delorean engines...miles or hours?

[billsfanmd@xxxx]

Just a curious question about automobile engines. I know the standard way to 
tell how "used" an engine is is by the mileage. On our cars since many have 
sat, had broken angle drives or had sporadic periods of use I was wondering 
other ways to tell how much use an engine has had. Just like the way the car was 
treated the past 20 years shoud be more important then 81,82 or 83 I would 
think there are other ways to help judge an engines life.

Since my brother is an avid boater they refer to an engines age by the 
"hours" it has logged. Which made me wonder which is truly more accurate, hours or 
miles??? Are there ways on an engine that measure things that may be more 
important then miles? Can you tell how many hours your engine has logged?..... 
Since I have a relativley high mileage car this tells me he simply drove it alot 
and it was well maintained to do so....

MikeC
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