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2. 11:42 AM - Re: IO-540 for sale (Martin Renschler)
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4. 12:10 PM - Re: IO-540 for sale (Tim Olson)
5. 03:29 PM - Re: IO-540 for sale (Martin Renschler)
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Hi all,
If you know of anyone looking for a good mid-time IO-540, I've got mine
for sale.
Many of you on this list have been here a long time and we all "grew up"
with
our RV-10's together. You may remember that this was an Aerosport IO-540,
and was originally displayed at OSH, so it's got the trimmings. The
engine treated
me real well, and I tried to do likewise for it.
A couple years ago I read Vic's article about how he got his Thunderbolt
engine,
and sold his while mid-time. It gives a good return on value, gives
someone else
a broken in engine to do their first flight, and should provide many
years to
some other builder for them to fly...giving them an opportunity to still
save their Van's discount for a new engine at a later time. I digested
that, and
decided it made sense. There was nothing wrong with the engine, but I
reasoned that I could reset the clock, go zero-time, and start over, now
that
had been saving engine reserve money for all these years. So during the OSH
2019 specials, I ordered a Thunderbolt. New engine prices are $47-51K+
these
days, so this could provide someone a substantial discount on their
engine purchase.
It took around 11 months to be delivered, but with a lot of help from a
jim-dany super friend of mine, we got the swap done in 1 week, and the new
engine is now flying.
I have my original Aerosport IO-540 all cleaned up, packaged on its original
crate, with some parts refreshed so it will be a good turn-key install for
someone else, just like a factory engine. If you know of anyone looking,
here's a link:
https://www.myrv10.com/forsale/IO540/
<https://www.myrv10.com/forsale/IO540/index.html>
In case anyone is interested, so far in the couple hours I've flown the
Thunderbolt,
it's been running great, but I don't notice any significant
differences. I've been
having to fly the WOT high-power break-in profile, so I'm flying at RPMs
and MPs
that are not generally used by me for anything but climb or when I need
to go
really fast. It will be interesting to see how well the new one runs
LOP, for instance.
I left my balanced injector nozzles on the original engine, so that one
should be
tuned for great LOP operation.
Thanks to any of you who point this link to the right person.
Tim
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| Subject: | Re: IO-540 for sale |
above the serial number
/M
> On Aug 6, 2020, at 9:33 AM, Tim Olson <Tim@MyRV10.com> wrote:
>
> Hi all,
>
> If you know of anyone looking for a good mid-time IO-540, I've got
mine for sale.
> Many of you on this list have been here a long time and we all "grew
up" with
> our RV-10's together. You may remember that this was an Aerosport
IO-540,
> and was originally displayed at OSH, so it's got the trimmings. The
engine treated
> me real well, and I tried to do likewise for it.
>
> A couple years ago I read Vic's article about how he got his
Thunderbolt engine,
> and sold his while mid-time. It gives a good return on value, gives
someone else
> a broken in engine to do their first flight, and should provide many
years to
> some other builder for them to fly...giving them an opportunity to
still
> save their Van's discount for a new engine at a later time. I
digested that, and
> decided it made sense. There was nothing wrong with the engine, but I
> reasoned that I could reset the clock, go zero-time, and start over,
now that
> had been saving engine reserve money for all these years. So during
the OSH
> 2019 specials, I ordered a Thunderbolt. New engine prices are
$47-51K+ these
> days, so this could provide someone a substantial discount on their
engine purchase.
> It took around 11 months to be delivered, but with a lot of help from
a
> jim-dany super friend of mine, we got the swap done in 1 week, and the
new
> engine is now flying.
>
> I have my original Aerosport IO-540 all cleaned up, packaged on its
original
> crate, with some parts refreshed so it will be a good turn-key install
for
> someone else, just like a factory engine. If you know of anyone
looking,
> here's a link:
>
> https://www.myrv10.com/forsale/IO540/
<https://www.myrv10.com/forsale/IO540/index.html>
>
> In case anyone is interested, so far in the couple hours I've flown
the Thunderbolt,
> it's been running great, but I don't notice any significant
differences. I've been
> having to fly the WOT high-power break-in profile, so I'm flying at
RPMs and MPs
> that are not generally used by me for anything but climb or when I
need to go
> really fast. It will be interesting to see how well the new one runs
LOP, for instance.
