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Core cost these days
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I just sold an 0360 a1d core last week. 2000 smoh, prop strike on soft dirt from nose wheel collapse on a Piper Geronimo landing on grass at idle power. It came off the mount and on the pallet with carb, both mags, vac pump, fuel pump, prop governor, starter and alternator. It was a lycoming factory overhaul in 1998 with complete logbooks back to that date.
Lycoming rep and ntsb started the engine and dialed the crankshaft before removing from the airframe and it dialed perfect. Engine was in a flight school plane and had not been sitting around.
Sold it to a good friend for $15k.
I have one more engine from the left side with exact same specs except it had all 4 cylinders overhauled and yellow tagged 170 hours ago, has a new ignition harness and skytech lightweight starter. I am waiting on a call about an airframe that I made an offer on before deciding when or if to sell the engine. It would be a little more, but not horrible.
Just a data point for you to consider. I am also in Houston. Drop by wolfe airpark sometime.
Lycoming rep and ntsb started the engine and dialed the crankshaft before removing from the airframe and it dialed perfect. Engine was in a flight school plane and had not been sitting around.
Sold it to a good friend for $15k.
I have one more engine from the left side with exact same specs except it had all 4 cylinders overhauled and yellow tagged 170 hours ago, has a new ignition harness and skytech lightweight starter. I am waiting on a call about an airframe that I made an offer on before deciding when or if to sell the engine. It would be a little more, but not horrible.
Just a data point for you to consider. I am also in Houston. Drop by wolfe airpark sometime.
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And then who knows how much to rebuild. It might work out cheaper, it might not.
sansoneservices
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In my experience the big hurdle with core engines is the crankshaft. If it's rejected the core is almost worthless. Cams are cheap (LOL) and crankcase can be sent to divco (some rejected for insufficient deck height)
Just an FYI I would have the Crankshaft completely done first before paying for it. The Crank on my core measured fine but later i had to trash it due to failing Mag particle inspection with a tiny crack on an oil hole.
Yeah I have seen them, but their policy is as-is so you get a bad crank, you are out of luck. Seems like a big gamble when looking at close to $20k plus a teardown and inspection.
Totally agree.
I’ve heard too many horror stories of people spending huge sums of money on a core, getting it rebuilt, and getting a dud engine in return. (Not from Texas Air Salvage, but just in general)
I worked out there was, for me, at most a $10k saving over new. (I’m not that way inclined, so I wouldn’t be doing any of the work myself). I came to the conclusion that for $10k it wasn’t worth the gamble.
it is a bit better for me as i have an A&P friend that is going to help me build the engine myself which saves a bunch I only had to send the components out for rework. I would agree if you are paying a build shop to do the work just buy one already built. Having to buy a new crank really hurt even with me doing it this way. Part of me kind of wishes i just went with the ULpower engine. I probably would have if they had a full firewall forward list and engine mount built that you could just buy without haveing to figure out everything yourself
sansoneservices
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There's a couple of salvage yards that guarantee parts pass inspection. In regards to core engines that's the only choice for me.
Just to close this one out. I found a mid to high time bottom (1500hrs) 100hrs on TOH IO-360-C1C from a Piper Arrow that was being parted out. It was run and checked out by an A&P and in overall good condition but had been sitting for while. It came with all accessories including the oil cooler and boost pump. I also bought the prop off of the plane C/S Hartzell with 7666A-2 blades on it. I paid $12k for the package.
Are you overhauling it, or just going to run it as is?
