Re: Inattention to details=bad results
[Re: Cab_Burge]
#2762696
04/11/20 01:08 PM
04/11/20 01:08 PM
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moparx
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"Butt Crack Bob"
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i had a 2.2 4banger in a daytona front drive one time that had only 4lbs oil pressure at a hot idle. i figured i would shim up the bypass valve just a touch to improve it. those have the spring retained by a soft plug and a cotter pin. i fired it up and heard a big POP. shut it down to see what that was, and found the oil filter had burst. and you know THAT mess. seems i had installed the soft plug backward on the spring. [the spring should have been INSIDE the soft plug with the shim] not the spring, shim, then the backward soft plug. i wondered why i had such a difficult time inserting the cotter pin to retain the spring. after i was done re-doing the mess, [correctly this time] i had a whole 10lbs of oil pressure at hot idle ! ran it that way for years after. never blew up another oil filter.........
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Re: Inattention to details=bad results
[Re: moparx]
#2762704
04/11/20 01:29 PM
04/11/20 01:29 PM
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Joined: Jun 2003
Posts: 52,972 Romeo MI
MR_P_BODY
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I had a destroyed 383 that I did the same thing... it didnt even fire up and blew.. the pressure was over 100 psi when it let go... a major mess... in my drive way.. it took me over a week to finally get it cleaned up
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Re: Inattention to details=bad results
[Re: Cab_Burge]
#2762810
04/11/20 06:48 PM
04/11/20 06:48 PM
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Posts: 4,219 New York
polyspheric
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Don't feel bad. Many $$$ lawsuits against doctors, hospitals show that even world-class surgeons leave retractors and sponges inside patients. The IQ-related problem solving ability (A: designing an engine) isn't closely related to memorizing check lists (B: "did you turn off the stove"?). Your credentials in "A" are far more important than one failure in "B".
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Re: Inattention to details=bad results
[Re: Cab_Burge]
#2763167
04/12/20 07:24 PM
04/12/20 07:24 PM
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Despite its popularity, "multi-tasking" does not work. You cannot give 100% attention to 3 things at once, what you get is 33% attention to each and broken parts. Don't measure anything while talking on the phone! When in doubt, make a list and follow it. There is no such thing as too small to matter: when you do these things correctly, your peace of mind is much better. Military put removable tags in huge red letters like "NO STEP" on the weak part of the plane's wing because otherwise the pilot will put his foot through it, "NO START" on the steering wheel of a race car which doesn't have oil in it yet, etc.
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