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So Sad:Mercury Marine joins industries Dirty Dozen
On Jun 28, 6:16*pm, HK wrote:
Calif Bill wrote: "Loogypicker" wrote in message ... On Jun 28, 1:23 pm, Tim wrote: On Jun 28, 12:01 pm, John H wrote: On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:35:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Jun 28, 10:24 am, TinyTim wrote: .... the high incidence of new model Mercruiser starters early failure is endemic to the pervasive decline in business management ethics and general skill. If these folks do not get on board with Edwards Deming precepts...every body loses.....country .....customers and labor. My son in law had to remove his motor starter after 150 hours of little use. I saw it. I could not believe the inferior construction of the brush holders. Tin parts installed in a tin can design. I heard rumors Mallory is running full tilt as people wise up to Mercury's inferior OEM network and then switch to Mallory. I hope that is fact. But the cost of labor to remove and replace an I/O starter is huge as many of you know. . Which year of starters are you refering to? usually the early (Delco 8 & 10 MT) marine units were heavy but cheap to fix. then later on the gear reductions came out. The first models made in Korea were the same as on an 80's Chevy s-10 and weren't much to brag about concerning power, and repairs were costly like the rest of the unit. Now the new series is little gear reduction which is a Mitsubishi knock-off which is made in India for pity sakes. But the Delco PM/260 is the way to go. they work well on anything from a 3.0 up to a GM 503 CID. Both automotive and marine. But regardless, ALL starters are prone to humidity and a lot of people will let the bilge fill up to where the starter motor is baptized even for a moment, then the corrosion begins. But even if kept dry, just the humidity in the bilge will keep the starter damp and the rust starts happening. BTW, you say people are switching to Mallory? Mallory what? Mallory doesn't make a starter. I hope he knows that you know a *lot* about starters and other electric motors. Maybe he'll consider this fair warning. I'd hate for him to feel too badly. -- John H "Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it." -- Thomas Sowell Well, after almost 30 years of working on them daily , I would hope to think I've learned something. But I'm always open for suggestions... ?;^ )- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I think Harry's father invented the electric starter......... Harry's real father is Kettering? If my father had invented the condom, and something like loogie resulted, he would have started over. Herr Krause. If you're beloved father had invented a condom, especially one that was worth a damn, then you wouldn't exist. |
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"HK" wrote in message ... Calif Bill wrote: "Loogypicker" wrote in message ... On Jun 28, 1:23 pm, Tim wrote: On Jun 28, 12:01 pm, John H wrote: On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:35:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Jun 28, 10:24 am, TinyTim wrote: .... the high incidence of new model Mercruiser starters early failure is endemic to the pervasive decline in business management ethics and general skill. If these folks do not get on board with Edwards Deming precepts...every body loses.....country .....customers and labor. My son in law had to remove his motor starter after 150 hours of little use. I saw it. I could not believe the inferior construction of the brush holders. Tin parts installed in a tin can design. I heard rumors Mallory is running full tilt as people wise up to Mercury's inferior OEM network and then switch to Mallory. I hope that is fact. But the cost of labor to remove and replace an I/O starter is huge as many of you know. . Which year of starters are you refering to? usually the early (Delco 8 & 10 MT) marine units were heavy but cheap to fix. then later on the gear reductions came out. The first models made in Korea were the same as on an 80's Chevy s-10 and weren't much to brag about concerning power, and repairs were costly like the rest of the unit. Now the new series is little gear reduction which is a Mitsubishi knock-off which is made in India for pity sakes. But the Delco PM/260 is the way to go. they work well on anything from a 3.0 up to a GM 503 CID. Both automotive and marine. But regardless, ALL starters are prone to humidity and a lot of people will let the bilge fill up to where the starter motor is baptized even for a moment, then the corrosion begins. But even if kept dry, just the humidity in the bilge will keep the starter damp and the rust starts happening. BTW, you say people are switching to Mallory? Mallory what? Mallory doesn't make a starter. I hope he knows that you know a *lot* about starters and other electric motors. Maybe he'll consider this fair warning. I'd hate for him to feel too badly. -- John H "Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it." -- Thomas Sowell Well, after almost 30 years of working on them daily , I would hope to think I've learned something. But I'm always open for suggestions... ?;^ )- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I think Harry's father invented the electric starter......... Harry's real father is Kettering? If my father had invented the condom, and something like loogie resulted, he would have started over. Start over?? I think he would have been sued by mankind. |
