"Gene Kearns" wrote in message
...
On Wed, 23 Jun 2004 18:17:56 -0400, "Kyle Boatright"
wrote:


I bet if the shop broke down the time they spent, about 1/3 of it would
be
in re-assembling the engine, another third in buying parts and dealing
with
part certification shops, and another 1/3 was tearing it down and
cleaning
it...

You left out THE most time consuming and demanding part of an
overhaul.... physical measurement and inspection (including NDI).



That was included in "dealing with part certification shops". I.E. boxing
stuff up, sending it off, paying the bill, and unboxing it when it arrives
via UPS.

KB