Looking down the road a ways, I would think that you would get more $$ out
of your Baron, should you decide to sell, if it has the factory new engine
rather than the rebuild or the repaired case, possibly even more than enough
to cover the difference in cost. You've got an expensive airplane and
nothing speaks louder to buyers of complex high performance airplanes than
logbooks showing that "no expense was spared". I don't think going "factory
new" would be a bad move, remember, you also get the full factory warrantee
if you do.
Jim

"f" wrote in message
. ..
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