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On Sun, 11 Sep 2005 15:18:04 -0700, "RST Engineering"
wrote: Absolutely not. You pull so much as a single nut off a jug of mine, you've bought the airplane. Jim Agreed. z |
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John....I guess this shows my newbe status....What is an AMU????
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John....I guess this shows my newbe status....What is an AMU????
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Aviation Monetary Unit. 1 AMU = $1000. So our spouses won't know how
much we are spending on our planes. :-) Jon Kraus '79 Mooney 201 4443H @ TYQ wrote: John....I guess this shows my newbe status....What is an AMU???? |
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Jon Kraus wrote: Aviation Monetary Unit. 1 AMU = $1000. So our spouses won't know how much we are spending on our planes. :-) Jon Kraus '79 Mooney 201 4443H @ TYQ wrote: John....I guess this shows my newbe status....What is an AMU???? now that's funny stuff.... |
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Perhaps if in a darkened area, drop a small light thru both spark plug
holes of each cylinder and see if there is any sign of cylinder wall corrosion & that the valve openings seem normal. It would be better to check in the rocker box covers though that is another level of invasiveness. I agree jug removal only after a sale. Reasonable oil consumption, clean plugs and a successful oil analysis I'd think could confirm a reliable engine. Assuming an O-320E2D with reasonable care, has there ever been any engine more bulletproof? |
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Jon Kraus wrote:
Aviation Monetary Unit. 1 AMU = $1000. So our spouses won't know how much we are spending on our planes. :-) Oops, replied to the earlier post before I scrolled down and saw your reply Jon. IIRC, I first heard the term from you when you were in the buying phase of your Mooney. Where did you hear it from? -- Jack Allison PP-ASEL-IA Student Arrow N2104T "When once you have tasted flight, you will forever walk the Earth with your eyes turned skyward, for there you have been, and there you will always long to return" - Leonardo Da Vinci (Remove the obvious from address to reply via e-mail) |
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I bought a 172 and it had only 4 hours in the last 3 years when I bought
it. I got a very good deal and the only problem was one bad exhaust valve. That was found in the prebuy and the owner had it fixed. I flew that engine for 400 hours when I finally installed a factory OH engine. The engine ended it life at 2000 hours due to the uncertainity of the oil pump AD and what I was going to have to spend just to find out. Regards, Ross C-172F 180HP KSWI Paul Tomblin wrote: In a previous article, said: I'm looking at at 172 that has 1100 hours since overhaul, holding 73/90 ++ on all cylinders...the only thing holding me back, last overhaul was 1976... 1100 hours in 29 years? That's 38 hours a year. The insides of that engine are full of rust and everything is going to go to hell all at once. |
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