Justforgrins, I called my local formerly-independent-now-NAPA parts house
and and gave them Jim's/our oil filter P/N: PH8A, and the experienced
mid-20's
parts guy, who happened to answer the phone, said that he could cross
reference
it, to NAPA, and quickly came up with 1071, which was for a "354"
engine, according
to their Great Confuser system.
I was hoping that he could have the confuser display all of the
years/makes applications
for this filter, but the confuser was not able to provide that display
for him.
People come up to me and ask: "How do you get parts for that car?".
We all know that the answer is 'networking' , among other enthusiasts
and known
parts-sources (kinda like getting a clock repaired!), but, it is always
gratifying to
call a facility and to be able to speak the same language with them.
Neil Vedder
On 2/17/2012 11:50 AM, Jim Rawa wrote:
or- when you go in and ask for say, 8 R45 plugs, or a PH8A oil filter.. "what kind of car is that for sir" - dont worry i just told you the part number, just take that part # off the shelf "but we cant get the part unless we look it up in the computer" ok- but i just did the computer's job- " we need to look it up" fine- 54 desoto firedome " [major pause].........is that a honda or a chevy truck?" yeah 1990 honda 54 desoto pickup wagon convertible 8 door coupe...... check on a set of muffler bearings while you're at it too
you leave the parts store and want to hit the nearest diner and get a salad to-go slathered with WTF dressing to bring back to the counter guy and sling it in their face....
remember... these people vote and are "our future"...... rewind 20 yrs and look ahead- it all makes sense!
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Stragand<dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: L-FORWARDLOOK<L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Fri, Feb 17, 2012 2:39 pm
Subject: Re: [FWDLK] The Real Idiots in the Old Car Arena
You and I must shop at the same place:
On Tue, 16 Jun 1998, Dave Stragand wrote:
This exchange took place between me and an AutoZone employee this
evening...
ME: "I need front and rear transmission seals for a 1958 Plymouth with a
Torqueflite."
AZ: "Hmmm... The computer says there weren't any Plymouths built before
1962."
ME: "The computer is wrong. Do you have a -book- that shows the seals?
I can look it up myself, if you'd like."
AZ: "Are you sure it's not a '62?"
ME: "Yes. Very sure."
AZ: "Then it's not a Plymouth. They didn't make them until 1962. What
model is it again?"
ME: "A Savoy. A PLYMOUTH Savoy. 1958."
AZ: "I thought you said it was a 'Witchy Tork Fly' or something..."
ME: "WITH A TORQUEFLITE. The transmission is a Torqueflite.
Torqueflite. 3 speed. PLYMOUTH. The model is a Savoy. 1958."
AZ: "Hmmm... 58... 58... Oh! It's an Oldsmobile, not a Plymouth."
ME: "No, I'm very sure it's a Plymouth."
AZ: "Well, it's an Oldsmobile, actually. Like the Ninety-Eight."
ME: "Do you have a manager around here somewhere? Anywhere? Please?"
AZ: "Hmmm.. The computer isn't showing any 3 speed transmissions for a
1998 Oldsmobile... and they don't list that model, either..."
ME: "1958... PLYMOUTH... SAVOY... WITH... A... 3... SPEEED...
TORQUEFLITE... TRANSMISSION..."
AZ: "I'm sorry, sir, they didn't make the Plymouth until 1962..."
ME: "LISTEN CAREFULLY. Do you have a manager around here somewhere?"
AZ: "Why? Is there something wrong?"
The manager laughed his butt off for a while, and then helped me look
through the seals one by one, but we didn't find anything close enough.
Anybody have an extra pair out there? Please let me know...
-Dave
From: Forward Look Mopar Discussion List [mailto:L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Jim Bennett
Sent: Friday, February 17, 2012 2:27 PM
To: L-FORWARDLOOK@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [FWDLK] The Real Idiots in the Old Car Arena
Talk about idiots.....
Conversation at Local Parts Store between me and whiz kid 18 year-old behind the counter.....
Me: "What have you got in the way of a voltage regulator for a 1955 Chrysler New Yorker?"
Whiz Kid (after tapping on computer keyboard): "Chryslers were not made in 1955."
Me: "Well, what gave you that idea?"
Whiz Kid: "Computer says there is no entry for Chrysler for that year."
Me: "So what is that car that I drove into the parking lot?"
Whiz Kid: "Beats me, but it can't be a 1955 Chrysler."
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