Unqualified parts people.....

sleeper-oem said
I either run into lazy a@@holes at parts or guys that will go the extra mile but my experiance locally has been 1in 4 are good. Thats why i go online less idiots if i mess up it my fault.

I can relate to that one. The bottom of our food chain is Auto Zone. I swear even the manager knows nothing. They do have one good parts man in the store and he was manager for about a year. He pullled out of the manager job and went back to a counter man because of all the bs.

ef8340 said
advanced auto's computers show that 70 darts never came with disc brakes and the dumb arse thats operating the computer agrees . and i quote " Well sir it shows your car never came from the factory with disc up front and drum in the back. alot of modifications could have been done to it seeing how its 40 some yrs old" auto parts stores should have a automotive test along with there application and not a " can you operate a computer" question.

I went through this for rear 10" brake shoes for my 1968 Barracuda. Their computer and their catalogs showed no such application. I have old catalogs so I looked it up and gave them the part number to find out there was 67 brake drums in the Oklahoma warehouse.

toolmanmike said
Napa is where I go. They still have racks of catalogs behind the counter and Barry and the guys know how to use them. tmm

Our Oreilly's has paper catalogs for most everything. About every 5 years I get all of their old catalogs to add to my collection. I used to get them every year but they just stacked up way too fast.