MrNomad
Well Known Member
The friend who helped me build my 9A burned one valve in his O-200 engine (C150).
So we pulled all 4 jugs including one fairly new Millenium and sent them to a local aviation machine shop which is held in high regard. According to the written estimate, the repair costs for 3 jugs (approx 1000 hours) should be less than $400, including paperwork.
This will be a repair, not an overhaul. $400 for all three jugs.
I realize that the three jugs had only 1000 hours but if we left them much longer, I doubt we could fix them this inexpensively.
What am I missing? I was expecting a much higher estimate?
Barry RV9A
106 hours of utter enjoyment, satisfaction, and accomplishment after an 18 month build
So we pulled all 4 jugs including one fairly new Millenium and sent them to a local aviation machine shop which is held in high regard. According to the written estimate, the repair costs for 3 jugs (approx 1000 hours) should be less than $400, including paperwork.
This will be a repair, not an overhaul. $400 for all three jugs.
I realize that the three jugs had only 1000 hours but if we left them much longer, I doubt we could fix them this inexpensively.
What am I missing? I was expecting a much higher estimate?
Barry RV9A
106 hours of utter enjoyment, satisfaction, and accomplishment after an 18 month build