Sump Plates with Drain Plugs
- Ron LaDow
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Sump Plates with Drain Plugs
This (formerly) Mainely product is in high demand; I have 6 or 8 people on the waiting list. Unfortunately, it was also one of the products with zero inventory when Precision Mattters bought Mainely, and there also was no documentation for manufacture.
The guy who runs Precision Matters therefore generated precision drawings which then went to a supplier who delivers precision parts. Unfortunately, some incorrect dimensions were specified in a precise manner on those precision drawings. So we now have an entire run of parts which are precisely wrong.
Enough; I'll be working with the supplier to see how quickly he can deliver new parts...
The guy who runs Precision Matters therefore generated precision drawings which then went to a supplier who delivers precision parts. Unfortunately, some incorrect dimensions were specified in a precise manner on those precision drawings. So we now have an entire run of parts which are precisely wrong.
Enough; I'll be working with the supplier to see how quickly he can deliver new parts...
Ron LaDow
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Re: Sump Plates with Drain Plugs
As an engineer who has definitely been there, done that, this certainly brought me a laugh. Very well done in being honest about root cause-- everyone else just blames the supplier (clearly the machine shop should have known better than to trust my dimensions...)!Ron LaDow wrote:Some incorrect dimensions were specified in a precise manner on those precision drawings. So we now have an entire run of parts which are precisely wrong.
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Re: Sump Plates with Drain Plugs
Bummer Ron. Just take it out of his paycheck . When I started my engineering career as a jr. designer I cut my teeth on the old way of making drawings(pre-CAD). Every drawing that was finished(I thought) went to a "checker", a very experienced designer of that product line. Most drawings came back with red marks with dimensions, tolerances, etc. that needed to be fixed. Obviously the checker is not going to catch everything, but it did help. I don't know what the equivalent of a CAD checker is. Not as easy as a spell checker.
Anyway, thanks for trying to keep the Mainely product line available.
Anyway, thanks for trying to keep the Mainely product line available.
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Re: Sump Plates with Drain Plugs
I bought a sump cover from them a year or so ago. It fit fine. Maybe he gave you an old revision.
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Re: Sump Plates with Drain Plugs
He got a severe warning!Phil Planck wrote:Bummer Ron. Just take it out of his paycheck.
I said: "Myself, you'd better be more careful.." and went from there.
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Re: Sump Plates with Drain Plugs
Hey Ron,
I got that bulb that you sent for the primer I have. It works perfect, thanks for the help. It's guys like you that make this such a great Club to be a member of. Keep up the good work and KTF
I got that bulb that you sent for the primer I have. It works perfect, thanks for the help. It's guys like you that make this such a great Club to be a member of. Keep up the good work and KTF
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CORRECT Sump Plates with Drain Plugs
Well, the bozo who screwed up the drawing took our discussion to heart, and the supplier worked some extra time and we now have 356/912 Sump Plates with Drain Plugs in stock for immediate shipment.
I will be contacting those on the waiting list, but if anyone else is looking for them, please call 415-252-1428 CA business hours.
I will be contacting those on the waiting list, but if anyone else is looking for them, please call 415-252-1428 CA business hours.
Ron LaDow
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Re: Sump Plates with Drain Plugs
How do I get one of these? Only see plates w/o drain plug on web site.
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Re: Sump Plates with Drain Plugs
Call Ron, he always answers.
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Re: Sump Plates with Drain Plugs
The sump plate with drain plug is there. It's the next item down from the sump plate w/o plug on his list of products.
Some days it's just not worth chewing through the restraints.....
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Re: Sump Plates with Drain Plugs
"Call Ron, he always answers."
Pretty much. That's the way I get the money to pay my suppliers.
"The sump plate with drain plug is there. It's the next item down from the sump plate w/o plug on his list of products."
Yep:
http://www.precisionmatters.biz/356-sum ... w-plug.php
Pretty much. That's the way I get the money to pay my suppliers.
"The sump plate with drain plug is there. It's the next item down from the sump plate w/o plug on his list of products."
Yep:
http://www.precisionmatters.biz/356-sum ... w-plug.php
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Re: Sump Plates with Drain Plugs
So Ron, it looks like you are plugging your own product.
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Martin, good one!
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Re: Sump Plates with Drain Plugs
Do I have to modify engine to install?
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