fantom Posted July 21, 2014 Report Posted July 21, 2014 Have you checked out his panel (2 Aspens), he can't be that cheap? Paid for by being cheap on everything else. Note he doesn't post the Aspen price he paid publically. That's why he's our CB President. Quote
Marauder Posted July 22, 2014 Report Posted July 22, 2014 Between the rebates and my claims of being "just a poor boy from Delaware", they paid me to install those things in my plane. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk 1 Quote
1964-M20E Posted July 22, 2014 Report Posted July 22, 2014 Hey with that system you could probably put it in the cabin of the Mooney. Quote
aaronk25 Posted September 6, 2014 Author Report Posted September 6, 2014 Engine is back from Jewell Aviation, overhaul complete! Ready to install! 4 Quote
carusoam Posted September 6, 2014 Report Posted September 6, 2014 Looking forward to the break in experience... Best regards, -a- Quote
DrBill Posted September 6, 2014 Report Posted September 6, 2014 Did you go pick it up the same way as delivery ? or did thy ship it ? Bill Quote
aaronk25 Posted September 7, 2014 Author Report Posted September 7, 2014 Did you go pick it up the same way as delivery ? or did thy ship it ? Bill Ha ha....no to many commitments so I gave my retired flight instructor a company truck and fuel card and he left Thursday am, drove 1300 miles round trip and was back Friday at 4:30pm. Not as exciting loading the motor into a chevy diesel truck. The truck made the trip on 80 gallons and the jetta TDI used 26gallons. 48mpg loaded and 50 mpg empty! 2 Quote
Hank Posted September 7, 2014 Report Posted September 7, 2014 Ha ha....no to many commitments so I gave my retired flight instructor a company truck and fuel card and he left Thursday am, drove 1300 miles round trip and was back Friday at 4:30pm. Not as exciting loading the motor into a chevy diesel truck. But certainly easier to load! Quote
rbridges Posted September 8, 2014 Report Posted September 8, 2014 doesn't look right without oil leaking from somewhere 1 Quote
yvesg Posted September 8, 2014 Report Posted September 8, 2014 Geez, this engine looks like it has a pair of feet? Yves 1 Quote
flyboy0681 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Posted September 8, 2014 Ha ha....no to many commitments so I gave my retired flight instructor a company truck and fuel card and he left Thursday am, drove 1300 miles round trip and was back Friday at 4:30pm. Not as exciting loading the motor into a chevy diesel truck. The truck made the trip on 80 gallons and the jetta TDI used 26gallons. 48mpg loaded and 50 mpg empty! I bought a new Ford Fusion plug-in hybrid in July. After five weeks of driving we hit the 1,000 mile mark and consumed 7 gallons in the process. Since most of our driving is around town and the range with a full charge is 25 miles, we rarely use gas. 1 Quote
Marauder Posted September 8, 2014 Report Posted September 8, 2014 I bought a new Ford Fusion plug-in hybrid in July. After five weeks of driving we hit the 1,000 mile mark and consumed 7 gallons in the process. Since most of our driving is around town and the range with a full charge is 25 miles, we rarely use gas. How much impact on your electric bill? Quote
flyboy0681 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Posted September 8, 2014 How much impact on your electric bill? A full charge is 7 Kilowatt hours and where I live the cost per kilowatt is 10.5 cents. So 73 cents to drive 25 miles. 2 Quote
rbridges Posted September 8, 2014 Report Posted September 8, 2014 A full charge is 7 Kilowatt hours and where I live the cost per kilowatt is 10.5 cents. So 73 cents to drive 25 miles. that's more reasonable than I thought. Does it take 8 hours or so for a charge? Quote
flyboy0681 Posted September 8, 2014 Report Posted September 8, 2014 that's more reasonable than I thought. Does it take 8 hours or so for a charge? This is where the cost has to be spread out. I went through the expense of buying a used 240v charger for $250. It will charge a completely spent battery in one hour, fifty minutes. The 120v charger that came with the car took 7 hours. Quote
carusoam Posted September 9, 2014 Report Posted September 9, 2014 That is the most complete information I have seen on that subject. Have you considered solar energy to go with that? Best regards, -a- Quote
