---------------------------------------------------------- Pietenpol-List Digest Archive --- Total Messages Posted Tue 02/20/18: 2 ---------------------------------------------------------- Today's Message Index: ---------------------- 1. 08:18 PM - Buying a used C-85 (Steve Ruse) 2. 11:36 PM - Re: Buying a used C-85 (Paul Waterhouse) ________________________________ Message 1 _____________________________________ Time: 08:18:50 PM PST US From: Steve Ruse Subject: Pietenpol-List: Buying a used C-85 Hello good people! I found a C-85 that was last overhauled in 1959, run for 500 hours, then put in a museum. An A&P disassembled, cleaned, and inspected the engine last year for the family of the deceased prior owner, and is now selling the engine for them. It has new gaskets, paint, new mags, etc., and the price is $8,500. It was run 3.2 hours recently, and has compressions in the low-mid 70s. Would you buy this engine? I know nothing of the A&P. I had a 1969 overhauled A-75 in my GN-1 (sorry), and flew behind it for 500 flawless hours. Im interested in any thoughts. Thanks, Steve Ruse Fort Worth, TX ________________________________ Message 2 _____________________________________ Time: 11:36:43 PM PST US From: Paul Waterhouse Subject: Re: Pietenpol-List: Buying a used C-85 You had better do some serious back ground work on the engineer. He is the only person who knows what the crank, cam & cylinder bores are really like. Check the ADs as well. A coat of paint looks fancy ........ P NZ aircraft engineer 40 yrs doing it Sent from my iPhone > On 21/02/2018, at 5:18 PM, Steve Ruse wrote: > > > Hello good people! > > I found a C-85 that was last overhauled in 1959, run for 500 hours, then put in a museum. An A&P disassembled, cleaned, and inspected the engine last year for the family of the deceased prior owner, and is now selling the engine for them. It has new gaskets, paint, new mags, etc., and the price is $8,500. It was run 3.2 hours recently, and has compressions in the low-mid 70s. Would you buy this engine? I know nothing of the A&P. > > I had a 1969 overhauled A-75 in my GN-1 (sorry), and flew behind it for 500 flawless hours. > > Im interested in any thoughts. > > Thanks, > > Steve Ruse > Fort Worth, TX > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Other Matronics Email List Services ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Post A New Message pietenpol-list@matronics.com UN/SUBSCRIBE http://www.matronics.com/subscription List FAQ http://www.matronics.com/FAQ/Pietenpol-List.htm Web Forum Interface To Lists http://forums.matronics.com Matronics List Wiki http://wiki.matronics.com Full Archive Search Engine http://www.matronics.com/search 7-Day List Browse http://www.matronics.com/browse/pietenpol-list Browse Digests http://www.matronics.com/digest/pietenpol-list Browse Other Lists http://www.matronics.com/browse Live Online Chat! http://www.matronics.com/chat Archive Downloading http://www.matronics.com/archives Photo Share http://www.matronics.com/photoshare Other Email Lists http://www.matronics.com/emaillists Contributions http://www.matronics.com/contribution ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- These Email List Services are sponsored solely by Matronics and through the generous Contributions of its members.