defective parts thread

[njsteve]

After conversing with Dave (A12pilot) about the fun he went through trying to get the purple Cuda running (which turned out to be a defectively built reproduction metal cannister fuel filter that had no internal passage for fuel to get through), I thought I'd start a new thread on bizarre defective parts.

Here's one I dealt with years ago on a 426 Hemi. I was wondering why it would run out of fuel at the end of the 1/4 mile. Take a look at the three outlet fuel block. You will notice that one of the passages was not drilled through, thereby transforming it into a bend in the road and not a fork. No fuel was going to the front carb at all. I only found this by accident when i went to replace the entire fuel line setup.

What have you guys run into over the years?