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February 14th 06, 07:03 PM posted to rec.aviation.owning
Bob Noel
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cylinder replacement
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Anyway, my question to the other airplane owners out there -- which of the
three options A, B, or C would you choose? In generally, my philosophy has
been to avoid using "used" parts when at all possible, but of course these
are very expensive parts. Unfortunately I have no budget saved up for
this, so cost is a major factor to me.
how much time on each cylinder?
(if you have a 150hp cherokee, then I'd overhaul the engine and upgrade
it to 160hp).
I personally would opt for new cylinders.
I'm probably looking at owning the airplane for another 400-500 hours
maximum. Thus when I go to sell, the ad would read something like "1250
SMOH 400 STOH". Is the top-overhaul a selling point? Is the buyer going to
care significantly whether I use new cylinders or used/reconditioned?
To me, "STOH" is completely meaningless. 1250 SMOH would be the driving
factor. However, I would be very doubtful of used/reconditioned cylinders.
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