On 13 Oct 2005 00:02:59 -0700, "Bret Ludwig"
wrote:

As Smokey Yunick said, the more often you rebuild, the cheaper it is.
Going much beyond TBO on an aircraft engine-or beyond what the
consensus says is the usual life on other engines, be they car or
boat-is fool's coinage. Dismantle, clean, mike and magnaflux.

Cheaper for whom? How is it cheaper to rebuild frequently than to run
an engine for it's normal life?

Was Smokey a pilot? Was this comment directed at aviation engines? Is
it relevant?

Corky Scott