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11-17-2011, 10:57 AM
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Originally Posted by Nick Graves' timestamp='1321551463' post='21164407
You are claiming hypothesis as fact. We accountants are good at spotting that.
The engine was a low-production volume design and the tooling wear rates would be extended accordingly; the BMC B-series tooling WAS knackered & they used fag papers to true it up. That was when it was 40 years old and the anecdote is documented.
Unless you have prima facie evidence that the machine tools at Suzaka were worn (especially since in flexible manufacture, they could well be producing parts for several engines) you might as well say god done it.
The engine was a low-production volume design and the tooling wear rates would be extended accordingly; the BMC B-series tooling WAS knackered & they used fag papers to true it up. That was when it was 40 years old and the anecdote is documented.
Unless you have prima facie evidence that the machine tools at Suzaka were worn (especially since in flexible manufacture, they could well be producing parts for several engines) you might as well say god done it.
The machine tools used in the manufacture of this engine will not have been dedicated to this engine. The volumes made don't justify it.
Car manufacturers have spent billions on SPC and similar measuring systems to constantly monitor what they are producing a prevent defects from developing.
They'll most likely be a tolerance or material issue causing these faults, but it won't be worn machine tools.
Whoever told you it was is still living in the 70's,
11-17-2011, 11:27 AM
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it was "fluffyninja" who first mentioned re-tooling a long time ago when the first few engines failed
who is, if I recall correctly, an engineer with a fair amount of experience
so, it seems the engineers and others are choosing to disagree and argue a pointless argument
to be honest I doubt we will ever know what the cause of the failures is but at this time nothing can be discounted
who is, if I recall correctly, an engineer with a fair amount of experience
so, it seems the engineers and others are choosing to disagree and argue a pointless argument
to be honest I doubt we will ever know what the cause of the failures is but at this time nothing can be discounted
11-17-2011, 11:32 AM
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Not really; Ben would have said "possibly" or "likely" and not made a categorical statement.
There's a world of difference.
Of course, the resort to ad-hominem attacks when challenged is invariably a dead giveaway...
There's a world of difference.
Of course, the resort to ad-hominem attacks when challenged is invariably a dead giveaway...
11-17-2011, 11:47 AM
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Jeez, you could start an argument in an empty house
11-18-2011, 01:34 AM
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