It had 1300 SMOH on itand I paid $2500 for the engine, then put a new (used) carb on it andreplaced one jug with a used jug to get it in flying shape. I have sinceput another 200 hours on it and it probably is good for another 100 or sobefore I will have to overhaul it. Overhauls on an O-200 at a quality shoplike Mattituck START at $12,000 and go up from there. You can probablyoverhaul it yourself for a lot less, depending on what's wrong with it.I have an A-65 for my Pietenpol which I am in the process of rebuilding. Ipaid $1500 for the engine, but when I got into it I found that all thecylinders were right at the service limit. I thought about sending them offto El Reno or Gibson to be reconditioned, but I found that costs over $500per jug. I bought a set of new Millenium cylindes at SNF this spring for$800 apiece, but that includes new pistons, new valves, new piston pins, newpiston rings, and all gaskets. I had the crankshaft overhauled, groundundersized .020" and magnafluxed, and the connecting rods and rocker armsoverhauled and yellow-tagged at an aviation engine shop for $900. I stillneed to have the crankcase overhauled ($575), new bearings ($100) and a newcamshaft ($225). So I will have a total of $6500 in the engine (assumingthe carburetor and the mags are OK), but it will be essentially a brand newengine and should be good for at least 1500 hours. I would guess you coulddo the same for an O-200 for around $7,500 if you did it yourself.Jack Phillips-----Original Message-----
Hi henry,I put an O-200 in my 1947 Cessna 140 two years ago. It had 1300 SMOH on itand I paid $2500 for the engine, then put a new (used) carb on it andreplaced one jug with a used jug to get it in flying shape. I have sinceput another 200 hours on it and it probably is good for another 100 or sobefore I will have to overhaul it. Overhauls on an O-200 at a quality shoplike Mattituck START at $12,000 and go up from there. You can probablyoverhaul it yourself for a lot less, depending on what's wrong with it.I have an A-65 for my Pietenpol which I am in the process of rebuilding. Ipaid $1500 for the engine, but when I got into it I found that all thecylinders were right at the service limit. I thought about sending them offto El Reno or Gibson to be reconditioned, but I found that costs over $500per jug. I bought a set of new Millenium cylindes at SNF this spring for$800 apiece, but that includes new pistons, new valves, new piston pins, newpiston rings, and all gaskets. I had the crankshaft overhauled, groundundersized .020" and magnafluxed, and the connecting rods and rocker armsoverhauled and yellow-tagged at an aviation engine shop for $900. I stillneed to have the crankcase overhauled ($575), new bearings ($100) and a newcamshaft ($225). So I will have a total of $6500 in the engine (assumingthe carburetor and the mags are OK), but it will be essentially a brand newengine and should be good for at least 1500 hours. I would guess you coulddo the same for an O-200 for around $7,500 if you did it yourself.Jack Phillips-----Original Message-----
Re: Pietenpol-List: Engine Rebuild
Original Posted By: Peter Denny
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Engine RebuildJack Phillips and Kip Gardener, thanks for the input on engine rebuild costs- much appreciated -- Henry Williams________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 10:59:15 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Engine RebuildJack Phillips and Kip Gardener, thanks for the input on engine rebuild costs- much appreciated -- Henry Williams________________________________________________________________________________Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 10:59:15 -0800 (PST)
Re: Pietenpol-List: Engine Rebuild
Original Posted By: Kent Hallsten
Our flying club did three of them when I was involved. Prices rangedfrom $C 15,000 to $C 18,000. (They already owned the engines, and hada good in with a rebuilder that used them as fill ins. ie there was norush.)________________________________________________________________________________
Our flying club did three of them when I was involved. Prices rangedfrom $C 15,000 to $C 18,000. (They already owned the engines, and hada good in with a rebuilder that used them as fill ins. ie there was norush.)________________________________________________________________________________