Is this a good deal?

msturgis · #1 03-30-2009, 04:32 PM

http://www.usaviator.net/aviation/rv8_for_sale.htm#The%20Engine:

I'm not really at the point to be buying an Engine/Prop yet, but I was looking through barnstormers and came across this ad. Being as new as I am to this whole process, I was just curious as to what you guys thought of this.

-Matt

AZtailwind · #2 03-30-2009, 05:18 PM

I have read this before and here are my questions to this engine:

Stated 80 hours since major overhaul: BUT, wear is detected on the cylinders/pistons- so all cyl where overhauled-
There should be only minor wear detected on the cyls if it only has 80 hours:

So I am in doubt of the bottom end condition and time- I would value the engine as mid-time or high with recent top- Not low time with bottom at 80 hrs... FWIW