Brünner
Well-Known Member
Would you fly with such an engine?
Here's the deal: I was offered a nice experimental with the ubiquitous O-200A Conti. It was manufactured in 1960 and it had a complete OH presumably around 1966-67. In 1970, after about 380 hrs past said OH it was placed in said exp and aside from the normal maintenance - plugs, oil, etc. the owner replaced the pistons with the rings in 2001. That's it. Hence the block has not been opened for more than 50 years.
To its credit, it started almost immediately and it was able to keep an idle at around 6-700 RPM after not being fired up for about 2 weeks. There's an oil leak from a rubber seal covering a lifter, and I could not check the compression. Total time should be about 800 hrs plus the time before the OH (1800?).
Thoughts, opinions?
Here's the deal: I was offered a nice experimental with the ubiquitous O-200A Conti. It was manufactured in 1960 and it had a complete OH presumably around 1966-67. In 1970, after about 380 hrs past said OH it was placed in said exp and aside from the normal maintenance - plugs, oil, etc. the owner replaced the pistons with the rings in 2001. That's it. Hence the block has not been opened for more than 50 years.
To its credit, it started almost immediately and it was able to keep an idle at around 6-700 RPM after not being fired up for about 2 weeks. There's an oil leak from a rubber seal covering a lifter, and I could not check the compression. Total time should be about 800 hrs plus the time before the OH (1800?).
Thoughts, opinions?
