Bob Phillips As you say...aircraft style engines are high maintenance machines. The case is thin aluminum castings with the steel cylinders bolted onto it. They are highly stressed and easy to break. For those installed in MV's, you have to keep the idle at 1000rpm to prevent main bearing failure due to lack of oil. They also break if they are over-revved. The allowable P&W R985 maximum rpm is only about 50 or a 100 rpm below what will hurt the engine. Oil in the lower cylinders ...aircraft or tank...has removed many a cylinder head..never mind entire cylinders. In answer to your question..aircraft type engines require far greater attention to handling. Many of the broken engines are the result of mishandling by the operator. Another hint...don't use the engine to slow your tank descending a hill. It can easily over-rev the engine and blow off a jug. According to the operators manual ...that's what the brakes are for. A lot cheaper to replace the brake pads... than replacing the engine.
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