> I left my balanced injector nozzles on the original engine, so that
one should be
> tuned for great LOP operation.
>
> Thanks to any of you who point this link to the right person.
>
> Tim
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| Subject: | Re: IO-540 for sale |
Whew!!! Almost gave me a heart attack! ;)
It turns out that it was a bit of Oily residue from when I spray down the en
gine to clean it. It wipes right off with a finger. There is some in other a
reas of the case as well. It=99s just like the way that the mineral sp
irits type of solvent dried. Check out the attached two photos that I just t
ook of a neighboring spot. One of them is before and one of them is after wh
en I wiped it up. So it=99s not actually cracked at all.
oily residue from when I sprayed down the engine to clean it. It wipes right
off with a finger. There is some in other areas of the case as well. It
=99s just like the way that the mineral spirits type solvent dried. Check ou
t the attached two photos that I just took of a neighboring spot. One of the
m is before and one of them is after when I wiped it up. So it=99s not
actually cracked at all.
> On Aug 6, 2020, at 1:49 PM, Martin Renschler <m.r.92129@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> =EF=BBabove the serial number
> /M
>
>> On Aug 6, 2020, at 9:33 AM, Tim Olson <Tim@MyRV10.com> wrote:
>>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> If you know of anyone looking for a good mid-time IO-540, I've got mine f
or sale.
>> Many of you on this list have been here a long time and we all "grew up" w
ith
>> our RV-10's together. You may remember that this was an Aerosport IO-540
,
>> and was originally displayed at OSH, so it's got the trimmings. The engi
ne treated
>> me real well, and I tried to do likewise for it.
>>
>> A couple years ago I read Vic's article about how he got his Thunderbolt e
ngine,
>> and sold his while mid-time. It gives a good return on value, gives some
one else
>> a broken in engine to do their first flight, and should provide many year
s to
>> some other builder for them to fly...giving them an opportunity to still
>> save their Van's discount for a new engine at a later time. I digested t
hat, and
>> decided it made sense. There was nothing wrong with the engine, but I
>> reasoned that I could reset the clock, go zero-time, and start over, now t
hat
>> had been saving engine reserve money for all these years. So during the O
SH
>> 2019 specials, I ordered a Thunderbolt. New engine prices are $47-51K+ t
hese
>> days, so this could provide someone a substantial discount on their engin
e purchase.
>> It took around 11 months to be delivered, but with a lot of help from a
>> jim-dany super friend of mine, we got the swap done in 1 week, and the ne
w
>> engine is now flying.
>>
>> I have my original Aerosport IO-540 all cleaned up, packaged on its origi
nal
>> crate, with some parts refreshed so it will be a good turn-key install fo
r
>> someone else, just like a factory engine. If you know of anyone looking,
>> here's a link:
>>
>> https://www.myrv10.com/forsale/IO540/
>>
>> In case anyone is interested, so far in the couple hours I've flown the T
hunderbolt,
>> it's been running great, but I don't notice any significant differences.
I've been
>> having to fly the WOT high-power break-in profile, so I'm flying at RPMs a
nd MPs
>> that are not generally used by me for anything but climb or when I need t
o go
>> really fast. It will be interesting to see how well the new one runs LOP
, for instance.
>> I left my balanced injector nozzles on the original engine, so that one s
hould be
>> tuned for great LOP operation.
>>
>> Thanks to any of you who point this link to the right person.
>>
>> Tim
>
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| Subject: | Re: IO-540 for sale |
Here is that same spot now...
