Newer diesel with least problems
Thinking about a newer diesel truck to replace my very trustworthy 2000 7.3 Ford F250. However from all the horror stories of failures I have recently read I am very concerned about long term reliabi...
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mkirsch wrote:srschang wrote:
Having worked in a Cummins plant for 36 years, the Monday/Friday thing is a wives tale. The failsafes and process controls work just as well Monday and Friday as they do every other day of the week. The operators have very little influence on quality any more.
The whole "built on a Friday before a long weekend" is more of a figure of speech at this point than anything.
That said, if the QC and failsafes are so great, then how do any bad ones get through?
Something out of process happens, IE a part has to be replaced because it was found to be faulty in a downstream test process. Usually repaired in an offline repair area without failsafes, rely on the repair person. The main reason for a "bad one" is a defective part from a supplier. The current Ram waterpump recall is a good example.
