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"That's an oft-reported myth"
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- Mar 1, 2026
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Is going past TBO more expensive? Plus fuel vents and turbocharger temps. Email [email protected] for a chance to get on the show. Join the world's largest aviation community at aopa.org/join Full episode notes below: Mike wonders if running past TBO actually costs more. He has a Mooney and has heard that overhauls far beyond TBO can cost more as a result of having to replace more parts. That is an oft-reported myth, Mike says. The only things that can cause an up charge on most field overhauls are having to replace the case or the crankshaft. Otherwise it’s a fixed price. Paul says the top engine generally goes into the trash. On the crankshaft, they usually just have to polish it or grind it. There’s no repairing a crankshaft. If it’s bad, it was bad because it had some other type of problem. You can go thousands of hours on crankshafts. Mike said Lycoming had a white paper on their website that said crankshafts are generally good for 14,000 hours. Cracks on the case can be welded. Mark has an early 182 and he’s having issues with the fuel caps properly venting. He has noticed that once you fill the tanks with cold fuel, there doesn’t appear to be an outflow vent. Paul said there’s a small weep hole that allows the expanded fuel to vent. But Mark’s tanks still aren’t venting. He pulled it out but didn’t seem to find a weep hole. He said it looks original and has an early Cessna part number. If the fuel is pouring out it needs to be replaced because the check valve is bad. The wing will balloon and can cause structural damage without a weep hole. He said when he removes the cap a big woosh of air will come out, indicating the fuel isn’t venting out as it expands. Jim is wondering how TIT and EGT intersect. He flies a turbo Saratoga and has been experimenting lean of p…