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Vern, Perhaps you're right. If it's newly overhauled, and you get the hours in the 4 years. Could last. But, how many have ever had that kind of treatment. Fact is, most are 12 years SMOH, and have 700 hours on them. Under those conditions, a Lycoming will out last a Continental. That's my story, and I'm sticking to it. Larry ----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 12:43 PM Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] [COUPERS] Still in Shock! > > Hi Larry, > > John is right but has only told half of the story. The small Continental > will go to at least 2,500 hours with no problem the catch is you must fly > it at least twice every week for more than an hour and you must do the > 2,500 hours in about four years. It goes with out saying that you must > change oil every 25 hours and keep the rest of the engine tuned up and > working right. > > Now for the 30 year old overhaul on engines that sit most all winter un-run > and I am amazed that any get past 500 hours. I have an engine with only 300 > since factory re-manufactured and it does not look to bad but I would not > fly it until I have had it overhauled. It may not take a lot or it may be > pure junk but there is no good way to know until it is torn down and all > parts are tested. > > These Continental engines are very strong and will give good service but > they want to be flown often and will not tolerate long periods of sitting. > > That's my story and I am sticking to it. > > Have a good day. > > Vern > > > > > Larry Wilkins > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [EMAIL PROTECTED] > .com> cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] [COUPERS] Still in Shock! > 03/28/02 > 10:04 PM > Please > respond to > magicvac > > > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > John, John.....When have you seen a Continental bottom end make it to 2500 > hrs? I do agree with the 500 hr top, but the Continental that makes it > past > 1500 hrs bmoh is the exception, not the rule. > > Larry > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Waxwing" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2002 10:17 AM > Subject: Re: [COUPERS-TECH] [COUPERS] Still in Shock! > > > > ----[Please read http://ercoupers.com/disclaimer.htm before following any > advice in this forum.]---- > > > > > I'm > > > certain I'll be called lots of bad names, but in truth, a Continental > is an > > > 1100 hour engine regardless of the TBO. > > > > Consider yourself called a lot of names. The truth is C-series > continentals > > are 2500 hour bottom ends coupled with 500 hour top ends. > > > > JMO > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==^================================================================ This email was sent to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?bz8Sid.bAhN69 Or send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] T O P I C A -- Register now to manage your mail! http://www.topica.com/partner/tag02/register ==^================================================================
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