Eddie.... What I was refering to was that MOST... NOT ALL PEOPLE are just there for a pay check. I too deal with the public. I sell pet supplies now and dog food, and work in a big assed warehouse. I gave up the job working in the powder coating place. I make more money for alot less blood and sweat. I get to do a little driving now once a week and make deliveries into Montana and have to deal with the public also. I know where you are coming from when you said grumpy and tired people and are just tired of dealing with others. We all have bad days, and when I start to have a bad one I start my day over. Its really easy to do and it helps. I do agree with you about the younger generation, they are the future. Most of the younger gen. has a good grip on things, as long as they arent into the dope scene and drinking to get drunk, gangs and b.s like that. I was once there and I know. I cant change my past, but I can help those who are on that path. I am not a bible thumper, but I have changed things for the better and made the choice to stay sober and clean. Its so-so much better now. Things are looking way brighter then what they where just a few months ago. A persons attitude can make or break ya. To keep this AMC related could anyone who reads this, help me determine what the difference between a V-8 wiring harnes and one for an inline? I know of someone in need of a wiring harnes for a V-8 and I have one for an inline. Its out of that Matador Coupe that I have been parting for the past few months now. Any information on the schematics would greatly be appreciated. Bill Renshaw Lewiston Idaho AKA Brother B. As always....Keep on a Ramblin'!! 1973 Gremlin X "clone" (project) 1970 Original Hornet "plain jane" 1974 Matador Coupe "Parts car" >From: "Eddie Stakes" <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Reply-To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Rear Tail Shaft Seal/ CUSTOMER SATISFACTION! >Date: Sun, 9 Jul 2006 10:11:41 -0500 > >Charles, while I didn't follow this whole thread, I believe Doc is simply >stating his prespective form his life experiences, shit he has leanred and >so forth. Sort of like some here with their racing or me with parts I >guess. >If anything Doc is encouraging younger gens to get involved with most of >his >posts about fixing things 'his way'. I would not take offense at that,e >veryone has their own way to fix shit, after all....we are all aMCers and >learn to fix stuff as most of it ain't being made anymore. > >The 'younger generation' is the future of the hobby like you. Without you >young folks, the hobby (and I mean nationals, regionals, publications, >involvement) slowly craters as time goes on and then what? We become a >invisible marque like Studebaker? When was the last time anyone saw a Stu >in >a magazine article? A cruise night? National publised meet? On the street? >Hell, my pee pee got hard yesterday seeing a Avanti in small diecast >miniature at Toys R Us for instance, never have seen one and it was like >Michael Jackson stepping into a Chuck E. Cheese. > >The customer satisfaction thing however is different. I have had grumpy old >bastards pissed off at life and wife, kids, job wait on me before, just >people tired of living and dealing with others on a daily basis. Since I am >in the service industry (read BAR business) here in Houston, I deal with >them DAILY. Could be a distributor, vendor, fellow employee, landlord, >customer, you name it. > >On the other hand, I was as a Whataburger (hope you have those in your >area, >the original one was five blocks from my house in Corpus Christi in the >50s, >now they are everywhere) but a young kid, and I use that term loosely, he >must have been late teens, waited on me, and was really polite. Had a >great >attitude, smiled, and I was surprised and somehow taken aback, as usually >if >same person in maybe another places waits on you, different attitude, >scowl, >treats you like a number, not human. So it was a nice surprise to see this >young man, who was busy, take the time to smile, and not snarl like >anyone-anyage at Home Depot, Wal Mart, Burger King, Taco Cabana or any >other >public place one might hit in the course of a day. > >In other words, it varies case by case, person by person, don't think it is >a age problem as when someone is on the rag, the are on the rag. (Bar >term). >Eddie Stakes' >Planet Houston AMX >713.464.8825 >eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >www.planethoustonamx.com > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Charles