The case is repairable and should be acceptable to Continental. The core
deposit is $10,000 on top of the $30K for the engine so you are correct if
it is not accepted their will be an additional charge, but I believe that
the case charge is $2,500 if the total case is unserviceable. In this case
I think they will accept the core. Any thought on new engines?

Paul



"Jim Burns" wrote in message
...
While replacing a cylinder I found
a crack (confirmed with Dye Pent) off the #5 cylinder leading up towards
the
case halves....
The case is repairable, but it seems like a waste to not do the
overhaul.


So, you're saying the case itself is cracked? If so, the question you
must
have answered is how much you will get for your core. If "$0.00" is the
answer, then you will probably need to look deeper into your checking
account or consider the repair more closely.

Jim