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all you parts men/women will appreciate this one:
(actual conversation from my days behind the counter at a Western Auto/Parts America/Advance Auto)
me: good afternoon sir, how can I help you today?
grumpy old guy: I need a timing chain for a chevy small block
me: no problem sir, however, our timing chains come as a set which includes both of the gears. is that okay with you?
him: (grumble grumble) yeah, okay but that is ALL that I need. dont go trying to sell me anything else.
me: of course sir. now, what is the year, make and model of the vehicle?
him: i already told you, its a chevy small block. you know, a 350. you dont need any of that other information.
me: well sir, unfortunately, my parts lookup works by inputing the year, make and model.
him: god damnit! I just need a fucking timing chain for a chevy small block.
me: ok sir. do you know if it was a car or truck that it came out of? or the approximate year?
him: dammit, they're all the same! {I wish I had a dollar for every time I've heard that bit of horseshit.} aww fuck it. I'm going somewhere else where they know what they are doing. (he stomps out)
so, just out of morbid curiosity, I looked up the part numbers for three different vehicles (2 cars and a truck) from three different years (one in the 70s, one in the 80s and one in the 90s) that all came with chevy small block (350cc) engines. and guess what?
yep, THREE different part numbers.
fuck that old asshole.
they are NOT all the same.
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Some wrong been done, he done it first. -fz
I jus' want ta thank you...falettinme...be mice elf...agin...
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