wishboneash Posted September 9, 2014 Report Posted September 9, 2014 That is the most complete information I have seen on that subject. Have you considered solar energy to go with that? Best regards, -a- I have a Nissan LEAF and it costs me about $0.93 if completely powered off the grid (56 miles round trip commute). I have a solar PV array which partially pays for it. So effectively, I pay around 0.5c to 1c/mile to drive this car. I use 10.8 kWhrs and effectively get 185mpg (assuming a gasoline powered car averages 25mpg). 1 Quote
ryoder Posted January 17, 2015 Report Posted January 17, 2015 Are you satisfied with this engine and Jewell? I am considering dropping my C off for an overhaul when I am ready primarily due to their low cost. Quote
aaronk25 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Posted January 17, 2015 Very satisfied. I have about 100 hours on it and no issues. I don't even have to add any oil until about 25 hours into a oil change. 1 Quote
ryoder Posted January 17, 2015 Report Posted January 17, 2015 Here is what Jewell quoted for my O360A1D wide deck Overhaul labor 2300 Overhaul parts 8179 Remove and install engine 750 Carb overhaul and airboss ignition 3718 I can choose to forego the carb and mag replacement or have it done before or after and deduct that cost. So it looks like 11k for a major overhaul if I fly it in and leave it for three weeks. 1 Quote
N601RX Posted January 17, 2015 Report Posted January 17, 2015 I would ask for a list of new parts and machine work that is included in his quoted rebuild and what would be considered extra. I overhauled our engine with my IA helping and his quote for parts is enough to cover the more commonly used parts, but not enough to cover everything that could be bad. Ask specifically about cam, lifters, pistons,pins and cylinders. Cylinders are obviously being reused. Nothing wrong with that if they are lower time, but ask what work and parts he plans to perform and replace on them. Also asked him to include a full dynamic balance of the rotating parts. It only cost a few hundred extra and will make the engine very smooth. Quote
aaronk25 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Posted January 17, 2015 I know same balences the Pistons, but I don't think they balence the crank. They said they could send it out to be done if requested for a additional charge. The crank should have been balance when mfg, I don't think a lot changes with the crank in operation, but maybe a expert could weigh in. Sam prefers to use reground cam and lifters. I went that route because Lycoming sold me factory new cam that went bad after 400 hours in 2.5 years! Guess what? 2 year warranty and no they wouldn't cover it. Sam said he has never had a regrounds fail prematurely in a engine that is flown regularly but has had failures on new lyc. cams. Choice is yours it's only a few hundered $$$ difference, my thought is they only reuse cam and lifters that require less than 3000 of a inch and they re-harden them. If they made 2000 hours and are in excellent condition they should run another 2000 hours. My cam was to soft.....pretty upset with lycomings service. Sam will put in new if that's what you want..... Quote
N601RX Posted January 17, 2015 Report Posted January 17, 2015 I can dig out my balance report when I get home and post it, but if I remember correctly they removed about 10grams each from 2 of the throw. The small ends of my rods were pretty close but the big ends needed about 7 grams removed. The pistons came as a balanced set. I think aircraft specialties charged me an extra 175 to balance the crank while grinding it. The nice thing about working with someone like Sam is they have much more flexibility and will do whatever you want done. Just understand what his base rebuild includes and what is optional or extras you may want before the rebuild is started. I also opted for the centri lub cam mod to help with issues some cams have had. Ney nozzles are another option Quote
aaronk25 Posted January 17, 2015 Author Report Posted January 17, 2015 I can dig out my balance report when I get home and post it, but if I remember correctly they removed about 10grams each from 2 of the throw. The small ends of my rods were pretty close but the big ends needed about 7 grams removed. The pistons came as a balanced set. I think aircraft specialties charged me an extra 175 to balance the crank while grinding it. The nice thing about working with someone like Sam is they have much more flexibility and will do whatever you want done. Just understand what his base rebuild includes and what is optional or extras you may want before the rebuild is started. I also opted for the centri lub cam mod to help with issues some cams have had. Ney nozzles are another option Wow good info here. Thanks for sharing!!! Aaron Quote
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