LABOR TIME GUIDE REVISION

A JANUARY REVISION TO THE 1983 LABOR TIME GUIDE MICROFICHE HAS BEEN PUBLISHED. THIS (1/83) REVISION SUPERSEDES THE PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED 1983 LABOR TIME GUIDE DATED 11/02 AND SHOULD BE IN DEALER HANDS BY JANUARY 15. ALL TIME CHANGES, TEXT CHANGES, AND NEW OPERATIONS ARE "FLAGGED" WITH CHANGE INDICATORS AS DESCRIBED IN THE LABOR TIME GUIDE FOREWARD (FRAME A-3).

THE TIME ALLOWANCES FOR THE FOLLOWING V-6 ENGINE (CODE 4) OPERATIONS HAVE BEEN INCREASED BY AN ADDITIONAL .9 HOUR IN THE 1980, 1981 AND 1982 LABOR TIME GUIDES: J0500 THROUGH J0527 AND J1300 THROUGH J1307. THE TIME ALLOWANCE FOR OPERATION J6116 "PIPE, AIR MANIFOLD REPLACE", HAS BEEN INCREASED FROM 1.0 HOUR TO 2.0 HOURS IN THE 1980 AND 1981 LABOR TIME GUIDES. THESE TIME CHANGES WILL BE PUBLISHED IN OUR NEXT 1980,1981 AND 1982 LABOR TIME GUIDE UPDATES, HOWEVER, FOR WARRANTY PURPOSES, THEY ARE EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY.

DURING THE MONTHS OF OCTOBER, NOVEMBER, AND DECEMBER, WE HAVE RECEIVED 71 REQUEST FOR REVIEW LETTERS - 27 IN OCTOBER, 36 IN NOVEMBER, AND 8 IN DECEMBER. OF THESE REQUESTS, 23% RESULTED IN A TIME ALLOWANCE "INCREASE", 17% RESULTED IN A "NEW OPERATION" BEING ADDED TO THE LABOR TIME GUDE, AND 1 REQUEST RESULTED IN A TIME ALLOWANCE "DECREASE". OUR MOST ACTIVE ZONE WAS MEMPHIS WHICH SUBMITTED 25% OF THESE REQUESTS.

THE "HONORARY MENTION AWARD" GOES TO QUANTRELL CADILLAC IN LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY. THEIR REQUEST RESULTED IN THE 1.0 HOUR TIME ALLOWANCE INCREASE FOR OPERATION J6116 MENTIONED ABOVE.

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