When it ain't one thing it's another
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Dune
Minister of Fire
My 1965 Corvair was the best car I ever owned.
The massive engineering failure was corrected that year by replacing VW Bug style swing axels with true independent rear suspension ala Jaguar, Mercedes and of course Corvettes making the later model Corvair a true sportscar.
Pintos? What did you expect from a ford?
The massive engineering failure was corrected that year by replacing VW Bug style swing axels with true independent rear suspension ala Jaguar, Mercedes and of course Corvettes making the later model Corvair a true sportscar.
Pintos? What did you expect from a ford?
Actiually, I have very little $$$ tied up in repair parts.
Maybe a few hundred $$$
But when something takes a poop at the least opportune time, I'm ready and able to fix it.
Or at the very least, patch things up so we can operate until a permanent fix can be effected.
I don't have a buttload of spares for the car, buttttttttttttttttttt, we have two cars.
Snowy
Maybe a few hundred $$$
But when something takes a poop at the least opportune time, I'm ready and able to fix it.
Or at the very least, patch things up so we can operate until a permanent fix can be effected.
I don't have a buttload of spares for the car, buttttttttttttttttttt, we have two cars.
Snowy
Bioburner
Moderator
Just got my fifth recall for the HHR yesterday. If you loose brakes or steering please fix
Must have been reading my mind as the brakes failed to activate as I put the car into drive and almost went through the garage that morning.
Dune
Minister of Fire
What is an HHR?Just got my fifth recall for the HHR yesterday. If you loose brakes or steering please fix
Bioburner
Moderator
Most failures with the auto makers goes like this.
Marketing gets a bug in it's A$$ to build something.
Sales gets excited
Engineering gets it ready for production.
Bean counters get hold of it and trim off everything they can to the point that it's a POS
Production commences
Product fails due to poor quality (Direct blame goes to bean counters)
Warranty fixes the product until the company can discontinue it.
The process starts all over again
Marketing gets a bug in it's A$$ to build something.
Sales gets excited
Engineering gets it ready for production.
Bean counters get hold of it and trim off everything they can to the point that it's a POS
Production commences
Product fails due to poor quality (Direct blame goes to bean counters)
Warranty fixes the product until the company can discontinue it.
The process starts all over again
Dune
Minister of Fire
Those things are so cool looking.I can't wait until they start showing up at the junkyard.
Bioburner
Moderator
Why wait? There are plenty of them there now. The roof support pillars make for a large blind spots and would not recommend one for young or older drivers. Lot of them are used in our area for delivery vehicles. Good milage up to 36 and decent ride and lots of space in back.
Now back to figuring out what to do about the fridge that the control board is not working right and found out is under a recall but one has to have a tech come and check out but that is as much as buying a new board or just start shopping for new fridge
And the mail carrier did not deliver the Jeep exhaust that was supposed to be here according to USPS. This weekend is just not looking at all good and its still -4.
Now back to figuring out what to do about the fridge that the control board is not working right and found out is under a recall but one has to have a tech come and check out but that is as much as buying a new board or just start shopping for new fridge
And the mail carrier did not deliver the Jeep exhaust that was supposed to be here according to USPS. This weekend is just not looking at all good and its still -4.
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Lake Girl
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The Spark has a recall on the hood latch ... similar to the recall on the Aveo for the same. Likely the same part Still waiting on the "fix" for the Aveo running light module that is a fire hazard
Snowy, how much do you figure those GM ignition switches actually cost them when you factor in the recall/lawsuits/fines? Do they ever fire any of those idiots ...I mean ... beancounters?
Still waiting on the "fix" for the Aveo running light module that is a fire hazardSnowy, how much do you figure those GM ignition switches actually cost them when you factor in the recall/lawsuits/fines? Do they ever fire any of those idiots ...I mean ... beancounters?
Dune
Minister of Fire
The compromise is totally on the part of the consumer, as in we get compromised.
Take the mid to late 80's Oldsmobile Diesel for instance. The bean counters pruned and trimmed and cut corners.
The basic engine design was good, the concept was great, and they got great mileage in a large chassis vehicle.
The bean counters cut the $$$ for a roller camshaft and lifters, and they had issues.
They cut corners on the cyl heads and they cracked.
The cheesed on the head gaskets and they failed.
Not much went wrong in the bottom end or the block.
By the time GM fixed the design and got it back to where it should have been, nobody would have one and the 5.7 diesel was gone.
A relatively easy fix with the latest repair parts (Heads, gaskets and bolts) and they were good for many many trouble free miles.
I had 2 that we drove for a bazzzzzilion miles.
This type of bean counter engineering happens with all products, including pellet stoves
Take the mid to late 80's Oldsmobile Diesel for instance. The bean counters pruned and trimmed and cut corners.
