I agree with Jay. My number is 400 hours. That seems about right to find
any assembly or break in errors. I would personally not want to be the
test pilot of a 0 time overhaul that someone else had done. Hell, I even
watched over our overhaul and I just replaced the THIRD cylinder (new
from now on - forget the overhauled cylinder crap, even if they are
"first run").

Good Luck,
Mike

Jay Honeck wrote:
I'd much rather buy a plane with a run-out engine and budget for an
immediate engine replacement/overhaul. That way at least you know what
you're getting.


Actually, from all the headaches I've read about here from owners who have
newly rebuilt or remanufactured engines, I think the best bet is a plane
with about 500 hours on it, all put on in the last 3 - 4 years.

Long enough for the owner to have worked out any bugs, and long enough to
have proven itself in the field.

I count myself lucky with our engine. (Rebuilt in 2002. No troubles --
knock on wood -- yet, after 500 hours...)