i guess i missed the 17,000 hours reported
that is incredible, and yes it would be really nice to find out how this engine
made this kind of hours while others have had problems making 1700hours.
he says it needs rings and liners, because it was starting to use oil?
doesn't sound like the liners were worn nearly as badly as we have been told to expect
or it would have been near impossible to start.
hopefully he will return your email, and maybe we can figure out what he did differently.
bob g