Surrendering your engine to an overhaul shop has a bit of a dice roll to it. Shops quote prices for the overhauls, but theyre based on a repairable or serviceable core. That means a good crankshaft and a crankcase and either or both could be junk, propelling the overhaul into blank-check territory in the blink of an eye.
Surrendering your engine to an overhaul shop has a bit of a dice roll to it. Shops quote prices for the overhauls, but they’re based on a “repairable or serviceable core.” That means a good crankshaft and a crankcase and either or both could be junk, propelling the overhaul into blank-check territory in the blink of an eye.
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Paul Bertorelli is Aviation Consumer’s Editor at Large. In addition to his valued contributions to Aviation Consumer, his in-depth video productions on sister publication AVweb cover a wide variety of topics that greatly contribute to safety, operation and aircraft ownership. When Paul isn’t writing or filming, he’s out flying his J3 Cub.
