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Thread: The 30 year pickled engine results

Started 1 month, 2 weeks ago by chepburn
Hi All, Last fall, I posted a few pics of an IO-360A1B that I purchased that had 0 SMOH, but was pickled in 1980 in Colorado. Well, I was pretty certain, that since I was taking myself, my wife, my kids, etc in this airplane to be, the engine required a tear down. So...off to Aerosport power, for teardown, inspection, and reassembly. As a recap, here it is before: ...
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RVnoob replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
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thelynns replied 1 month, 2 weeks ago
Wow, where can I get a pickled new engine. I and I bet others would love to know what it all cost you. Not just the bottom line but how much for the engine, machining, parts and final cost. Did you pay labor costs for what you could have done yourself? Very interesting.

 

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The 30 year pickled engine results
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The 30 year pickled engine results
Published (2009-10-31 11:44:00)
Hi All, Last fall, I posted a few pics of an IO-360A1B that I purchased that had 0 SMOH, but was pickled in 1980 in Colorado. Well, I was pretty certain, that since I was taking myself, my wife, my kids, etc in this airplane to be, the engine required a tear down. So...off to Aerosport power, for teardown, inspection, and reassembly. As a recap, here it is before: Here is the case inside: Corrosion was pretty much non-existant according to...
thelynns
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The 30 year pickled engine results
Published (2009-11-01 11:38:00)
Wow, where can I get a pickled new engine. I and I bet others would love to know what it all cost you. Not just the bottom line but how much for the engine, machining, parts and final cost. Did you pay labor costs for what you could have done yourself? Very interesting.

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