A little consumer corner & back to work

[rambo at diversicomm.com]

Greetings all:

     Wow, there is a lot of emotion out there re: E-motive.  Fred said
it best the difference between a good vendor and  a bad one is, what
they do when things go wrong.  

     What everyone should know is that in (ALOMST) every state there
are a set of consumer protection laws commonly known as the U.C.C.
(Uniform Commericial Code).  The significance is that these laws give
consumers rights simply because they bought a product in the state. 
(does not apply to commericial use)

     Most bad vendors, attempt to sell the consumer on the idea that
the only rights they have are those in the Expressed Warranty usually
enclosed with the product.  The UCC gives Implied Warranties.  This
means that under certain conditions the consumer is entitled to get
back their money and incidential and consequential costs too.

     The most commonly used are the Implies Warranty of Merchantability
and Implied Warranty of Fitness for a Particular Purpose.  
Merchantability, means that the "product"  will be useful for its
normal use.  (Pumps should pump, and lights should light.)  Fitness for
a Particular Purpose, only applies to situations where the consumer,
who is not an expert, relies on the vendor, who is supposed to know
what he/she is doing to sell the consumer the right, size, type,  etc..
of what ever is in question.

     Some states allow the MFG. to cut short these Implied Warranties
and others  like MS do not.   This little information may be useful in
cases where a vendor is resistant to helping you. 


Enough on consumer corner:

     I have something to add to the EFI world and I would like to share
it for what it is worth.   I do not have the time or access to
equipment to make use of the idea but someone out there may.  

     What if someone made a TPI out of an ABS injection plastic mold? 
The Tubes could be severed and the ID enlarged slightly to allow for
different size sleeves.  Thus, the end user could adjust the volume and
length of the tubes.  ABS is cheaper, and the interior smooth.  It can
be molded for Max. flow with out concearn for the union of tube to
plenum B/C the molding would be all in one.  The plenum would not have
to be square, it could be designed like a header collector only in
reverse.

     Sure there are R&D buggs to work out, but with a 160 degree engine
thermostat why the heck not use it?  

Thanks for all the input.

Ray.