The continuing saga of my spark plugs.

"CalzoneGolem" (calzonegolem) 05/23/2017 at 09:12 • Filed to: None

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If you remember from the last episode I had ordered 4 spark plugs and they did not match or fair well in their journey.

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They shipped me 4 new plugs and they arrived yesterday. The package was perfectly sized and the boxes the spark plugs came in were not damaged at all in the shipping.

Unfortunately one of the spark plug boxes was empty. Devoid of plug. Unplugged even.

So LPT do not order spark plugs from Amazon.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 05/23/2017 at 09:18

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*Or*, order spark plugs from somebody that has them in packs of four like RockAuto, so even if the packing job is pants, they’re A. less likely to have been visibly opened, B. not likely to bang around as much, C. protected by *two* layers of cardboard and more structure, and D. will actually match one another. Probably.

CalzoneGolem > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/23/2017 at 09:24

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That’d also work.

facw > CalzoneGolem 05/23/2017 at 09:28

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FWIW, I ordered 4 of these from Amazon (shipped and sold by Amazon, not a third-party) and they were delivered fine.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000BYDA8E

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > CalzoneGolem 05/23/2017 at 09:28

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Also E. buy Platinum plugs so they haven’t been hanging around in the $0.99 scum bin with the other scum plugs.

Tekamul > CalzoneGolem 05/23/2017 at 09:31

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This is why I ignite my gasoline by hand, with artisanal, locally sourced matches. The way God intended.

tromoly > CalzoneGolem 05/23/2017 at 09:35

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All the more reason to buy from a local auto parts store.

CalzoneGolem > Tekamul 05/23/2017 at 09:35

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Sew fanseh!

CalzoneGolem > tromoly 05/23/2017 at 09:36

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You win. I’m a believer.

Ash78, voting early and often > CalzoneGolem 05/23/2017 at 09:36

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I’m not going to defend Amazon across the board, but I’ve averaged 15 orders/month for the past couple years with zero error. However, the error rate with non-Amazon-fulfilled items is probably closer to 20%.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Tekamul 05/23/2017 at 09:37

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The real thing is to light a coal-gas glow tube with hand-distilled naptha soaked into a hand-gathered and half-carded cotton wick, ignited with flint and the highest grade Japanese steel.

CalzoneGolem > Ash78, voting early and often 05/23/2017 at 09:38

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I’ve never had any issue prior to this. These are Amazon fulfilled items.

Ash78, voting early and often > CalzoneGolem 05/23/2017 at 09:39

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Must have been the night shift. They ran out of meth early. That’s the only possible explanation.

pip bip - choose Corrour > CalzoneGolem 05/23/2017 at 09:40

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CalzoneGolem > Ash78, voting early and often 05/23/2017 at 09:40

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They were so caught up in the shakes that they shook the plug right out of the box.

CalzoneGolem > pip bip - choose Corrour 05/23/2017 at 09:42

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Ash78, voting early and often > CalzoneGolem 05/23/2017 at 09:43

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On the plus side, they were pre-gapped to a tolerance of 1/1,000,000 of an inch. #attentiontodetail

Tekamul > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 05/23/2017 at 09:46

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Your beard wax budget must be epic