Paul Folbrecht wrote:

My FBO did just tell me of a gent who
had his O-320 put a rod through the crankcase at 140 hours.. and
apparantly Lyc isn't covering it.

Lycoming gives a 1 year warrantee. They give a second pro-rated year on new
and remanufactured engines.

Bet it's an overhauled engine. Most people won't put 140 hours on a plane in a
year, so it's probably out of warrantee.

George Patterson
A diplomat is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that
you look forward to the trip.