Burch" <warlocke@xxxxxxxxx> >To: <BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> >Sent: Sunday, July 09, 2006 12:53 AM >Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Rear Tail Shaft Seal/ CUSTOMER SATISFACTION! > > > > yes and i am sorry but its just everytime he says somthing about the > > chain stores he says somthing about the youger gen and its always > > negative which is in a sense offending me, im sorry but i stated my > > mind, sorry if it offended anyone but still, and no not yet on the carb > > bill, aint had time, finally got a job doing subcontract labor, going to > > try to get it soon tho lol > > > > William Renshaw wrote: > >> > >> Charles... > >> you need to calm down and READ WHAT DOC IS SAYING! I agree with what > >> he has > >> to say. Its not that he is down grading the younger generation like > >> yourself, but its the general public. If some old fart comes into like >a > >> Autozone or a Shucks and tries to find an old part for a car that > >> hasnt been > >> made in 30 some years, they dont have a book to look into. If its not > >> in the > >> computer they dont know fuckin' shit and they dont care! PERIOD! THEY > >> DONT > >> CARE! Customer satisfaction is what Doc is trying to say. YOU NEED TO > >> GET A > >> GRIP ON THINGS AND READ WHAT IS ACCUALLY BEING SAID! And not go off >half > >> cocked. > >> I have had some bad relations with those part chain stores. I called an > >> Autozone for some weather stripping for my little pickup. They said >that > >> they could get it. After I went and tore off one side, I went down and > >> "tried" to order it. The DUMASS looked on the computer and it wasnt > >> listed! > >> I said I had just called here 45 minutes ago and asked if it could be >had > >> and someone here said that it could be had. Now they told me that it > >> wasnt > >> listed! This is what Doc is trying to say here. The smaller places are > >> more > >> customer orientated and they want the buisness. That is why they have > >> a book > >> and look for cross references. Personally I am with Doc on this one. > >> Its not > >> that I am sticking up for Doc and down grading the younger generation. >It > >> just that I can COMPREHEND WHAT IS BEING SAID. By the way you ever get > >> that > >> carb to work for ya?? > >> > >> Bill Renshaw Lewiston Idaho > >> AKA Brother B. > >> As always....Keep on a Ramblin'!! > >> 1973 Gremlin X "clone" (project) > >> 1970 Original Hornet "plain jane" > >> 1974 Matador Coupe "Parts car" > >> > >> >From: Charles Burch <warlocke@xxxxxxxxx <mailto:warlocke%40kc.rr.com>> > >> >Reply-To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> <mailto:BaadAssGremlins%40yahoogroups.com> > >> >To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> <mailto:BaadAssGremlins%40yahoogroups.com> > >> >Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Rear Tail Shaft Seal > >> >Date: Sat, 08 Jul 2006 13:06:46 -0500 > >> > > >> >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 <mailto:AMC74HORNET%40webtv.net> 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 ><mailto:horneteer2%40yahoo.com>> > >> > > Date: > >> > > Fri, 7 Jul 2006 16:59:16 -0700 (PDT) > >> > > To: > >> > > BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> <mailto:BaadAssGremlins%40yahoogroups.com> > >> > > > >> > > To: > >> > > BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > >> <mailto:BaadAssGremlins%40yahoogroups.com> > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > 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> > >> <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> > >> > > <mailto:BaadAssGremlins%40yahoogroups.com> > >> > > > From: "cindylee_me2000" <cindylee_me2000@xxxxxxxxx > >> <mailto:cindylee_me2000%40yahoo.com> > >> > > <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. The > >> > > > local parts stores claim they don't make them > >> > > > anymore. > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >> > > __________________________________________________ > >> > > Do You Yahoo!? > >> > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > >> > > http://mail.yahoo.com <http://mail.yahoo.com> > >> <http://mail.yahoo.com <http://mail.yahoo.com>> > >> > > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> >Yahoo! Groups Links > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Check out the new improvements in Yahoo! Groups email. http://us.click.yahoo.com/6pRQfA/fOaOAA/yQLSAA/YtqqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! 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