> On Aug 6, 2020, at 2:03 PM, Tim Olson <Tim@myrv10.com> wrote:
>
> =EF=BB
> Whew!!! Almost gave me a heart attack! ;)
>
>
> It turns out that it was a bit of Oily residue from when I spray down the e
ngine to clean it. It wipes right off with a finger. There is some in other a
reas of the case as well. It=99s just like the way that the mineral sp
irits type of solvent dried. Check out the attached two photos that I just t
ook of a neighboring spot. One of them is before and one of them is after wh
en I wiped it up. So it=99s not actually cracked at all.
>
>
>
> oily residue from when I sprayed down the engine to clean it. It wipes rig
ht off with a finger. There is some in other areas of the case as well. It
=99s just like the way that the mineral spirits type solvent dried. Check
out the attached two photos that I just took of a neighboring spot. One of t
hem is before and one of them is after when I wiped it up. So it=99s n
ot actually cracked at all.
> <image0.jpeg>
> <image1.jpeg>
>
>>> On Aug 6, 2020, at 1:49 PM, Martin Renschler <m.r.92129@gmail.com> wrote
:
>>>
>> =EF=BBabove the serial number
>> /M
>>
>>> On Aug 6, 2020, at 9:33 AM, Tim Olson <Tim@MyRV10.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> If you know of anyone looking for a good mid-time IO-540, I've got mine f
or sale.
>>> Many of you on this list have been here a long time and we all "grew up"
with
>>> our RV-10's together. You may remember that this was an Aerosport IO-54
0,
>>> and was originally displayed at OSH, so it's got the trimmings. The eng
ine treated
>>> me real well, and I tried to do likewise for it.
>>>
>>> A couple years ago I read Vic's article about how he got his Thunderbolt
engine,
>>> and sold his while mid-time. It gives a good return on value, gives som
eone else
>>> a broken in engine to do their first flight, and should provide many yea
rs to
>>> some other builder for them to fly...giving them an opportunity to still
>>> save their Van's discount for a new engine at a later time. I digested
that, and
>>> decided it made sense. There was nothing wrong with the engine, but I
>>> reasoned that I could reset the clock, go zero-time, and start over, now
that
>>> had been saving engine reserve money for all these years. So during the
OSH
>>> 2019 specials, I ordered a Thunderbolt. New engine prices are $47-51K+ t
hese
>>> days, so this could provide someone a substantial discount on their engi
ne purchase.
>>> It took around 11 months to be delivered, but with a lot of help from a
>>> jim-dany super friend of mine, we got the swap done in 1 week, and the n
ew
>>> engine is now flying.
>>>
>>> I have my original Aerosport IO-540 all cleaned up, packaged on its orig
inal
>>> crate, with some parts refreshed so it will be a good turn-key install f
or
>>> someone else, just like a factory engine. If you know of anyone looking
,
>>> here's a link:
>>>
>>> https://www.myrv10.com/forsale/IO540/
>>>
>>> In case anyone is interested, so far in the couple hours I've flown the T
hunderbolt,
>>> it's been running great, but I don't notice any significant differences.
I've been
>>> having to fly the WOT high-power break-in profile, so I'm flying at RPMs
and MPs
>>> that are not generally used by me for anything but climb or when I need t
o go
>>> really fast. It will be interesting to see how well the new one runs LO
P, for instance.
>>> I left my balanced injector nozzles on the original engine, so that one s
hould be
>>> tuned for great LOP operation.
>>>
>>> Thanks to any of you who point this link to the right person.
>>>
>>> Tim
>>
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| Subject: | Re: IO-540 for sale |
Hi Tim,
the question is whether your cleaning method somehow worked like a die
crack check. It is possible that solvents went into the crack and in the
drying process somehow influenced the pattern of the surface residue and
thereby revealed the crack just like the developer does with a die spot
check. You can also wipe away the red die after the crack test and the
crack seems gone but it is not.
I am not claiming that there is a crack but I am saying that it might be
good to do a die test at that very spot and make sure.
BTW, I am building an RV-10 but I have already put money aside for a new
engine. I was just looking at your engine to familiarize myself with
what=99s out there.
