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re: Making a product "too good". Has this ever been a problem with a product?
Posted on 2/20/17 at 3:25 pm to S1C EM
Posted on 2/20/17 at 3:25 pm to S1C EM
Found this reply by someone when I Googled "transmission failure after fluid change". Pretty good explanation.
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This is one of those situations that could be described as damned if I do, damned if I don't. If your fluid is really broken down, it will fail outright sooner or later. So the fluid needs to be changed. Not everyone will agree with this assertion but neglected fluid breaks down and coats the internals with varnish/sludge. New trans fluid is a very aggressive solvent and will immediately start attacking these deposits. Think of it as a stroke for your transmission. Just like the stroke victim that does not know there is an underlying health problem until the blockage occurs, you've been going along happily ignorant of the impending problem. Then someone works on the trans, a problem develops and the owner blames the last shop to touch it. If left alone, it will fail anyway. Black fluid is no longer capable of doing the job it needs to do. Change it and keep your fingers crossed.
In fact, a large quantity of the fluid remains trapped in the torque converter if you simply drop the pan and drain the fluid. If done this way, it will take mulitiple changes to completely replace the fluid w/new. I don't like flushes on neglected trannies and I'd suggest the repeated drains over a flush, unless the TC has a drain plug too. Then you can drain most of the fluid in one operation and be done with it.
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Posted on 2/20/17 at 3:26 pm to mizzoubuckeyeiowa
I have almost this exact same microwave. Still works.
Posted on 2/20/17 at 3:28 pm to Brosef Stalin
Minutemaster?
WTF?
Do the lights in your house dim when you use it?
WTF?
Do the lights in your house dim when you use it?
This post was edited on 2/20/17 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 2/20/17 at 3:30 pm to bhtigerfan
Litton is the brand name. I have no idea if this company is still around. I can't remember seeing any other products from them.
Posted on 2/20/17 at 3:32 pm to Brosef Stalin
Microwaves are replaced mostly to keep up with styling trends. They are a simple appliance that doesn't require maintenance. Just regular cleaning.
Posted on 2/20/17 at 3:36 pm to S1C EM
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Wouldn't own a BMW or Mercedes for anything (not a fan of $250-$400 oil changes, either
BMW makes a lot of money after the sale. They are the exact opposite of modern American and Japanese cars.
I knew a guy that put 600,000 miles on a Chevy Lumina. He spent several hundred dollars on a new driver's seat because the old one wore a pattern that was the shape of his rear end.
Posted on 2/20/17 at 3:36 pm to Brosef Stalin
quote:Defense contractor that also built microwaves.
Litton started in 1953 as an electronics company building navigation, communications and electronic warfare equipment. They diversified and became a much bigger business, with major shipyards, and manufacturing microwave ovens.
In the early 1990s, Litton Industries split into separate military and commercial companies. The US$2 billion commercial business, which included Litton's oilfield services, business and automated assembly line operations, was namedWestern Atlas, Inc.
Posted on 2/20/17 at 3:42 pm to bhtigerfan
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I don't think they were coincidental.
Probably not, but interesting that you've actually seen it twice. Not surprised at the Dodge.
I've personally owned 17 different cars in just the last 20 years and have never seen this happen, despite having heard warnings about such.
Posted on 2/20/17 at 3:49 pm to bhtigerfan
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navigation, communications and electronic warfare equipment.
Radar uses microwaves so I guess its not too surprising they would branch out.
Posted on 2/20/17 at 3:52 pm to Brosef Stalin
quote:Sorry about your sterilization bro.
Radar uses microwaves so I guess its not too surprising they would branch out.
Posted on 2/20/17 at 4:04 pm to bhtigerfan
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Defense contractor that also built microwaves
The microwave was invented by a defense contractor
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One day while building magnetrons, Spencer was standing in front of an active radar set when he noticed the candy bar he had in his pocket had melted. Spencer was not the first to notice this phenomenon, but he was the first to investigate it. He decided to experiment using food, including popcorn kernels, which became the world’s first microwaved popcorn. In another experiment, an egg was placed in a tea kettle, and the magnetron was placed directly above it. The result was the egg exploding in the face of one of his co-workers, who was looking in the kettle to observe. Spencer then created the first true microwave oven by attaching a high density electromagnetic field generator to an enclosed metal box.
Science. FTW!
As an aside, I was seated on a secondary radar antenna doing maintenance for about 45 mins. Before I realized it was still radiating. And yes, my boys still swim.
This post was edited on 2/20/17 at 4:07 pm
Posted on 2/20/17 at 4:18 pm to crazy4lsu
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planned obsolescence
That used to be a marketing strategy for American car manufacturers, and succeeded up to about the mid-1970s when Japanese and other imports became readily available.
2 years later Chrysler became insolvent and required a government bailout
This post was edited on 2/20/17 at 4:19 pm
Posted on 2/21/17 at 7:32 am to bhtigerfan
Yes but I think the point is the yeti last for so long that eventually everyone who wanted one has one and they won't sell anymore
Posted on 2/21/17 at 7:34 am to bhtigerfan
How about Iodine and methiolate? Supposedly toxic. I'm still alive. Don't know that we had MRSA problems when they were still available OTC. These were so good that they were taken off the market.
Posted on 2/21/17 at 7:45 am to bhtigerfan
The only things I can think off that you can pass down for generations are firearms by reputable companies.
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