I seem to be on a bit of a roll lately, complaining about companies and the workarounds and fixes needed to compensate for their marginal designs, so let’s keep it going for one more day. I brought my car into the dealership on Wednesday for an oil change and tire rotation (I had a coupon), and while I was waiting for the work to be completed, the technician came out and informed me that a mouse had built a large nest in the blower and cabin filter assembly. This was a surprise to me, since I hadn’t heard any of the rattling you usually hear when debris gets into the system, and my rather sensitive nose hadn’t detected any bad …
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In yesterday’s post, I complained about John Deere and how much I disliked the way they seem to milk their customers in various ways to maximize their profits. The post was prompted by the failure of the hour/fuel level indicator on my John Deere S160 Lawn Tractor after just three seasons. I have no problem with parts failing; it’s just the way things work, components age, parts can be defective or have unknown manufacturing defects, etc. What I do have a problem with is when a part is intentionally manufactured to fail, as is the case with the AUC15402: Hour Fuel Gauge with Fuel Level Indicator installed on my John Deere tractor. The gauge is powered by a CR2032 lithium …
