The O-200 has been a bargain engine for some time. However, more recently machine services, cylinders, crankshafts and other parts costs have skyrocketed. An O-200 with a serviceable crankshaft is a bargain. An O-200 without a serviceable crankshaft is a door stop. A new crankshaft now exceeds $8000. Compare that to the $1670 I paid for the new crank for the O-200 I had on my KR in 1999. Same goes for the Lycoming engines.
I just completed a MOH of an O-290 Lycoming as a pro bono service for the local EAA Chapter. I threw in several hundred $$ of materals from my own inventory. The only outside services we paid for were to have the crankshaft and camshaft machined and basic cylinder overhaul. That added up to nearly $5000 in machine shop services, and close to $10,000 in parts by the time I was done. This included me going through the carb, outside overhaul of magnetos, new harnesses, new bearings, pistons, rings, starter, alternator, regulator, engine mount, and mount bushings. However, this engine is like new and ready to bolt on and fly.
The days of a $10,000 overhaul for an aircraft engine are gone and this makes the Corvair a more attractive engine for planes like the KR. Would I go that route? No. But that's me and based on my experience and my budget. My opinion by no means should be construed to say choosing another engine platform is wrong for anyone else.
I have a C-85 with O-200 crank build to do as soon as I have the time available. It's just not an inexpensive proposition anymore.
-Jeff Scott
Arkansas Ozarks
A&P/IA
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2023 at 4:54 PM
From: "Steve Loebs via KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org>
To: "KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org>
Cc: "Steve Loebs" <steve.lo...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: KRnet> engine cost 0200 corvair
From: "Steve Loebs via KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org>
To: "KRnet" <krnet@list.krnet.org>
Cc: "Steve Loebs" <steve.lo...@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: KRnet> engine cost 0200 corvair
Yeah, I thought the "$10,000 +/- 40% either way" was a typo, that is why I asked you twice.
On Fri, Apr 21, 2023 at 1:35 PM Flesner via KRnet <krnet@list.krnet.org> wrote:
On 4/21/2023 1:49 PM, Steve Loebs via KRnet wrote:
> Since you have experience with the O200, what is a rough low end price
> for an O200 that has just been overhauled?
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