760 hours until TBO? Thats a weird way to state engine time....hmmm 2000 hours TBO? That would mean he's got 1240 hours on the motor....!! ...........
Jim,
He may have managed to get him self into the same condition that I have managed with my plane.
When the hanger door blew in on it the bottom end was inspected and overhauled. Since the log book said that there was only around 250 hours on chrome cylinders I chose not to have them overhauled at the same time.
Then I started having some cylinder problems, about 100 hours after the bottom end work. I had all the cylinders overhauled. Also all of the accessories have been overhauled and all new wires and hoses have been installed within the last 100 hours.
Technically I have around 1300 hours since major overhaul. However actually the engine (1500 HR between overhauls) has about 100 hours since everything was overhauled and should be good for another 1400 hours. I can't call it an overhaul because everything was not done at the same time.
If I were selling my plane I most likely would advertise it as 1400 hours to major overhaul. That will make folks like you wonder and most likely some will loose interest before they inquire. A poor decision on my part but that's the way that it is.
