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152 with high time lycoming
I am considering going to take a look at a 152. I need something to
fly while doing th efabric on the Taylorcraft and the kids need something to learn in. Student pilot solo insurance in a taildragger might just be spectacular. The plane has about 7500 TT which may or may not be OK depending on the maint. The part that makes me wonder is that the engine has 3000 (not a typo) since a factory remanufacture in 1994. No top overhaul or anything else. Compressions are still in the 70's at a recent annual. I haven't looked at the books to see if they were 70 and where they have been for the last few years. The owner claims that there was no metal in the oil filter when they cut it. Given the hours on the plane I am guessing that it was a school plane for at least part of its life. How likely are the lycos to go that far past TBO and not be making metal? What parts are likely to be toast at this point? I am guessing that engine life is better with a filter than with the oil screen in my A65 Taylorcraft but is this thing an immediate money pit or will I get 200-300 hours before it sucks down my kid's college money? Dave N36078 '41 BC-12-65 |
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