[AT] OT:Musta been the lightning

[Steve W.]

Auto Zone, ALLDATA, CarMax, are the same company, they also signed a
deal to supply the parts for all Midas stores.

Advance, Checker, Discount Auto, Kragen, Parts America, and Schuck's
auto are all the same company.

NAPA is a consortium outfit put together from parts distributors to
service dealerships. They then opened stores to the public.

Parts Plus are about the same as NAPA in their origins.


Steve Williams

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Richard Fink Sr" <nancydick at pennswoods.net>
To: "Antique tractor email discussion group"
<at at lists.antique-tractor.com>
Sent: Friday, August 05, 2005 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: [AT] OT:Musta been the lightning


> Chuck and others, Have you heard that auto zone and one of the other
> national parts stores are owned by the same family. Husband owns one
and
> wife owns the other. ?????????????????????
> R Fink
> PA
>
>
>
>
>
> At 08:12 AM 8/5/2005 -0500, you wrote:
> >I too have had problems with Autozone alternators after having my
ford
> >OEM alternator go out 3 times in 2 days(serviced at Ford first 2
> >times) on the road I got one in the rain in Louisville KY from
> >Autozone. It lasts about a year on average. I bought a waterpump from
> >Ford for $300 lasted 13 months, Got one at the local auto parts store
> >(O'Reillys) and it has ben on for 3 years now. Don't get me wrong,
> >it's not that I think the auto parts stores have better stuff, but I
> >don't think that the dealer has any better. Everything (of this
> >nature) I have bought from the dealer has been rebuilt stuff with a
12
> >month warranty. The auto parts stores are going lifetime warranty on
> >most stuff. I do agree that if I could get new OEM stuff I would be
> >more pleased but I can't imagine how much they would charge.
> >Chuck Saunders
> >Kansas City, MO
> >
> >On 8/4/05, Thomas O. Mehrkam <tomehrkam at houston.rr.com> wrote:
> > > Well I have a Ford F150 and a Chevy Suburban C2500
> > >
> > > It has yet to fail. If I plan to service the Ford the Chevy
craters the
> > > day before. I figured it out the Chevy is jealous. It wants all
the
> > > attention. It finally got so bad I had to buy a new F250 because I
never
> > > had time to work on the old Ford. The Chevy wanted all the
attention.
> > >
> > > I am afraid to try to sell the Chevy It would probably throw a rod
if it
> > > got wind of that. ;-}
> > >
> > > To be on topic. The Ford F250 V10 pulls the International H a
whole lot
> > > better than the 3/4 ton Suburban.
> > >
> > > I hope you have better luck with Auto zone Alternators than I had.
I had
> > > one with a life time warranty. I replaced it seven times on my old
> > > Suburban. They would last about one year. The always failed on the
road.
> > > I got real good at changing them out in August in front of the
auto
> > > parts store.
> > >
> > > I made a new rule when I replaced the old Suburban. Only factory
parts.
> > > They cost three times as much but last six times as long. Gives me
more
> > > time to work on old Tractors.
> > >
> > > HaliganBar at aol.com wrote:
> > > > Well, in a very bizarre chain of events, I've had alternator
failure on 2
> > > > vehicles in the same day. It started when my 4-wheeler wouldn't
> > start...a check
> > > > of the battery showed 11.3 volts before starting and 11.0 volts
after
> > starting.
> > >
> > >
> > > > Then about 3 hours later I was coming back from the local farm
store
> > and I
> > > > noticed the alternator light on my Chevy C2500 was lit up. So I
sent
> > the kids to
> > > > drop the 4-wheeler at the dealership (the first time I was glad
our
> > oldest
> > > > daughter had a boyfriend with a pickup) and I grabbed the "bumpy
old
> > pickup" and
> > > > Kristopher (age 9) to help bale 151 bales of hay we had down.
> > > >
> > > > After stacking the hay in the barn I removed the old alternator
and
> > my wife
> > > > ran off to Autozone to get the new one. I did take the time to
clean
> > all the
> > > > battery connections (my truck has dual batteries). The first
battery
> > cleaned up
> > > > nicely. However, when I tried to unscrew the sidepost on the
other
> > battery the
> > > > entire positive terminal came right out of the side of the
battery.
> > Well, I
> > > > guess the good news is the cable ends are really clean..actually
so
> > is the
> > > > positive terminal...unfortunately it's also sitting in my hand.
> > > >
> > > > The only thing that kept me calm during the entire ordeal was
the hour of
> > > > quality time I spent raking hay with the Farmall 350 (requisite
> > antique tractor
> > > > reference). I think it's very strange that both should fail on
the
> > same day. I
> > > > can't think of anything the 2 vehicles had in common that might
explain
> > > > it....except..we did have a thunderstorm pass nearby the night
> > before. Maybe
> > > > lightning fouls sparkplugs AND wrecks alternators.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Thanks for letting me ramble...
> > > > Karl
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