So if a guy needs to overhaul one of these, is it doable, or does it need to be sent somewhere that specializes in the radials? The boss keeps talking about wanting to get the Sexton going. I's hard at this point to even know what the problems with the engine are....something initially caused it to be parked, and about 6 years back a volunteer tore out the magneto and all the ignition wiring. We just got back the magneto (untouched) after about 5 years of it sitting at the local air museum.
Any recommendations for rebuilders? We had company in Winnipeg (standard aero) who used to do all the Dakota engines a few decades back, until the air force retired them in 1989. Or are the C1 radials too oddball for a regular commercial rebuilder?
I think I saw in the US a company that said they do them for around the $30K mark. They warned that they were often fixing other rebuilder's mistakes.
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