"RST Engineering" wrote in message
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You can't call it an overhaul unless you perform the operation in strict
conformance to the manufacturer's (or tc holder, or stc holder or ...)
overhaul manual or instructions. In this case, since the manufacturer's
manual (according to the OP) requires the replacement of ALL components,
simply doing a points, bearings, and seal is a repair, not an overhaul.

I've done about as many engines as the next guy, and I can tear that
sucker down, replace every part in it to BETTER than new limits,
reassemble it perfectly, and since this particular manufacturer/engine OH
manual requires run-in in a test cell with a club prop and I don't have
either, it is simply an expensive repair, not an overhaul.

Jim

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Since the OP has gotten his answer, let's look at this test cell problem.

I taught at an A&P school years ago. We had a test cell, with wooden test
clubs. With some effort, we could adapt the cell to various makes and
models of engines, but it wasn't easy or always satisfactory. The test
clubs needed care and maintenance, too, just like wood props.

We also had a lot of obsolete ground power equipment driven by air-cooled
Continental and Lycoming engines of various sizes. Each one had a cooling
fan, cowl, instrumentation, and a load of some type. I toyed with the idea
of converting one or more of the rigs to serve as a test cell, but never got
around to it. There are quite a few of these still around, most with either
a bad engine or no engine at all, for little money.

For a small shop or EAA chapter, it might be worth looking into.

Dale Scroggins