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Don White wrote:
"HK" wrote in message ... Calif Bill wrote: "Loogypicker" wrote in message ... On Jun 28, 1:23 pm, Tim wrote: On Jun 28, 12:01 pm, John H wrote: On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:35:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Jun 28, 10:24 am, TinyTim wrote: .... the high incidence of new model Mercruiser starters early failure is endemic to the pervasive decline in business management ethics and general skill. If these folks do not get on board with Edwards Deming precepts...every body loses.....country .....customers and labor. My son in law had to remove his motor starter after 150 hours of little use. I saw it. I could not believe the inferior construction of the brush holders. Tin parts installed in a tin can design. I heard rumors Mallory is running full tilt as people wise up to Mercury's inferior OEM network and then switch to Mallory. I hope that is fact. But the cost of labor to remove and replace an I/O starter is huge as many of you know. . Which year of starters are you refering to? usually the early (Delco 8 & 10 MT) marine units were heavy but cheap to fix. then later on the gear reductions came out. The first models made in Korea were the same as on an 80's Chevy s-10 and weren't much to brag about concerning power, and repairs were costly like the rest of the unit. Now the new series is little gear reduction which is a Mitsubishi knock-off which is made in India for pity sakes. But the Delco PM/260 is the way to go. they work well on anything from a 3.0 up to a GM 503 CID. Both automotive and marine. But regardless, ALL starters are prone to humidity and a lot of people will let the bilge fill up to where the starter motor is baptized even for a moment, then the corrosion begins. But even if kept dry, just the humidity in the bilge will keep the starter damp and the rust starts happening. BTW, you say people are switching to Mallory? Mallory what? Mallory doesn't make a starter. I hope he knows that you know a *lot* about starters and other electric motors. Maybe he'll consider this fair warning. I'd hate for him to feel too badly. -- John H "Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it." -- Thomas Sowell Well, after almost 30 years of working on them daily , I would hope to think I've learned something. But I'm always open for suggestions... ?;^ )- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I think Harry's father invented the electric starter......... Harry's real father is Kettering? If my father had invented the condom, and something like loogie resulted, he would have started over. Start over?? I think he would have been sued by mankind. Sigh. You're right. |
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So Sad:Mercury Marine joins industries Dirty Dozen
On Jun 28, 10:24*am, TinyTim wrote:
.... the high incidence of new model Mercruiser starters *early failure *is endemic to the pervasive *decline in business management ethics and general skill. *If these folks do not get on board with Edwards Deming precepts...every body loses.....country .....customers and labor. * My son in law had to remove his motor starter after 150 hours of little use. *I saw it. *I could not believe the inferior construction of the brush holders. Tin parts installed in a tin can design. *I heard rumors Mallory is running full tilt *as people wise up to Mercury's inferior OEM network and *then switch to Mallory. I hope that is fact. *But the cost of labor to remove and replace an I/O starter is huge as many of you know. . Mercruiser has become elligible for inclusion in the most destructively managed U.S. corporations... the dirty dozen. I wonder if Bombardier will fix OMC and then try to straighten out Mercury Marine? *If only Kiekhaefer could rise from the grave. Unbridled greed and no respect for *their customers, *dominates too many American businesses and institutions. * Mercury Marine has joined that nefarious club.... and boaters have to suffer accordingly. I believe the starter motor in question is one of these, and yes, they are crap. http://www.allpointsmarineco.com/view/8066/333339/ way over priced (to the consumer) and really slop-shoddy construction. They copied a poor design and made it worse. As cheap as these starters are built. Mercruiser is probably paying the swami's as little as $19.99 on like a 30,000 piece contract. "Hey! It made IT's warrenty, wadda you griping about, eh" Penitenziagite! |
