[AT] How Did We Get Here

[Stephen Offiler]

Actually, there's a real answer to your question.  We got here with modern
engines made from much better materials, with much better manufacturing
processes, and much better lubrication.  There was a time, now decades in
the past, when engines would wear out and the corner garage could rebuild
for you.  They last FAR longer now, assuming decent maintenance, and engine
rebuilding at the corner garage is long gone.  These days, engines are
"remanufactured" in a factory setting, and either a short block or long
block is dropped in rather than rebuilding what's there.  So the demand for
Plastigage has dropped dramatically, to the point where people who you'd
think should know better have never even heard of it.


SO


On Wed, Mar 30, 2016 at 1:09 PM, Ray Trimble <farmall_1947 at yahoo.com> wrote:

>     While my wife was at the grocery store I wanted to get some
> plasticguage  I needed to check the clearance of the rod crankshaft for my
> JD 1940 B. There was AutoZone very close to where I was, I decided to pick
> some up. I went to the salesman there, on his badge under his name was
> manager, I told him I needed plasticguage with .003 clearance. He gave me
> kinda dumb look, and he asked what vehicle it went on, I tried to explain
> as best as I could what  it was. He then referred me to    another, after
> explaining again what is was he said he knew what I needed and took me to
> the counter that had feeler-gauges, but he said all of his were metal .
> This was Sunday so I waited until my parts store was open and got what I
> needed BTW AutoZone webpage has it listed.
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