The basic engine design was good, the concept was great, and they got great mileage in a large chassis vehicle.
The bean counters cut the $$$ for a roller camshaft and lifters, and they had issues.
They cut corners on the cyl heads and they cracked.
The cheesed on the head gaskets and they failed.
Not much went wrong in the bottom end or the block.
By the time GM fixed the design and got it back to where it should have been, nobody would have one and the 5.7 diesel was gone.
A relatively easy fix with the latest repair parts (Heads, gaskets and bolts) and they were good for many many trouble free miles.
I had 2 that we drove for a bazzzzzilion miles.
This type of bean counter engineering happens with all products, including pellet stoves
SXIPro
Minister of Fire
Agree 100%. Not to mention that time is the most precious commodity. The $$ spent on buying extra parts to have on hand is far less than the value of the time you lose driving to Home Depot to buy that widget that just failed.Actiually, I have very little $$$ tied up in repair parts.
Maybe a few hundred $$$
But when something takes a poop at the least opportune time, I'm ready and able to fix it.
Or at the very least, patch things up so we can operate until a permanent fix can be effected.
I don't have a buttload of spares for the car, buttttttttttttttttttt, we have two cars.
Snowy
Wilbur Feral
Minister of Fire
Also agree with you and Snowy on this. My only problem is that I've gone too far, and now have so many spare parts I spend time trying to find what I need, then going and buying it when I can't find it, and then find the spare a few days after the new part is installed. Time to do some purging and labeling. Wish I had a pellet stove in the garage, but it's too small to accommodate it.
Bioburner
Moderator
Remington is going through the same issue. Could have replaced a 25 cent part back in the 40's when the designer told them about the failure and the fix and now have to bring in 70 years of bolt action rifles to fix.
Found that the control board for the fridge was under recall but for only three years from manufacture and after I tore it apart yesterday the compressor wont come on at all so at least this cold weather won't be a waste as we pack up everything and put outside or in the garage and have to wait for a new board as the holiday weekend will screw up shipping.
Found that the control board for the fridge was under recall but for only three years from manufacture and after I tore it apart yesterday the compressor wont come on at all so at least this cold weather won't be a waste as we pack up everything and put outside or in the garage and have to wait for a new board as the holiday weekend will screw up shipping.
Arti
Feeling the Heat
Still trying to find the balance between being prepared and a pack rat.
Borderline hoarder here, don't throw it away because "Gong to need that someday" and when I need it can't find it.
Borderline hoarder here, don't throw it away because "Gong to need that someday" and when I need it can't find it.
Bioburner
Moderator
Storage totes and large toolboxes dedicated to each project type or stove have made life easier for me. Need parts for Harman, its in said tote. Need electrical tape and solder? it's in tool box a etc.
Dune
Minister of Fire
Yes hyper organization is the key to being your own supply depot.
Coffee cans marked with painter's tape and a magic market tool kits (plumbing electrical
Etc.
Lots of shelves
Pick a nut bins (these things hold used bolts too)
Everything marked even tool boxes
Old metal kitchen cabinets (or wood I am a metal guy though)
All my basement walls are lined with shelves
Garage has custom shelves in every possible spot
Work benches are fully shelved.
Coffee cans marked with painter's tape and a magic market tool kits (plumbing electrical
Etc.
Lots of shelves
Pick a nut bins (these things hold used bolts too)
Everything marked even tool boxes
Old metal kitchen cabinets (or wood I am a metal guy though)
All my basement walls are lined with shelves
Garage has custom shelves in every possible spot
Work benches are fully shelved.
I have my stove parts all in a tote in the closet, and plumbing stuff in the laundry room in a tote.
The trip to the depot is not my worry, it's the times when they are not open that I need to cover.
The other issue of course is those parts that are hard to find on the spur of the moment.
Circuit board for the 20 year old dryer or washer.
Yesss, you can have too much, and as mentioned, the stuff that gets lost until after you have the thing fixed.
The trip to the depot is not my worry, it's the times when they are not open that I need to cover.
The other issue of course is those parts that are hard to find on the spur of the moment.
Circuit board for the 20 year old dryer or washer.
Yesss, you can have too much, and as mentioned, the stuff that gets lost until after you have the thing fixed.
Bioburner
Moderator
I know the feeling after the fridge decided to hatch out the CB and its after hours and on a long weekend. A least someone got the outdoor freezer stuck on low so keeping things cold is no issue. Brighter side,the part on ebay is under $70 and GE wanted $250. Better part of it being a bit older.
F4jock
Minister of Fire
And to paraphrase a quote from the Southpark episode on the "Goobacks " Then they'll take our jobbbbs!"
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