WingFlaps wrote:

That apart, I'd like to dig a bit deeper into this reliability issue.
What percentage of Lycs or Cons mahe it to TBO without major part
replacements (such as cylinders, cylinder heads, magnetos etc.). Put
another way, is there anyone here who has _ever_ seen one go to TBO
without major working?

Cheers



Of course there are I've seen Lyc and Conts go WAY over TBO. Anyone that
has spent much time around personally owned aircraft (Not Rental) has
seen the same.

If you want some info on the reliability I'd suggest you subscribe to
Aviation Consumer that will give you access to the back issue section of
their website and there was a very could article on the Thielerts either
last month or the month before.