[Spridgets] hows this for quality workmanship....

[Guy R Day]

Whilst I agree with Derf for the practical solution but I would ring K&N and 
play merry hell over the phone to their quality control and demand  an 
immediate replacement couriered to my door.  After that arrives, repair the 
old one either the Derf way or with small taper head bolts and nuts in the 
spot weld areas.  If you do it this way put a spot of super glue on the nuts 
'cause you don't want them being sucked in if they rattle loose.   It's been 
my experience that even a spot welder doesn't repair that sort of job. 
After you have repaired the old one you've got one to replace the new one 
that will fall apart in another 600 days or so!

Guy R Day



----- Original Message ----- 
From: <ryan.kubanoff at comcast.net>
To: "spridgets" <spridgets at autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, July 16, 2010 6:21 PM
Subject: [Spridgets] hows this for quality workmanship....


> So i am driving around today in the midget when all of a sudden i hear an 
> odd clank and the car starts to run rough. I pull into a parking space and 
> pop the hood. the outer coverplate for my K&N filters is sitting wedged 
> between the exhaust and the frame of the car. I first thought that I just 
> didn't tighten it when last i checked the carbs but i looked again and the 
> 4 spot welds that hold the assembly to the back plate(the portion that 
> mounts directly to the carbs) is no longer attached to the back plate. Its 
> less than 2 years old!
>
> So know do i fix this? do I try JB weld, find someone who can tack weld 
> whatever cheap metal this is made from, or return it to K&N?
> I taped back on with scotch tape to get home.
> Ryan
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