Picked up an OS 46AX from my LHS today. As is bin, 30 bucks. She's.....not a happy camper.
New P/S, new main bearings, she'll be right as rain. And I'll still be in for less than a brand new engine. AND I'll have the updated liner that isn't peel prone. Still a win. I bet it would have started even as messed up as it was, too, go figure. Ten bucks says if it did start and run it would have never idled worth a crap and probably would have sucked a ball or two out of the rear main bearing like it's already done with large chunks of the cage.
I'm kinda glad I'm the one that bought this engine too. Someone who didn't know as much as I might have not thought twice about it, tried to fly it, and had it grenade mid-air.
I also re-homed this poor old 4*40. Has an OS 40LA on the nose and, if I'm perfectly honest, I don't think it's ever flown on that engine. The inside of the engine smells faintly of castor but...well you guys are welcome to second guess me if you want.
The amount of Saito stickers and the cutting of the cheeks imply that, at one point, this had a Saito on it. I will probably put a Saito back on, but for now I will fly it on the 40LA. She needs some covering work...albiet minor just a touch or two with the heatgun really...and a going over. Futaba Rx, 2s LiFE are most likely needed but I haven't yet been inside the fuse. It does have a ye olde whip antennae hanging out the back though, so in all likelihood she's full of vintage radio goodness that I will not fly.
At least this time I remembered the gallon of fuel I went to the LHS to buy in the first place...
Oh, and yes, I did replace the cheese grade JIS hardware on that 40LA. I have some grade 8 M3x8 hex bolts on hand that I use for the backplate and some spare hex backplate bolts from my good 46AX that I repurposed on this engine as head bolts(I have done the same backplate bolt replacement there 'cause I like hex bolts more than allen bolts go figure).