Guys like that are worth their weight in gold!

Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's

Jeff Strickland wrote:
>
> My parts guy at NAPA builds custom cars, when he see me coming, he knows the
> book is at best a starting point. Amazingly, when I bring in the various
> assorted doohickies - Bill's word - my parts guy usually knows what it is.
> He needs the make and model just to confirm his suspicions.
>
> My NAPA store is a Commerical Truck center, or some such thing. The guys in
> there are better than your average parts guys. If they come out from the
> back with the wrong part, they can normally cross reference whatever I
> walked in with and I leave with a part that works.
>
> "wallster" <weldingwalt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1108410317.933540.78140@l41g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
> > i want to go to that parts store! whenever i stop in for anything the
> > guy has to know the make, model, engine size, mothers maiden name and
> > shoe size before he can look up the wrong part on his computer.
> >
> > wall
> >

 

Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> Guys like that are worth their weight in gold!

And Gals too. Especially the gal that works at one of the local NAPA
stores. Killer sense of humor. I was buying some plugs/wires/etc
and she asked if I wanted to buy a paper weight. I said "huh?" and
she pointed to the stack of air-tornado thingies and said that
that's all the ___(1) good those are for. :)


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> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> My parts guy at NAPA builds custom cars, when he see me coming, he knows the
>> book is at best a starting point. Amazingly, when I bring in the various
>> assorted doohickies - Bill's word - my parts guy usually knows what it is.
>> He needs the make and model just to confirm his suspicions.
>>
>> My NAPA store is a Commerical Truck center, or some such thing. The guys in
>> there are better than your average parts guys. If they come out from the
>> back with the wrong part, they can normally cross reference whatever I
>> walked in with and I leave with a part that works.
>>
>> "wallster" <weldingwalt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1108410317.933540.78140@l41g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
>>> i want to go to that parts store! whenever i stop in for anything the
>>> guy has to know the make, model, engine size, mothers maiden name and
>>> shoe size before he can look up the wrong part on his computer.
>>>
>>> wall

 

Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> Guys like that are worth their weight in gold!

And Gals too. Especially the gal that works at one of the local NAPA
stores. Killer sense of humor. I was buying some plugs/wires/etc
and she asked if I wanted to buy a paper weight. I said "huh?" and
she pointed to the stack of air-tornado thingies and said that
that's all the ___(1) good those are for. :)


(1) this post has been made child safe, please substitute the Adjective
form of a four letter words starting with fu and ending with ing.

> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> My parts guy at NAPA builds custom cars, when he see me coming, he knows the
>> book is at best a starting point. Amazingly, when I bring in the various
>> assorted doohickies - Bill's word - my parts guy usually knows what it is.
>> He needs the make and model just to confirm his suspicions.
>>
>> My NAPA store is a Commerical Truck center, or some such thing. The guys in
>> there are better than your average parts guys. If they come out from the
>> back with the wrong part, they can normally cross reference whatever I
>> walked in with and I leave with a part that works.
>>
>> "wallster" <weldingwalt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1108410317.933540.78140@l41g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
>>> i want to go to that parts store! whenever i stop in for anything the
>>> guy has to know the make, model, engine size, mothers maiden name and
>>> shoe size before he can look up the wrong part on his computer.
>>>
>>> wall

 

Mike Romain did pass the time by typing:
> Guys like that are worth their weight in gold!

And Gals too. Especially the gal that works at one of the local NAPA
stores. Killer sense of humor. I was buying some plugs/wires/etc
and she asked if I wanted to buy a paper weight. I said "huh?" and
she pointed to the stack of air-tornado thingies and said that
that's all the ___(1) good those are for. :)


(1) this post has been made child safe, please substitute the Adjective
form of a four letter words starting with fu and ending with ing.

> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> My parts guy at NAPA builds custom cars, when he see me coming, he knows the
>> book is at best a starting point. Amazingly, when I bring in the various
>> assorted doohickies - Bill's word - my parts guy usually knows what it is.
>> He needs the make and model just to confirm his suspicions.
>>
>> My NAPA store is a Commerical Truck center, or some such thing. The guys in
>> there are better than your average parts guys. If they come out from the
>> back with the wrong part, they can normally cross reference whatever I
>> walked in with and I leave with a part that works.
>>
>> "wallster" <weldingwalt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1108410317.933540.78140@l41g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
>>> i want to go to that parts store! whenever i stop in for anything the
>>> guy has to know the make, model, engine size, mothers maiden name and
>>> shoe size before he can look up the wrong part on his computer.
>>>
>>> wall

 

You are right there, most of the bone heads behind the counter would not
know a widget from a thingamabob, heck they are luck if they could find
their butt with both hands on it and then they would need pictures and
detailed instructions with a GPS.
HarryS


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42111D57.BEA67BDE@sympatico.ca...
> Guys like that are worth their weight in gold!
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> My parts guy at NAPA builds custom cars, when he see me coming, he knows
>> the
>> book is at best a starting point. Amazingly, when I bring in the various
>> assorted doohickies - Bill's word - my parts guy usually knows what it
>> is.
>> He needs the make and model just to confirm his suspicions.
>>
>> My NAPA store is a Commerical Truck center, or some such thing. The guys
>> in
>> there are better than your average parts guys. If they come out from the
>> back with the wrong part, they can normally cross reference whatever I
>> walked in with and I leave with a part that works.
>>
>> "wallster" <weldingwalt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1108410317.933540.78140@l41g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
>> > i want to go to that parts store! whenever i stop in for anything the
>> > guy has to know the make, model, engine size, mothers maiden name and
>> > shoe size before he can look up the wrong part on his computer.
>> >
>> > wall
>> >

 

You are right there, most of the bone heads behind the counter would not
know a widget from a thingamabob, heck they are luck if they could find
their butt with both hands on it and then they would need pictures and
detailed instructions with a GPS.
HarryS


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42111D57.BEA67BDE@sympatico.ca...
> Guys like that are worth their weight in gold!
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> My parts guy at NAPA builds custom cars, when he see me coming, he knows
>> the
>> book is at best a starting point. Amazingly, when I bring in the various
>> assorted doohickies - Bill's word - my parts guy usually knows what it
>> is.
>> He needs the make and model just to confirm his suspicions.
>>
>> My NAPA store is a Commerical Truck center, or some such thing. The guys
>> in
>> there are better than your average parts guys. If they come out from the
>> back with the wrong part, they can normally cross reference whatever I
>> walked in with and I leave with a part that works.
>>
>> "wallster" <weldingwalt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1108410317.933540.78140@l41g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
>> > i want to go to that parts store! whenever i stop in for anything the
>> > guy has to know the make, model, engine size, mothers maiden name and
>> > shoe size before he can look up the wrong part on his computer.
>> >
>> > wall
>> >

 

You are right there, most of the bone heads behind the counter would not
know a widget from a thingamabob, heck they are luck if they could find
their butt with both hands on it and then they would need pictures and
detailed instructions with a GPS.
HarryS


"Mike Romain" <romainm@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
news:42111D57.BEA67BDE@sympatico.ca...
> Guys like that are worth their weight in gold!
>
> Mike
> 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
> 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
>
> Jeff Strickland wrote:
>>
>> My parts guy at NAPA builds custom cars, when he see me coming, he knows
>> the
>> book is at best a starting point. Amazingly, when I bring in the various
>> assorted doohickies - Bill's word - my parts guy usually knows what it
>> is.
>> He needs the make and model just to confirm his suspicions.
>>
>> My NAPA store is a Commerical Truck center, or some such thing. The guys
>> in
>> there are better than your average parts guys. If they come out from the
>> back with the wrong part, they can normally cross reference whatever I
>> walked in with and I leave with a part that works.
>>
>> "wallster" <weldingwalt@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:1108410317.933540.78140@l41g2000cwc.googlegro ups.com...
>> > i want to go to that parts store! whenever i stop in for anything the
>> > guy has to know the make, model, engine size, mothers maiden name and
>> > shoe size before he can look up the wrong part on his computer.
>> >
>> > wall
>> >

 

> Number twenty would be the roll-over vent valve:
>http://www.----------.com/YJfuelLines.pdf]

That's it, thanks!

 

> Number twenty would be the roll-over vent valve:
>http://www.----------.com/YJfuelLines.pdf]

That's it, thanks!

 

> Number twenty would be the roll-over vent valve:
>http://www.----------.com/YJfuelLines.pdf]

That's it, thanks!