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ananoman · February 25th, 2003, 22:56

Some have made insurance comments. If your engine is supposed to be overhauled at a certain number of hours and you run it 500 hours more because the compression is ok and then it throws a rod and kills someone you will not look good in court. The average juror is not very knowledgeable and the lawyer will say that you were negligent for not overhauling your engine at the factory recommended time. I am not saying that TBO cannot be exceeded but I would be careful and document exactly why you are.

February 25th, 2003, 22:56	#16
ananoman Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Posts: 916	Re: Show me the reg... Some have made insurance comments. If your engine is supposed to be overhauled at a certain number of hours and you run it 500 hours more because the compression is ok and then it throws a rod and kills someone you will not look good in court. The average juror is not very knowledgeable and the lawyer will say that you were negligent for not overhauling your engine at the factory recommended time. I am not saying that TBO cannot be exceeded but I would be careful and document exactly why you are.