[AT] New product panics (was) Detroits

[Indiana Robinson]

On 1 Aug 2006 at 8:06, charlie hill wrote:

> Jim I was repeating something I heard on a radio talk show.  I can't 
> remember exactly which one but it was one of the vehicle repair/advice shows 
> on XM Satellite radio.  I don't know if it correct or not but it was 
> supposed to be a very recent notice.  It might be totally rumor for all  I 
> know.   I was only half way listening as I was driving.  I think they were 
> saying something about buildup on the valves but I'm not sure.
> 
> Charlie
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Jim & Lyn Evans" <jevans at evanstoys.com>
> To: "'Antique tractor email discussion group'" 
> <at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2006 10:05 PM
> Subject: RE: [AT] Detroits
> 
> 
> > I found your statement surprising, so I looked on the net.  Detroit has a
> > couple of documents out there.  One says that 20% biodiesel is ok (2002),
> > the other says 5% is ok (2005).  The both say that they will not warranty
> > any fuel problems.  However, I don't think anyone warranties any fuel
> > problems- no matter what kind of fuel.  If you put in bad fuel, there is 
> > no
> > warranty.  That is just common sense.
> > The statement about valves doesn't make sense, since bio diesel has better
> > lubrication than #2.
> >
> > Jim
>



	Most of us that have been knocking around for a while 
(which is probably most of us)   <(^¿^)>   can probably recall 
all sorts of new developments that came with all manner of 
the most dire warnings... We also recall that most of those 
warning were totally groundless in the real world. The ones 
that were real were usually sorted out in the first few years.
	My mother bought a new Dodge Aspen SE wagon in 1978.
 Lean-burn 318.
 She started out from the very first tank of fuel burning absolutely 
nothing but gasohol. The horrible warnings were coming out of 
the woodwork about how it was going to ruin everything from the 
gas tank to the oil drain plug.   <(^¿^)>   She drove it daily for 
maybe 16 years without problem. When she bought another car 
I took it and drove it another 5 years or so. It was still a good car 
when I sold it and all that was ever replaced was the computer 
box twice, a starter and an alternator, maybe a water pump... 
We listend for years to warnings about how we were ruining it.
	Back years ago when radial tires were somewhat new it was
 announced often that if you took one off you HAD to put it back on 
turning the same direction. When you rotated them it WAS REQUIRED 
that they be remounted turning the same direction. The warnings 
were so dire that you were almost afraid to use reverse...   <(^¿^)>
I never gave it a huge amount of thought, it was just what you were 
supposed to do. Then one day I happened to notice that there were
 no direction arrows and the used (and recap) tire business 
ignored direction completely when mounting or dismounting except 
for whitewall in or out...
	Another was the "end of the world" warnings about mixing radials and 
bias ply tires on the same car. Then it was OK to mix if the fronts and
 rears were pairs. I don't even recall now but I think that the bias were 
supposed to go on the back. While I run all radials now I have ran (and 
so have a lot of other people) all sorts of tire mixes in daily driving 
without any problem. Now I wouldn't recommend that for speed demons 
or on race cars but if you drive the speed limit if it affects handling in a 
serious manner you car has other problems.
	BTW, it was not too long after all of those most dire warnings 
about bad handling that 
they then started issuing us those truly stupid little awful handling space
 saver spares which many people seem to think are OK to run 80 MPH on.
I equate them to putting a work boot on one foot and a flip-flop thong 
shoe on the other. (we used to call them "thongs" but that means another 
item these days.   <(^¿^)>

	How many other "mostly groundless" (in the real world) dire warnings 
can you remember from over the years?



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