Other way around, Ace is a franchise, so the stores are buying into ace.Around here, ace is buying out the smaller shops. Still a few around though.
Other way around, Ace is a franchise, so the stores are buying into ace.Around here, ace is buying out the smaller shops. Still a few around though.
A lot of these parts guys don't tell you that there is other/ better parts available, YOU HAVE TO ASK !!!
The counter clown is trained to move what's in the store. There is a huge chance that the clown has no idea what an idi even is.
I just recently went to Orielys auto parts for glow plugs for my 1989 f350 idi. The guy behind the counter said he had 8 in stock and that they were AUTOLITE's. I took them home and installed them. The truck started once. Then the whole GP relay clicking thing started and NO start. Started reading online about AUTOLITE GP's. Proceeded to Remove the autolites and ordered MOTORCRAFT at Oriely's. A lot of these parts guys don't tell you that there is other/ better parts available, YOU HAVE TO ASK !!! This has become regular practice for me (Although I didn't with the glow plugs), because I initially though Autolite was connected to FORD , which I found out recently, They are not-Autolite is owned by FRAM. The autolite/ford connection ended years ago, from what I've read. Never knew that.
Anyways, I got my Motorcraft GP's @ $3 more each, installed them and now she fires right up, every time. I also installed a new voltage regulator and once again, asked if they offered a better one. The first one was Chinese made for $19, he went in back and brought out a motorcraft for $23, 3 times as heavy as the Chinese one. You have to ask !!!-inferior parts suck.
At this point I'm almost thinking about making up a cheat sheet to keep in the truck(and post) - with oil/air/fuel filter P/Ns(including various turbo air boxes), glow plugs, U-joints, etc etc. Tons of common replacement parts that are hard to find sometimes.
I've got a Napa, Autozone, O' Reillies and CarQuest(that seems to be semi-independent) within 2 miles of my work.
O' Reillies has the Motorcraft ZD-9A glow plugs in stock. Nobody else does - Napa and CarQuest can get them(for higher prices), and Autozone doesn't even have them available.
Also, Autozone doesn't have the 331 U-joint that seems to fit multiple locations on all my IDI rigs. Everyone else tends to keep them in stock.
At this point I'm almost thinking about making up a cheat sheet to keep in the truck(and post) - with oil/air/fuel filter P/Ns(including various turbo air boxes), glow plugs, U-joints, etc etc. Tons of common replacement parts that are hard to find sometimes.
I’ve done exactly that. I have a document that I have access to from my phone/tablet, since they are synced, that has oil weight and capacity, air, oil, and fuel filter part numbers, wiper size and tire size. Doesn’t matter where I am or which vehicle I am driving, I have the information at my fingertips. It comes in really handy on the older vehicles, since the books and some computer look up (like the filter and wiper computers at Walmart) only go back so far.....
The xsp? That's what I just got. Oreilly has a sale. And Chevron has a rebate online.10w30 is used in some of the newer PSD’s. I actually use 5w40 full synthetic Delo in my 6.0. That the silver jug Chevron Delo