The engine has 1600 hours or so on it and we were not sure what maintenance or service previous owners had done over the past 15 years.
So one of the things we wanted to take care of while in Cocoa was to have the engine serviced, and checked out to be sure the manufacturer recommended things were done.
Finding a mechanic in Central Florida in the height of winter is challenging, and after waiting several weeks for mechanics that ended up not being able to fit us in the schedule we found a great outfit who did the work very professionally in a very timely manner.
Among other things this entailed having the heat exchanger checked, which we were very glad to have done as it was found to be corroded and would have most likely failed at some point. And two bolts holding it on could not be loosened and had to be cut.
Additionally the injectors were pulled and found to need adjustments.
And although Bob could have replaced the thermostat, we were very glad to have the mechanic do this because again the bolts could not be loosened and required a special torch.
We were very glad to have hired professionals to do the work. And now we have confidence the engine is ready to go.