Mystery Transmission - Part II

[Keith Seymore]

Originally Posted by junkyardjohn

KEITH.. SMALL WORLD.. I TOO WORKED AT THE FLINT ASSY. PLANT AT VAN SLYKE & ATHERTON RD.S FROM 82 TO 87. I WAS THE SECOND SHIFT LAYOUT INSPECTER ON LINE ONE. (I'M A JOURNEYMAN GAGE MAKER BY TRADE)TOM N. WAS THE LAYOUT INSP. ON LINE TWO, 2ND SHIFT. I SPENT SOME TIME ON LINE TWO AS WELL AS THE RESEARCH & DEVELOPEMENT CENTER NEXT DOOR. (THEY CALLED IT EQUALAZATION OF OVERTIME) I ALWAYS REFERRED TO THEM AS GENEROUS MOTORS, I'VE BEEN A BOARD MEMBER HERE FOR QUITE A WHILE, BUT I USSUALLY HANG OVER AT THE 67-72 BOARD, BUT I HAVE AN 82 LONG FLEET 1/2 TON 4WD THAT I HAVE OVER A HALF MILLION MILES ON,(SEEMS LIKE FOREVER) & AN 80 1 TON DUALLY, LOADED CAMPER SPECIAL,BIG BLOCK TRUCK. BOTH GMCs. MY JOB WAS.. ANYTIME THAY HAD TROUBLE ASSEMBLING ANY PARTS, THEY WOULD BRING BOTH (OR ALL ILL FITTING) PARTS TO ME, & I WOULD INSPECT THEM & MAKE SURE THEY WERE IN TOLERANCE. 95% OF THE TIME IT WAS HUMAN ERROR. 99% OF THE EMPLOYEES HAD SUCH CRUMMY, I DON'T GIVE A SH!T ATTITUDES, THAT I WAS AMAZED THAT THEY WOOD COME OFF THE FINAL ASSY. LINE, START UP & DRIVE OFF. JOHN

Second shift layout inspector - so would that be the "Jig and Fixture" shop? Did you work with Amos Ponder or Bill Mecum?

I haven't decided if it's a small world, or if it's just the circles we travel in...

(lol)

K