Not really a question , just venting.
Not really a question , just venting.
(OP)
Ok Now that I am retired I work unpaid as chief of maintenance for a sailing club.
One of my jobs requires that I keep their outboard motors running. I have mentioned this on here before.
So this week, one of our more ham handed members tilts up a propane powered motor ( The club has 4 of these.) without making sure there are no obstructions, and mashes the gas hose on the handle of the adjustable motor bracket, bending up the fitting and cracking the stainless steel gas line just inside the motor.
Ok no problem I have a spare one of these in stock, just bring the motor home and change it out.
I take off the old line and start installing the new one. At this point things start going sour.
The old assembly had a banjo fitting at the base of the heated gas evaporator so that you could just change the line.
The new fitting has that area with a welded/brazed assembly so now you have to change the evaporator as well. More work and more disassembly, I finally get all of that done now the only thing left to do is to assemble the gas evaporator to the demand valve with another banjo bolt. I get everything started, and bingo the bolt bottoms out with a 1/8th inch gap.
I check the old evaporator and the new evaporator and sure enough, there is an 1/8th of an inch size difference between the heads of the two. I call the maker of the motor and get a sheepish " Oh yeah we know about that, I will send you the new bolt." I said does it have a different part number ? " Well no I told them they aught to, but they decided not to." so now on this motor I have two banjo bolts floating around with the same part number , one being an 1/8" shorter than the other.
You do not have to reply to this unless you want to and there is nothing you can do for me, I am a little steamed right now.
B.E.
One of my jobs requires that I keep their outboard motors running. I have mentioned this on here before.
So this week, one of our more ham handed members tilts up a propane powered motor ( The club has 4 of these.) without making sure there are no obstructions, and mashes the gas hose on the handle of the adjustable motor bracket, bending up the fitting and cracking the stainless steel gas line just inside the motor.
Ok no problem I have a spare one of these in stock, just bring the motor home and change it out.
I take off the old line and start installing the new one. At this point things start going sour.
The old assembly had a banjo fitting at the base of the heated gas evaporator so that you could just change the line.
The new fitting has that area with a welded/brazed assembly so now you have to change the evaporator as well. More work and more disassembly, I finally get all of that done now the only thing left to do is to assemble the gas evaporator to the demand valve with another banjo bolt. I get everything started, and bingo the bolt bottoms out with a 1/8th inch gap.
I check the old evaporator and the new evaporator and sure enough, there is an 1/8th of an inch size difference between the heads of the two. I call the maker of the motor and get a sheepish " Oh yeah we know about that, I will send you the new bolt." I said does it have a different part number ? " Well no I told them they aught to, but they decided not to." so now on this motor I have two banjo bolts floating around with the same part number , one being an 1/8" shorter than the other.
You do not have to reply to this unless you want to and there is nothing you can do for me, I am a little steamed right now.
B.E.
You are judged not by what you know, but by what you can do.





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Please remember: we're not all guys!
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TTFN (ta ta for now)
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Or possibly commend them on the helpful guy and stay quiet about the part number.
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I think I will send the CEO a copy of Innovation Abyss, not that I think it will do any good.
B.E.
You are judged not by what you know, but by what you can do.
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I considered posting this in the pub.
B.E.
You are judged not by what you know, but by what you can do.
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I got the new banjo bolt Wednesday , fitted it , got the motor running, Now its back in service.
B.E.
You are judged not by what you know, but by what you can do.