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Post by PUNISHER on Mar 22, 2011 19:17:02 GMT -5
ok.....dunno who started it but.......anyone else hear any "crap" about no chips for transmisions and we might go short rest of week and no saturday?......these chips come from japan?.....almost laughable rumor to me...
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Post by rockyt on Mar 22, 2011 19:21:32 GMT -5
I heard something like that too....except that it was Diesel engines leaking oil as the reason we would be off.
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Post by rockyt on Mar 22, 2011 19:22:47 GMT -5
I also heard that we are running low on air bag crash modules with chips from Japan. Look for more rumors like these in the coming weeks.
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Post by PUNISHER on Mar 22, 2011 19:27:22 GMT -5
well, i can say that we are having the oil leak issue....i've had 5 myself the past 2 days....we moved about 20 from holding lot by mod center monday.....not supposed to have "good" engines until friday
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Post by rockyt on Mar 22, 2011 19:35:41 GMT -5
That's the Ford way, just keep building them!
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Post by olddude on Mar 22, 2011 20:14:03 GMT -5
Heard from A good source - Finish out the rest of the week, come on in Saturday and lay in there and get it!!!!!!
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Post by kessinger on Mar 23, 2011 9:40:58 GMT -5
Ok, we are running out of some things from Japan. The current plan is to run full speed ahead til they can't run full speed ahead. They are searching for other companies to make what we need. And if they find em and then we had shut down or made less trucks for no reason they feel they lose more money that way. So for now still 9.3 and Saturday. But, that could change fast after this week.
One of the first things we will run out of is MAP sensors. That is a small sensor in the air box. They have a plan in place that we can run a few weeks with temporary sensors. And just park the trucks. It is a very easy repair that takes probably less than a couple minutes to fix. And there would be nearly zero chance of that defect getting to a customer. The check engine light stays on and the truck would be abnormaly loud without the airbox on it so its easily caught.
We are also getting word of running out of other things that could be a much bigger issue. But, we will have to see how that plays out as we go forward.
I think Bobnar is going to put a letter out explaining fromt heir point of view today.
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Post by TonyV on Mar 23, 2011 10:55:54 GMT -5
Thanks for taking the time to use this board to inform everyone. Everyone knows you go out of your way to get the word out. It is much appreciated.
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Post by ktpschd on Mar 23, 2011 11:51:54 GMT -5
Letter from Joe Bobnar this afternoon:
April Saturday production cancelled 9th and 30th
Overtime reduction the first 3 weeks
Weeks of 4th, 11th and 18th
Overtime returns week of the 25th
Reason given was the availability of parts from Japan due to the disasters
All subject to change as always
Saturday March 26th is still on
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Post by ScottR@KTP on Mar 23, 2011 12:20:04 GMT -5
nice...thanks for the update.
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Post by TonyV on Mar 23, 2011 12:20:49 GMT -5
;D
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Post by JoePieper on Mar 24, 2011 1:04:31 GMT -5
I smell a CLUSTER F**K on the horizon.
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Post by olddude on Mar 24, 2011 8:22:53 GMT -5
Hey Joe, Come back to the frame line if you want to see a cluster f**k.
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Post by kuka on Mar 24, 2011 13:44:49 GMT -5
And here it was I just thought that this was nothing but a rumor started by some fan that was sitting on the fence watching the tournment because their team got beat. I thought that it was a way to get back at some other team that just happened to be playing this weekend. You know, no work Friday and you will get to stay home and watch your team. Almost laughable.
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Post by ktpgurl on Mar 24, 2011 16:54:11 GMT -5
there has been a campaign for almost 2 weeks on diesel engines...leaking oil. and yet we keep cranking them out...hope this doesn't result in a recall. not to mention the 4 to 6 hours it takes to replace them...OT.
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Post by olddude on Mar 24, 2011 18:47:23 GMT -5
Some things never change. It's all about the numbers.
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Post by ktpsparky on Mar 25, 2011 9:44:40 GMT -5
there has been a campaign for almost 2 weeks on diesel engines...leaking oil. and yet we keep cranking them out...hope this doesn't result in a recall. not to mention the 4 to 6 hours it takes to replace them...OT. The story I got from Engineering is that the issue is identified as operator dependent (crankshaft install process, ie scratched). Approx. 100 leakes identified. Not sure how many more are in the supply chain, but the issue cannot be identified until the motor is started and the fix is a motor change... |
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Post by PUNISHER on Mar 25, 2011 14:06:26 GMT -5
more leaks found today....
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Post by ktpgurl on Mar 25, 2011 18:05:02 GMT -5
had another diesel with low oil pressure today...3rd one in 2 weeks. And yet we keep building them.
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