On Feb 17, 2012, at 12:17 PM, Eastern Sierra Adjustment Svc wrote:
> 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
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When I began the old car "thing" in the late 70's, there were a fair number of really old counter hacks that
could find the most obscure part hiding on a shelf in some faraway warehouse. It was just amazing. They
always seemed to have names like Carl, Lloyd, or Frank, and those I got to know preferred to have a list
"dumped" on them, where they could then pour lots of time into finding those parts, and then get back to
you.
The new hires were the ones grappling with the issue that DeSoto no longer was listed in "the books" and
they could not seem to get their head around the whole "Mopar family" concept to look things up. I have been
mothballed since 1997 and you guys are not making it sound like things have gotten any better ! :-P
Burger
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