New/Old O-320

[Michael60614]

Found a new plane with new low hour Lycoming O-320 (150hrs) but it has not run in 4 years and am considering on making an offer on the plane! Any advice?
Thanks,

mrellinger@rcn.com

[SPX]

Originally Posted by Michael60614

Found a new plane with new low hour Lycoming O-320 (150hrs) but it has not run in 4 years and am considering on making an offer on the plane! Any advice?
Thanks,

mrellinger@rcn.com

Plan/budget on needing to do an engine overhaul or repair.. and be pleasantly surprised if you don?t have to.

[Robin8er]

Depends how/where it was stored. If its in a low humidity environment then its plausible that its fine. The only way to really know is to pull a cylinder and look inside. The cam shaft is known to be the place that gets corrosion the easiest in a Lycoming.

I would factor possibly needing engine work into the cost of the airplane, buy it at a price that you aren't upset if you need to invest money in the engine.

My engine sat for 10 years, but was inspected prior to being installed. So far its a happy engine.