Luke, My comments were to the "uncouth" reply from Charles. Here in Wichita Falls I trade at "O'Rielly's", "Auto Zone", and a small independent called "Main Auto Parts" so I share my wealth(thats a joke). Parts are where youo can find them. They all give me flack over my AMCs. Hal --- Luke Wardwell <horneteer2@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Wow I didnt know I'd be opening up such a > discussion. > I was just curious about what Doc had to say. I get > enough negativity from upset customers when we don't > have or it would take too long to get the part they > need. Sometimes it seems as though the customer is > in > too much of a hurry. > > --- Hal <strlcuckoo_46@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > Not to but/butt in but is this the "new spelling" > > and > > "grammar" ??? Guess I must agree with Doc, and by > > the > > way I spend my working hours trying to teach some > of > > this new generation. > > > > --- Charles Burch <warlocke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > > > doc wat im getting from this msg is that your > > > talking shit on the entire > > > younger gen and i think thats wat lukes feeling > as > > > well, this is > > > sterotyping to say that all younger generation > > does > > > not know what the > > > paper books are for, that is bullshit, and also > > > saying that we cant > > > add/subtract and shit without a calculator is > > > fucking rediclous you need > > > to get off your high horse just because ur older > > > dosent mean you can > > > talk shit on the younger generation > > > > > > AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx wrote: > > > > > > > > Luke my experience with chain stores is poor. > > Most > > > of them can't or > > > > don't know how or are too lazy to find a part > if > > > it is not listed on a > > > > computer screen. Never mind what a cross over > > part > > > no# book is. There > > > > are a lot of parts from different cars that > all > > > interchange. I have 71 > > > > Torino gas shocks in the front of my yellow 74 > > > Hatchback . When Autozone > > > > said that an idler arm was no longer available > > for > > > my car my local > > > > non-chain store had one for me in 3 days right > > > from the factory in > > > > Tennessee. I could go on and on about the > other > > > bad experiences over the > > > > years with all of the chain stores. I got to > the > > > point that I only go to > > > > a chain store for a floor mat or a door edge > > > molding, my local non-chain > > > > store gets me all the parts I need including a > > new > > > 21 gallon gas tank > > > > and the straps for my orange Hornet. The only > > > thing they couldn't get > > > > was a fuel gauge sender for the tank. That I > got > > a > > > NOS one from Kennedy > > > > American. The computer age has left most > people > > > not knowing how to use > > > > their brain. Shoes and sneakers closing with > > > velcro so now they can't > > > > tie a shoe lace, calculators allowed in > schools > > to > > > take math tests with > > > > so they can't add or subtract or multiply > > without > > > one, mechanics who > > > > can't trouble shoot a car and repair it unless > a > > > machine tells them > > > > what's wrong with it. I'll keep my old > > dependable > > > cars and old > > > > dependable brain and my non-chain auto parts > > store > > > that I have delt with > > > > for 21 years. > > > > "Doc" > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > > > > > > > Subject: > > > > Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Rear Tail Shaft Seal > > > > From: > > > > Luke Wardwell <horneteer2@xxxxxxxxx> > > > > Date: > > > > Fri, 7 Jul 2006 16:59:16 -0700 (PDT) > > > > To: > > > > BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > To: > > > > BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Doc, I was just wondering if you didn't > like > > > > "chain" parts stores. I work at one and I know > > > what > > > > those books are for. Hey I found a new > radiator > > > for my > > > > Hornet in one of those books. I know how big > > > chains > > > > are impersonal, I just would like to say where > I > > > work > > > > is different. I had my pinion seal replaced 5 > > > years > > > > ago, I think my mechanic found one at > CarQuest. > > Go > > > > find a place you can trust and stick to it. > > > > Luke > > > > > > > > --- AMC74HORNET@xxxxxxxxx > > > <mailto:AMC74HORNET%40webtv.net> wrote: > > > > > > > > > If you are loosing that much oil you also > have > > > bad > > > > > bearings in the > > > > > carrier. I would suggest you find a > non-chain > > > auto > > > > > parts store as the > > > > > seal and bearings are almost over the > counter > > > parts > > > > > here in N.Y. or from > > > > > numerous AMC venders and the crush sleeve is > > > > > available from the Jeep > > > > > people. Did all the carrier bearings and > seals > > > and > > > > > axel bearings and > > > > > seals in my yellow car 2 years ago. Luckily > my > > > > > non-chain store parts man > > > > > can read a paper parts book and will not > take > > no > > > for > > > > > an answer if the > > > > > computer says so. > > > > > "Doc" > > > > > > > > > > > To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > <mailto:BaadAssGremlins%40yahoogroups.com> > > > > > From: "cindylee_me2000" > > > <cindylee_me2000@xxxxxxxxx > > > > <mailto:cindylee_me2000%40yahoo.com>> > > > > > Date: Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:51:34 -0000 > > > > > Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Rear Tail Shaft > > Seal > > > > > > > > > > I have a 1975 Gremlin it is leaking oil from > > the > > > > > rearend and I need a > > > > > seal very badly,I am loosing a quart of oil > a > > > day. I > > > > > live in the St. > > > > > Louis area. Can anyone give me some idea > where > > I > > > can > > > > > find one. 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