mikeyj350
Well Known Member
Hi guys, hopefully an easy question here. I'm considering buying a used IO-540-C4B5 for my -10 that I've seen on ebay. It has very low TT (under 2000) never overhauled, no damage history, which all seems very attractive to me. It comes with logs, but looking through them it appears the last entry was in 1991 (!). So it's apparently been in storage "somewhere" since then. The auction has a ton of watchers, so I'm betting I'm probably not the only one on this forum who's seen it
The paranoid side of me says that some people might only put junk on ebay that they never want to see again, passing their problems on to the next guy. However, I'm willing to take a somewhat calculated risk on this kind of thing too, and I guess I'm seeking advice to help with the calculation
The price seems right given what it is, and of course I understand that there is no REAL way to know the condition without a proper teardown/inspection which I will of course do once it's purchased... but what types of things should I be looking for/asking the seller about in an engine that has sat this long? I'm of course planning a complete overhaul anyway (will be doing myself) but I want to find the best core I can for the money. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!!!
The paranoid side of me says that some people might only put junk on ebay that they never want to see again, passing their problems on to the next guy. However, I'm willing to take a somewhat calculated risk on this kind of thing too, and I guess I'm seeking advice to help with the calculation
The price seems right given what it is, and of course I understand that there is no REAL way to know the condition without a proper teardown/inspection which I will of course do once it's purchased... but what types of things should I be looking for/asking the seller about in an engine that has sat this long? I'm of course planning a complete overhaul anyway (will be doing myself) but I want to find the best core I can for the money. Any help or advice is greatly appreciated!!!