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"HK" wrote in message ... Calif Bill wrote: "Loogypicker" wrote in message ... On Jun 28, 1:23 pm, Tim wrote: On Jun 28, 12:01 pm, John H wrote: On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:35:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Jun 28, 10:24 am, TinyTim wrote: .... the high incidence of new model Mercruiser starters early failure is endemic to the pervasive decline in business management ethics and general skill. If these folks do not get on board with Edwards Deming precepts...every body loses.....country .....customers and labor. My son in law had to remove his motor starter after 150 hours of little use. I saw it. I could not believe the inferior construction of the brush holders. Tin parts installed in a tin can design. I heard rumors Mallory is running full tilt as people wise up to Mercury's inferior OEM network and then switch to Mallory. I hope that is fact. But the cost of labor to remove and replace an I/O starter is huge as many of you know. . Which year of starters are you refering to? usually the early (Delco 8 & 10 MT) marine units were heavy but cheap to fix. then later on the gear reductions came out. The first models made in Korea were the same as on an 80's Chevy s-10 and weren't much to brag about concerning power, and repairs were costly like the rest of the unit. Now the new series is little gear reduction which is a Mitsubishi knock-off which is made in India for pity sakes. But the Delco PM/260 is the way to go. they work well on anything from a 3.0 up to a GM 503 CID. Both automotive and marine. But regardless, ALL starters are prone to humidity and a lot of people will let the bilge fill up to where the starter motor is baptized even for a moment, then the corrosion begins. But even if kept dry, just the humidity in the bilge will keep the starter damp and the rust starts happening. BTW, you say people are switching to Mallory? Mallory what? Mallory doesn't make a starter. I hope he knows that you know a *lot* about starters and other electric motors. Maybe he'll consider this fair warning. I'd hate for him to feel too badly. -- John H "Socialism in general has a record of failure so blatant that only an intellectual could ignore or evade it." -- Thomas Sowell Well, after almost 30 years of working on them daily , I would hope to think I've learned something. But I'm always open for suggestions... ?;^ )- Hide quoted text - - Show quoted text - I think Harry's father invented the electric starter......... Harry's real father is Kettering? If my father had invented the condom, and something like loogie resulted, he would have started over. You would not exist. Or maybe ge tried to invent one after you came on the scene. |
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On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:16:07 -0400, HK wrote:
If my father had invented the condom, and something like loogie resulted, he would have started over. My great uncle was a partially successful inventor. He dabbled with non alcoholic beverages. He called his best effort 6-Up. Then there was the venture into cosmetics. Channel Four, a perfume, almost made it, but a big French company backed out at the last minute, and went with Chanel Five instead. Casady |
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On Jun 28, 2:57*pm, HK wrote:
wrote: On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:55:40 -0400, HK wrote: Who makes Evinrude? Not Evinrude. The brand name is just an asset bought on the cheap. I know the pre-bankruptsy Evinrude 4 strokes were Suzuki. The strange thing is Suzuki has a fairly good name but the Evinrudes really sucked. They had a 2 for 2 failure rate in the 2 neighbors I knew who had them. Both had corrosion problems that led to catastrophic power head failures. 'Zukes and Yamahas are the outboard power of choice, I think, with Mercs third. In the good old days, when my dad was a boat dealer, Evinrudes and Johnsons had the best reps for corrosion resistance, and Mercs were a distant third. Merc, my dad said, passed the OMC products in the mid to late 1960's in that regard. I don't know if that was the case, but it was my dad's opinion. I do know that Merc used a lot more aluminum in the 1950s and 1960s than OMC... Seeing how Harry was proven wrong ie: Mallory starters, I wondered how long it would take for the thread to evolve into yet another series of lies about Harry's father. |
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On Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:10:36 -0500, Richard Casady
