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Any Value in Old Cylinders These Days?
So the old timers around here will remember the days when Old Lycoming cylinders were taken to a cylinder shop to be overhauled, or to have a valve replaced, or to be re-honed. A complete engine overhaul would have four chromed cylinders, cracks were welded - everything was repaired. A used cylinder had some value!
Nowadays, I?ll admit that with a complete ?Cylinder-in-a-box? (cylinder, valves, piston, etc) Costing about $1400, its sort of a no-brainer to me to just put in everything new at overhaul time. Which leaves us with a bunch of old jugs sitting around! Are there any shops that want them bad enough to at least cover shipping? I made a desk lamp out of an old one once - nice lamp too, but I don?t need four of them! Right now I am sitting on eight O-360 cylinders, all at TBO, and curious if their only value is hangar ballast.... Paul |
I recently replaced a cracked O-320 cylinder on the local flight school Warrior. They opted for an overhauled unit. Not sure of the cost difference.
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Check with El Reno aviation in Oklahoma. There main business is rehab old cylinders. They might buy them outright.
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Paul, if you can?t find any other way to dispose of them, I?ll gladly take one off your hands next time our paths cross. Hangar art...
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I have been wanting a (parallel valve) head/jug for some airflow testing. Might be $$ for shipping though, how much does one weigh?
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I?ve seen them made into beer taps on eBay.
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When I replace all 6 cylinder power assemblies on my RV-10 IO-540 about 3 years ago, I sold the old assemblies on ebay for around $400 for the lot and was happy I got that out of them.
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I've spent 4 out of the last 8 weeks working in an engine shop since I'm off work from my regular job. The proprietor says he pays $25 for a cylinder core.
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