/Martin
> On Aug 6, 2020, at 12:07 PM, Tim Olson <Tim@MyRV10.com> wrote:
>
> Here is that same spot now...
> <image0.jpeg>
>
>> On Aug 6, 2020, at 2:03 PM, Tim Olson <Tim@myrv10.com> wrote:
>>
>> =EF=BB
>> Whew!!! Almost gave me a heart attack! ;)
>>
>>
>> It turns out that it was a bit of Oily residue from when I spray down
the engine to clean it. It wipes right off with a finger. There is some
in other areas of the case as well. It=99s just like the way that
the mineral spirits type of solvent dried. Check out the attached two
photos that I just took of a neighboring spot. One of them is before and
one of them is after when I wiped it up. So it=99s not actually
cracked at all.
>>
>>
>>
>> oily residue from when I sprayed down the engine to clean it. It
wipes right off with a finger. There is some in other areas of the case
as well. It=99s just like the way that the mineral spirits type
solvent dried. Check out the attached two photos that I just took of a
neighboring spot. One of them is before and one of them is after when I
wiped it up. So it=99s not actually cracked at all.
>> <image0.jpeg>
>> <image1.jpeg>
>>
>>> On Aug 6, 2020, at 1:49 PM, Martin Renschler <m.r.92129@gmail.com>
wrote:
>>>
>>> =EF=BBabove the serial number
>>> /M
>>>
>>>> On Aug 6, 2020, at 9:33 AM, Tim Olson <Tim@MyRV10.com
<mailto:Tim@MyRV10.com>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Hi all,
>>>>
>>>> If you know of anyone looking for a good mid-time IO-540, I've got
mine for sale.
>>>> Many of you on this list have been here a long time and we all
"grew up" with
>>>> our RV-10's together. You may remember that this was an Aerosport
IO-540,
>>>> and was originally displayed at OSH, so it's got the trimmings.
The engine treated
>>>> me real well, and I tried to do likewise for it.
>>>>
>>>> A couple years ago I read Vic's article about how he got his
Thunderbolt engine,
>>>> and sold his while mid-time. It gives a good return on value,
gives someone else
>>>> a broken in engine to do their first flight, and should provide
many years to
>>>> some other builder for them to fly...giving them an opportunity to
still
>>>> save their Van's discount for a new engine at a later time. I
digested that, and
>>>> decided it made sense. There was nothing wrong with the engine,
but I
>>>> reasoned that I could reset the clock, go zero-time, and start
over, now that
>>>> had been saving engine reserve money for all these years. So
during the OSH
>>>> 2019 specials, I ordered a Thunderbolt. New engine prices are
$47-51K+ these
>>>> days, so this could provide someone a substantial discount on their
engine purchase.
>>>> It took around 11 months to be delivered, but with a lot of help
from a
>>>> jim-dany super friend of mine, we got the swap done in 1 week, and
the new
>>>> engine is now flying.
>>>>
>>>> I have my original Aerosport IO-540 all cleaned up, packaged on its
original
>>>> crate, with some parts refreshed so it will be a good turn-key
install for
>>>> someone else, just like a factory engine. If you know of anyone
looking,
>>>> here's a link:
>>>>
>>>> https://www.myrv10.com/forsale/IO540/
<https://www.myrv10.com/forsale/IO540/index.html>
>>>>
>>>> In case anyone is interested, so far in the couple hours I've flown
the Thunderbolt,
>>>> it's been running great, but I don't notice any significant
differences. I've been
>>>> having to fly the WOT high-power break-in profile, so I'm flying at
RPMs and MPs
>>>> that are not generally used by me for anything but climb or when I
need to go
>>>> really fast. It will be interesting to see how well the new one
runs LOP, for instance.
>>>> I left my balanced injector nozzles on the original engine, so that
one should be
>>>> tuned for great LOP operation.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks to any of you who point this link to the right person.
>>>>
>>>> Tim
>>>
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