Posted for Bob Pastusek <rpastusek@htii.com>:

Jim,

You didn't say how long you had the engine before you first started/serviced
it. I'd be curious if this was minimally over the 6 months Continental
warrants their "pickle" or some longer time, as I see 6 months as being
about the minimum time from delivery to startup for slow builders like me,
even if I follow your earlier advice to order it as late as possible in the
build process.

Thanks,  Bob Pastusek