Dolph,
" Sorry about being harsh, but it’s how I see it"
Sometimes the truth hurts!
Mike in NS
On Sat, Mar 16, 2019 at 3:45 PM Dolph Santorine via Gmclist <
> A bit more than a year ago, a young friend from the car community (he’s
> helped me with my coach) went to work as a buyer at a national auto parts
> chain. The job was in Roanoke, VA (a bit of a move for him).
>
> He has excellent skills, and his vehicles show it. He’s a real mechanic, a
> bit of a machinist, knows which end of the voltmeter to hold on to, and is
> well written and read. B.S.B.A, and a slew of certifications. Smart,
> resourceful, completely unafraid of asking questions when he does not know,
> and likable.
>
> About a week after he transferred to the home office, he called and said
> “I’m in a bull pen in an old circuit city store with about 30 buyers. I
> think I’m the only one who can change my own oil. They looked at my
> micrometer and digital calipers with awe. Few of them had ever used them.
> Part number and price chasers, with no interest in quality”
>
> This is one of the chains you probably have been to. Their CEO’s sole
> qualification to be at the helm is that he sold sugar water, and gives good
> powerpoint, and Starboard Value LP thinks he can improve the bottom line
> for a few quarters so they can bail out of their position.
>
> He changed jobs shortly thereafter.
>
> Such is the state of auto parts supply right now.
>
> Sorry about being harsh, but it’s how I see it.
>
> Dolph
>
> DE AD0LF
>
> Wheeling, West Virginia
>
> 1977 26’ ex-PalmBeach
> Howell EFI & EBL, Reaction Arms, Sullybilt Bags, Manny Transmission
>
> “The Aluminum and Fiberglass Mistress"
>
> > On Mar 16, 2019, at 10:53 AM, James Hupy via Gmclist <
> >
> > I might have mentioned this before, but, buyer beware. If you have a pump
> > that was giving you good service and failed due to age, and has all the
> > features you deem vitally important, (impeller, roller bearings, matching
> > gaskets, outlets, etc) remove it and take it with you to your parts store
> > of choice and match it up. Numbers lie, so does packaging. I bought 5
> pumps
> > for a seminar at a rally, all with the same part number. They were all
> > different from each other. One was correct, 4 were not. Such is the state
> > of parts supplies.
> > Jim Hupy
> > Salem, Or
> > 78 GMC ROYALE 403
> >
> > On Sat, Mar 16, 2019, 7:22 AM Dave Stragand via Gmclist <
> >
> >> Advance apparently has multiple suppliers for that pump, as the T3086 I
> >> received was a very different pump. Check out some of the pictures at
> >>
http://www.gmcmhphotos.com/photos/g7203-carquest-t3086-water-pump.html
> >> and note how the hose nipples on this unit are part of the casting
> instead
> >> of a
> >> pressed-in pipe. The one I received also had a smaller impeller &
> >> different bearings.
> >> --
> >> 1978 Transmode (403)
> >> Pittsburgh, PA
> >>
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Michael Beaton
1977 Kingsley 26-11
1977 Eleganza II 26-3
Antigonish, NS
Life is too short to hold a grudge; slash some tires and call it even !
