Parts store rant

Fopar · May 14, 2007

Ok what the **** is wrong with ****ING parts stores these days? Who's the IDIOTs that input the data for the parts, and who's the IDIOTs that decides stocking priorities?

I have an easier time finding parts for 30+ year old mopars than I do this 95 mustang...

No one makes the flex hoses for the firewall lines to the rails, ford included.... so wtf do you do if you need one?

two dealerships did not have the PCV filter for this motor, it was only made for how many years in how many different vehicles?

Probably the worst was the throttle body gasket.... dealership had no listing. I went to 8 count them 8 different parts stores not including the dealer to try and find the gasket. ALL of them had the wrong listing, had fox body **** listed. Once I found out the correct part number NONE of the aforementioned 8 parts store had it in stock :crapola:. I needed it that day mother****ers not tomorrow not next week not next month. Ended up re-using old one....

Then the belt, the car came with a belt that was far too ****ing short, figured he just got the wrong one. Go to the parts store, guess what they hand me the same ****ing belt . Go through the usual crap, guy says the first one is 87 inches, they list another one that is 105" long. Drive across town and get that one, guess what TOO LONG . Finally pull the belt off my parts car 94 and bring it to the store, turns out it's a 100.5" belt and it is not listed for a 94/5 mustang.... WTF DIP****S. The first belt was so short you could use it as a powersteering/ A/C bypass belt. How the **** do they not catch this ****? /rant over

sage2k · May 14, 2007

yah it sucks, and as for the Tbody gasket, I had to make my own using gasket maker

Labora · May 14, 2007

x2

For the TB and PVC filter (I've dealt with them with similar issues)

Got a shortbelt, and no heater so dodged the other ones so to speak.

HISSIN50 · May 14, 2007

The PCV filter (mesh screen) is often listed as a breather. It's the same for fox III's as I recall. Motormite makes a version IIRC.

For that and the PCV valve and grommet, I'd recommend going OEM. The aftermarket valves often don't fit too well. Do it right and forget it for a couple years.

Good luck.

zZsKyZz · May 14, 2007

I work at a parts store and it's true, we don't stock alot of needed parts [but we have TONS of clear taillights and fartcans if you own a civic] and it does get aggervating. But don't blame the people behind the counter because they're not the ones who decide what to stock on the shelves nor have any way to change it. Trust me, I've made suggestions and such to stock different parts, but never had any such luck...

Sorry.

go-stang5.0 · May 14, 2007

Yea i bought a roll of gasket material, cuz its hard to find stupid gaskets.

Pokageek · May 14, 2007

Need gaskets? use fanta.

As to t he parts stores. yeah you are right. I went to 5 stores including hardware stores AND the ford delaership and no go on the trans crossmember bolts. They say the car it too old to keep parts for.

tjh566 · May 14, 2007

as for the thorttle body gasket, I worked with the guy at the ford parts counter for about 15 minutes searching his computer and we finally found it, it was on a diff car that had the 5.0 intake that looked like our stocker. I think it was a tunderbird but dont quote me on that one. Its sad when the ford comps dont reconize our cars as to having a diff intake/tb gasket.

cbarr300 · May 14, 2007

for the hose...I just got a couple feet of heater hose for my car (3/4" IIRC) and made my own tubes.

works even better now that I shortened the heater tubes on the intake and I have a vortech setup so one hose goes around the engine

LMR should have some good pcv valves, screens, and grommets. I think they even sell a package

WhiteDevil · May 14, 2007

Kragen had no trouble finding my PCV or belt length. Both fit right in. Ive never tried to buy a throttle body gasket because im sure they wouldonly have the stock size and imlooking for a 75mm one.

SN95StangMan · May 14, 2007

tjh566 said:
as for the thorttle body gasket, I worked with the guy at the ford parts counter for about 15 minutes searching his computer and we finally found it, it was on a diff car that had the 5.0 intake that looked like our stocker. I think it was a tunderbird but dont quote me on that one. Its sad when the ford comps dont reconize our cars as to having a diff intake/tb gasket.

+1

I've found the EGR and TB gasket by asking for the pice for a thunderbird.

Zero Signal · May 14, 2007

Well every city has it's own "decent" parts place. In Tucson, we have Merle's which ends up being better than the dealer for parts stock (and parts knowledge). You just gotta call a couple notable mechanics to see what they know. But nowdays, Checker and Vatozone are going downhill slowly but surely and I've never like Pepboys. Napa has come through for me a few times though but I'm loyal to Merle's before any other.

SN95StangMan · May 14, 2007

Zero Signal said:
Well every city has it's own "decent" parts place. In Tucson, we have Merle's which ends up being better than the dealer for parts stock (and parts knowledge). You just gotta call a couple notable mechanics to see what they know. But nowdays, Checker and Vatozone are going downhill slowly but surely and I've never like Pepboys. Napa has come through for me a few times though but I'm loyal to Merle's before any other.

I stopped going to one of the autozones by my mom's house when I saw that they were running a special on kingsford charcoal. As tiny as that one was, they still managed to find a big 5' section to display the charcoal, WTF!

Fopar · May 14, 2007

cbarr300 said:
for the hose...I just got a couple feet of heater hose for my car (3/4" IIRC) and made my own tubes.

works even better now that I shortened the heater tubes on the intake and I have a vortech setup so one hose goes around the engine

LMR should have some good pcv valves, screens, and grommets. I think they even sell a package

uhh you used 3/4" heater hose for fuel line

+1

I've found the EGR and TB gasket by asking for the pice for a thunderbird.

-1, I forgot to mention I asked them to check 91-93 T-birds, all pulled up the same fox body stuff...

There's no independant auto stores around me, they're all chains. There is one good Kragen cuz it's sort of a hub, that's the one I discovered the correct gasket number at but even they didn't have it in stock .

trav_19 · May 14, 2007

just buy bulk fuel injection hose not heater hose ....and for the parts store thing i worked in one for a very long time and parts for our cars are availiable just never on hand usually since the stores are stocked on a as needed basis....if more people shop the stores in your area for rice cars then thats the majority of the market hense what they stock ...

for the record i will never shop autozone they are 100% worthless at everything

cbarr300 · May 14, 2007

OOOHHHHH sorry, I thought you were talking about the heater hose.

when you said firewall lines to the rails......I thought you meant the 2 hoses off the firewall...going to the heater hose tubes.

my bad

I run -8 AN feed, -8AN crossover, and -6AN return...braided lines.

trav_19 · May 14, 2007

i want braided lines soooooo bad but cant find ones with the adapters to hook up to the metal lines that come up by the passenger side strut tower

cbarr300 · May 14, 2007

Gave up on trying to find those things.... and just ran an inline pump, sumped tank, and lines to the back of the sump to the vortech rails.

that braided crap gets expensive....especially those -an fittings.

StadEMS3 · May 14, 2007

Late Model Restoration has '94-95:
TB gasket kits- P/N BBK-1605 for 65-70mm $10.95
BBK-1611 for 75mm $12.95

PVC kit includes grommet, screen and PVC
P/N LRS-6631K $19.95 (I bought this and it fits perfectyl)

Serpentine belts
1994 w/AC P/N JK61063 $29.95 Not Cobra
1995 w/AC P/N JK61060 $29.95 Not Cobra
Also Summit Racing has them

I couldn't find fuel lines...it's 1am. Latemodelrestoration.com They a ton of stuff that fits our cars. Free catalogs.
Hope this helps.

bso · May 15, 2007

try:
http://www.ronmorrisperformance.com...ode=rmp&Category_Code=Fuel_Fittings&Fuel_Line

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