On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 08:41:44 -0500, "O. Sami Saydjari"
wrote:

Well, it happended. I have owned the plane (Piper Turbo Arrow III) for
3 months and the engine failed during climb out on Tuesday. Altitude
was 4400 feet. Luckily, the engine did not entirely quit and I made it
to an airport within 10 miles.

Glad to hear you made it safely. You are based in Wisconsin, right?
Where was the failure? Northern Wisconsin can be an unforgiving area
for an off-airport landing (miles and miles of dense forests).

(2) Now I am faced with having to have the engine overhauled. Growl!
The engine has brand new cylinders on it (well, they have about 100
hours on them) put on by the previous owner. So, I think we want to do
a custom overall of this particular engine. Does that make sense?

It is too early to tell what you need to do. With that amount of
metal - I would tear the engine down and inspect the crank/bearings,
etc. You may be able to reuse the cylinders.

-Nathan