[AT] OT:Musta been the lightning

Sat Aug 6 05:59:18 PDT 2005

Thanks Steve Carmax is the on i heard, but my mind only allows one name at 
a time any more. We have both here local + fishers and napa and none of 
them sell good parts. i think that all of the parts stores figure to get 
you for life when they sell you a part. Most last till the day after the 
warranty runs out.  What is the thoughts on Douglas batteries.  I sure have 
been having a lot of bad luck with them as of late. first wife car 11 
months old now i have one in my truck that keeps going dead 12-15 months 
old. This truck hauls OLD tractors and other things. It appears that the 
cheaper battery you buy the longer it last. I have heard that only a few 
companies build battery. True on  not
R Fink
PA
R Fink

At 08:58 PM 8/5/2005 -0400, you wrote:
>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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