WTB: Engine for 500B

[JimC]

As the title says - I'm looking for an IO-540 for a 500B. Run-out is ok.

I'm seeing horror stories of engine shops taking 10 months to do an overhaul. I don't want to be down that long, and I need an overhaul - so I'm going to own 3 engines for a while. Overhaul one, hang one, overhaul one, hang one, lather, rinse, repeat.

So far I've called Ponderosa, Central, Airbourn, AvCenter...I'm open to ideas.

[wesair44]

Try airmark overhaul. They may have one on hand for overhaul/exchange engine.  I recently did this on my 500B.