Re: tolerance

["Joseph Kanellopoulos" <kanellj@domain.elided>]

Speaking of 25c plastic doo dahs, a friend's 90 something (I think 96) Ford
Ltd driver side window power mechanism had to be replaced because of the
plastic arm(?) braking from use a $300 bill.

So those 25c doo dahs seem to be more than just a FIAT invention.

:-)

Peace!

Joseph
88 Milano Verde (full of plastic doo dahs)

----- Original Message -----
From: <Pottree@domain.elided>
To: <alfa@domain.elided>
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 4:27 PM
Subject: tolerance


> In a message dated 11/12/2001 7:31:04 PM Pacific Standard Time,
> owner-alfa-digest@domain.elided writes:
>
>
> > Blueprinting means making sure everything inside the engine matches
> > the factory specifications or "blueprints."  There are tolerances on any
> > manufactured part.  If all parts are within tolerance, they are
> > "blueprinted."
> >
> . Once upon a time I had a Plymouth Valiant and talk about tolerances!
> Everything was as loose and lanky as you could imagine, even so far off
that
> this Chrysler USA car was actually made miles across the border in Canada!
> The factory specs seemed to be if the wheels were round enough to roll the
> thing, move it out and let the devil take the blame.
>
> I mention this only as another hint to our friends at FIAT to make sure
> everything is as "blueprinted" as possible on the new models destined for
NA
> shores.  With the wise decision to wait a bit longer to more auspicious
> times, they should be released from deadline pressure and have the luxury
of
> time to make sure everything s as it should be from the design up.  There
is
> nothing, I think, that will put the final poison dart into Alfa in the USA
as
> well as something like a 25 cent plastic cog used instead of a 30 cent
one,
> which causes a $1200 problem with stepper motors, or the equivalent.  We
> already expect the engine to be superb (it's an Alfa) but it is time to
> really grow up now and hire a whole team of quality-minded folks to make
sure
> they're blueprinting all those other things that have gotten short shrift
> from Alfa over the years -- anything, that is, that isn't involved in
going
> fast or sailing along in style... all those superfluous creature comforts
> that actually sell the car to the 'merican public!
>
> Charlie
> LA, CA, USA
>
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