wrote: On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:16:07 -0400, HK wrote: If my father had invented the condom, and something like loogie resulted, he would have started over. My great uncle was a partially successful inventor. He dabbled with non alcoholic beverages. He called his best effort 6-Up. Then there was the venture into cosmetics. Channel Four, a perfume, almost made it, but a big French company backed out at the last minute, and went with Chanel Five instead. It's a shame how the difference between success and failure can be so minor. Saw a list of some of the well-known successful brands and how they began, sometimes radically changing their product. 1. Jimmy Pluto's Engine Boatyard - became Mercury Marine. 2. Hatter Posterior Padding - converted the factory to produce Hatterass Boats 3. Larson Swedish Bakery - became Larson Boats. 4. Parker Pen Company - became Parker Boats. That's all I can remember of the list. Wait... 5. No, that ain't right. Can't remember. Maybe misremembered the ones above. Anybody remember that list? --Vic |
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On Jun 28, 1:43*pm, HK wrote:
Gene wrote: On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 13:55:40 -0400, HK wrote: Gene wrote: On Sun, 28 Jun 2009 09:35:02 -0700 (PDT), Tim wrote: On Jun 28, 10:24 am, TinyTim wrote: .... the high incidence of new model Mercruiser starters *early failure *is endemic to the pervasive *decline in business management ethics and general skill. *If these folks do not get on board with Edwards Deming precepts...every body loses.....country .....customers and labor. * My son in law had to remove his motor starter after 150 hours of little use. *I saw it. *I could not believe the inferior construction of the brush holders. Tin parts installed in a tin can design. *I heard rumors Mallory is running full tilt *as people wise up to Mercury's inferior OEM network and *then switch to Mallory. I hope that is fact. *But the cost of labor to remove and replace an I/O starter is huge as many of you know. . Which year of starters are you refering to? usually the early *(Delco 8 & 10 MT) marine units were heavy but cheap to fix. *then later on the gear reductions came out. The first models made in Korea were the same as on an 80's Chevy s-10 and weren't much to brag about concerning power, *and repairs were costly like the rest of the unit. Now the new series is *little gear reduction which is a Mitsubishi knock-off which is made in India for pity sakes. But the Delco PM/260 is the way to go. they work well on anything from a 3.0 up to a GM 503 CID. Both automotive and marine. But regardless, ALL starters are prone to humidity and a lot of people will let the bilge fill up to where the starter motor is baptized even for a moment, then the corrosion begins. But even if kept dry, just the humidity in the bilge will keep the starter damp and the rust starts happening. BTW, you say people are switching to Mallory? Mallory what? Mallory doesn't make a starter. Mallory advertises that they are suppliers to OEMs (Including Mercury). Could it be that the subject starter is actually a Chinese knock-off? What difference does it make? Lots of manufacturers contract out the building of their products and then label them as their own. Who makes Evinrude? Not Evinrude. The brand name is just an asset bought on the cheap. Somehow, this discussion seems to be migrating toward who badged the item rather than how we can buy quality. The OP references Edwards Deming.... These days, there's lots of badging, some good, some bad, some just average. For most replacement automotive pieces and parts, a big brand name isn't a great assurance. Example. NAPA never made a battery, and it seems to me that they can't sell a good battery. They are or at least were made by the reputable manufacturer Exide. Howeve, Exide made these dubious boxes to NAPA's rather bogus specifications. ..which were pretty lousy. So, they tried to make the pig even better by well, let's say not redesigning the battery, but rather putting NAPA "Legend" and "Gold" on the label, and a cute little NASCAR sticker on the top. hoping it would boost sales. Still nothing but grief. So they started stacking years of warrenties on them. Same end to the same story. Badge doesn't necessarily mean quality. That's also another of several reasons why Delco jsut about went into the tank. The Delco "Remanufactured" line was handled by independent rebuilders, that reused about everything the thought they could get by with because they found themselves squeezed into contracts boasting of good profits then finally realizing they were only getting pennies for their dollars of investment . In other words, they got a first class education in the Walmart School of Business. "How low can you go.." then after doing a fabulous paint job that would make Claude Monet envious, they slapped a Delco ReMan label on it to attract customers. poor quality but, great name and good paint. Caveat Emptor? eh, not always. But if you don't know. ask reputable mechanics what they prefer. not just a dealer. Because they themselves have usually found out that not all that glitters is gold and have better success with the diamond in the rough. diamond in the rough. |
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