16v: how do i keep oil from flooding the distributor?

[kcollins at type53.net (Kevin Collins)]

David Utley wrote:

> Sometime in '94 (IIRC), a former upper muckity-muck from
> GM went to work for VW (GM tried to sue, stating they had an
> argeement that he would not go to work for a major competitor, I
> think it failed).  Again, IIRC his name is Joe Lopez?  

Inaki Lopez.  VW lured him from GM.  He allegedly stole a buttload of 
documents from GM when he left and brought them over to VW. GM sued, not 
sure if they won or settled out of court, but either way they got a BIG 
settlement.. part of which was that VW agreed to buy $1 billion worth of 
parts from GM over some set period of time.  We can thank that little 
agreement for the shitty Monsoon "premium" (I use the term VERY loosely) 
stereo systems in the current cars.

You're right, that guy was the price slasher!  He apparently was the 
master of beating the lowest costs out of suppliers.  Great.

I saw an article on the web just the other day, talking about how 
domestic parts suppliers are sick of dealing with the US automakers and 
are doing more and more business with the Japanese brands, because they 
don't treat them like adversaries but rather as partners.  They want low 
cost but also want quality, and are respectful of suppliers' trade 
secrets, while apparently the Big Three want nothing but cheap cheap 
cheap and will steal your trade secrets or share them with another 
(cheaper) supplier in a heartbeat.

-- 
Kevin Collins
Chandler, AZ
'86.5 16v 2.0
'04 Golf R32