<VV> Bad Quality Control

[kevin nash]

Timothy-
I had a good inventory of Clarks filters, but ran out, and then when oil change time came around again, found out that the flaps had the
filter in stock- so I used it, and didnt have any problems. The quality control incident that I'm talking about, which was last Friday, came
about because I had still not got my Clark's order in yet (like I had planned to), my oil needed changing, and the flaps had the filter in stock.
If the flaps did not have the filter in stock, I would have loaded up on another large batch of filters from Clarks and delayed changing the 
oil a few more days, waiting for the filters to show up. Never in a million years would I have taken into account the possiblilty of a oil filter
being defective like that! Also, I have 2 other cars, one is a 2002 pontiac Sunfire that my wife drives, the other is a 1990 pontiac gran am
that I keep on another Island, were I work at. I was very definitely stranded, as my wife was at work, I came home early from work
early so as to get the o.c. done while the flaps were open (not normally the case, if I leave work at the normal time.). When I called the
flaps, explaining the bind they had put me in, the thought was they might be able to locate another filter and drive it out to me, given that
they had something to do with it. If they had another filter but were not willing to bring it out to me, I would have had my wife stop at
the flaps on her way home.
Kevin
 
> Date: Wed, 8 Sep 2010 12:03:27 -0400
> From: shortle556 at earthlink.net
> To: wrokit at hotmail.com; virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Subject: Re: <VV> Bad Quality Control
> 
> Kevin,
> A couple of things come to my mind on your dilemma. First, (especially if) the Corvair is your only car why would you not have oil filters (plural) in stock? I probably have 20 filters in stock for my own cars. Second, why would you not purchase them from 1 of our vendors? I know Clarks has had filters "custom made to specs" and I have seen them on many cars and have not heard anything bad about them. And their price is more than competitive. Just my 2 cents if anyone will pay.
> Timothy Shortle in (raining) Durango Colorado
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> >From: kevin nash <wrokit at hotmail.com>
> >Sent: Sep 7, 2010 11:03 PM
> >To: "virtualvairs at corvair.org" <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
> >Subject: <VV> Bad Quality Control
> >
> >
> > Last Friday, I decided it was oil change day, so I went to one of our flaps, got my oil, got the filter (I rather liked the fact that
> >I could get the oil filter, in stock!), went home, promptly drained the oil while it was nice and hot, replaced and re-torqued the drain
> >plug,removed the old filter, dumped the old oil out into my special drain pan (fits under the oil pan, with a screw-on funnel), filled the 
> >new oil filter with oil, smear new oil on the oil filter gasket, set the oil filter under the oil filter mount, set the perfectly clean oil fliter mounting
> >bolt on the oil filter threads, begin hand threading the bolt home- just like I always do. This time, however, I'm beginning to think I've
> >forgotten how to screw the bolt in, as I cant seem to get the threads started. I carefully removed the oil filter, and after a few more unsuccessful
> >tries at starting the bolt, I found the problem- THAT M&TH%RF%%%!! oil filter had no center threads! It was just a hole!
> > 
> >I got on the phone, called the flaps (making sure that they knew i was PISSED)- they called the other flaps, who, of course did not have a fram ph-4
> >or equivalent, and I was basically stranded ( my corvair is my only car!) unless I did the unthinkable- put the new oil in, use the old oil filter, which
> >is what I did. This experience was enough to cause me to load up on oil filters, from you know who, just so I never have to buy a flaps oil
> >filter again!
> > 
> >The flaps I bought the filter from was understandibly preturbed about the whole situation, promptly refunded my money for the filter and
> >gave me another quart of oil. They took the oil filter off in the back room, never to be seen again!
> > 
> >Kevin Nash
> >Soon to be EFI'ed early spyder, daily driver 
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