CONTINENTAL E-185-3  6 CYLINDER ENGINE, ONLY 129 SMOH, BEAUTIFUL !!

THIS ENGINE WAS REMOVED FROM A SUPER NICE POLISHED 1949 NAVION, AND YOU CAN TELL THAT HE WAS PROUD OF HIS AIRPLANE, AND LIKED SHOWING OFF HIS ENGINE, BY THE WAY IT LOOKS !!

I HAVE BOUGHT 3 NAVIONS THIS YEAR ALONE, SO I AM FAMILIAR WITH THE TYPE, AND I CAN TELL YOU THAT NOT ALL ARE LIKE THIS !!

THIS ENGINE SHOWS LIKE NEW !!

NOT LIKE A GOOD USED ENGINE, I MEAN IT IS GORGEOUS !!

FROM THE RED PAINTED VALVE COVERS, TO THE SILVER/GREY BAFFLING, THE WHOLE PRESENTATION IS WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT FROM A HIGH END HOTROD AT THE CAR SHOW !!

THIS ENGINE ONLY HAS 129 HOURS SINCE MAJOR OVERHAUL 9/2012

MAGS ARE SLICKS, AND THE "T" DRIVE HAS BEEN INSTALLED FOR USE WITH A HARTZELL CONSTANT SPEED PROP.



UNFORTUNATELY,  THE PRESSURE CARBURETOR MALFUNCTIONED IN FLIGHT, AND THE ENGINE QUIT AS A RESULT.  THE PILOT SET THE AIRPLANE DOWN IN A COW PASTURE, AND THE LANDING GEAR FOLDED BACK, ALLOWING THE BLADES OF THE STILL WINDMILLING PROP TO BOTH STRIKE THE GROUND !!

THERE IS NO PHYSICAL DAMAGE TO THIS ENGINE, AND I KNOW OF NO RELIABLE WAY TO CHECK THE CRANKSHAFT, BUT THE E-185 SERIES USE A STRAIGHT DRIVE CRANKSHAFT, NOT A FLANGED END LIKE MORE MODERN ENGINES, SO ANY BENDING FORCE IS SPEAD OUT OVER THE WHOLE, HUGE, MASSIVE CRANKSHAFT. NOT A THIN, LITE FLANGE, SO THE CRANKSHAFT IS PRESUMED FINE.

THE CARB WAS DISASSEMBLED BY THE FAA, BUT IT IS NOT DAMAGED, AND THE PIECES ARE INCLUDED, SO IT CAN BE REBUILT.

SOLD WITH LOGBOOKS SINCE NEW IN 1949 !!

YOU ARE WELCOME TO PICK THIS ENGINE UP AT OUR CRYSTAL AIRPORT FACILITY (KMIC) AT NO CHARGE, OR WE WILL PALLETIZE IT AT NO COST IF YOU PREFER.  YOU CAN MAKE SHIPPING ARRANGEMENTS, OR WE WILL OBTAIN QUOTES FOR YOU.

THIS IS AN ENGINE YOU COULD PUT UNDER GLASS AND USE AS A TABLE IN YOUR DINING ROOM, IT IS THAT ATTRACTIVE AND IN THAT GORGEOUS OF A CONDITION.

PRICED CHEAP, DONT MISS IT !!

THIS ITEM IS BEING SOLD WITH A LOW RESERVE, SO BID EARLY AND BID HIGH.

WE ARE THE REAL BRICK AND MORTAR WENTWORTH AIRCRAFT YOU HAVE SEEN ADVERTISED ON PAGE 6 OF TRADE-A-PLANE, AT OUR BOOTHS AT OSHKOSH, SUN-AND-FUN, AOPA, AND ELSEWHERE FOR YEARS !!!!

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