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I
must thank all of you at RockAuto.
My order was
delivered on time and all the parts
were first class!
The repair to
my
1994 Chevy S-10 was completed
without any problems. I will
highly
recommend your company to anyone
who needs to buy top quality parts.
Again, thank
you for your fast and friendly
service.
Merry Christmas
&
Happy New Year, Jeff in New Jersey
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Fiat
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1/1/2010
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SFX
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1/9/2010
Live Oak, FL
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1/8-1/10/2010
Laughlin, Nevada
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4th Annual
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1/10/2010
Sunrise, FL
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AACA South
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1/15/2010
Miami, FL
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Twelve Days of Christmas at RockAuto |
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On the Twelfth Day of Christmas,
My true love sent to me:
Twelve Sealed Power Valve Stem Seals,
Eleven Fram Air Filters,
Ten Dorman Lug Nuts,
Nine Wagner Headlight Bulbs,
Eight Moog Ball Joints,
Seven Stant Fuel Tank Caps,
Six Bosch Spark Plugs,
Five sets of Raybestos Brake Pads,
Four ACC Floor Mats,
Three Trico Wiper Blades,
Two Bendix Rotors,
And one Marshall Remanufactured Engine!
All
of these parts and much more can
be found in the RockAuto
catalog! Not
sure what your true love needs? RockAuto
E-Gifts are a great solution
and delivery is fast and free! Click
here to purchase a Gift Certificate today!
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Forum of the Month |
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The
Grass
Roots Jeep Club forum is a
community open to all offroad enthusiasts.
There are many a wide range of topics
for everyone to enjoy. There is a
project section to post your latest
project or just see how others are
doing with their builds. Our tech
section is a great place to ask questions.
There is always someone that has
experienced the problem you may be
having! The trail report section
is the place to let people know how
your last trail ride went. There
is a general outdoors section to
discuss
fishing, hiking, biking or any outdoor
recreation activity you enjoy doing.
You can discuss issues that concern
you in the environmental section.
Join the Grass Roots Jeep forum.
It is fast, free, and easy. Don't
forget to post your rig in
the members introduction section.
If you are the
administrator or member of a forum
and you would like to see your
website featured in an upcoming
newsletter and receive a discount
code to share with your members,
contact jessa@rockauto.com.
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Repair Mistakes & Blunders |
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I
was working the graveyard shift as
a paramedic in a rural area of southeastern
Pennsylvania, and we just finished
up on a call around 3 am. We were
heading back to the hospital in our
1997 Chevrolet Suburban, when the
serpentine belt broke about
30 miles away from the hospital in
the middle of nowhere.
We attempted
to drive on battery power
alone; however, the
current draw was quickly killing
the reserve capacity. I once heard
that pantyhose could
be used as a substitute belt in emergency
situations; however, I never tried
it. Fortunately, our EMS crew that
evening was a female registered nurse...who
happened to be wearing a pair of
pantyhose under her uniform trousers.
A quick trip
to the bushes and she returned with
our "emergency belt".
A quick wrap around
the alternator pulley and the crank
pulley, a boy
scout knot, and we were back in business
with over 14 volts coming from the
alternator. Not only did we get to
civilization in 30 miles, we elected
to go an additional 20 miles back
to our home base...all
on the original makeshift belt.
For Christmas
that year, the nurse who donated
her pantyhose to
the cause gave me my own pair so
I wouldn't have to borrow hers again!
Since then, all of our emergency
response vehicles carry extra
belts.
Jim in North Carolina
Tell us about
your most infamous auto repair
blunder
or unconventional fix. Use your woe
to help others avoid similar mistakes
or share off-the-wall solutions that
worked (at least for awhile!). Please
email your story to flamur@rockauto.com.
Include your mailing address and
shirt size (large or extra large)
and we will mail you a RockAuto "Do
it yourself?" t-shirt if we
publish your story (see the t-shirts
under Extras in the catalog). The
story will be credited using only
your first name and your vague geographic
location (state, province, country,
continent, etc.) so you can remain
semi-anonymous!
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I Felt like an
Optometrist |
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Early this month
I visited Puerto Rico. The warm weather,
sunshine, friendly people, food,
and scenic Old San Juan were much
appreciated! I enjoyed seeing rust-free
old cars and classics tooling around.
Unfortunately, I was also disturbed
to see many '90s and even newer cars
peering at me through yellowed, crazed
headlamp lenses. All that tropical
sun is tough on plastic composite
headlamps. The paint and interiors
often still looked fine, but the
headlamps were nasty. How could those
cars be safe to drive after dark?
I felt like an optometrist surrounded
by beautiful people wearing scratched,
dirty eyeglasses in the wrong prescription!
Puerto Rican and
other cars do not need to peer through
bleary, yellow
headlamps. With usually just common
hand tools, new headlamp assemblies
can quickly rejuvenate a car's appearance.
Even more importantly, the vehicle
driver will be able to see the road
at night! Cost varies by vehicle
model, but for many cars a new headlamp
assembly is less than $50. Look under
Body-Exterior in the RockAuto.com
catalog to see the new headlamp assemblies
available for your specific car or
truck.
Tom Taylor,
RockAuto.com
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Chris's 1983 Nissan Skyline |
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Hi,
I just wanted
to show you the car RockAuto is
helping to keep alive.
It’s a 1983 Nissan Skyline
RSX Turbo. I recently imported
it from Japan as the car
was never offered for sale here in
the States.
It has
an FJ20 turbo engine that was also
not
available here. You can imagine what
an issue getting parts for the car
is. But RockAuto is great for cross
referencing parts from other models,
and being able to enter a part number
for my car to see if it comes up
linked
to a common model in the States.
My most recent purchase was
a timing chain tensioner.
Thanks for helping
to keep this old J-Tin running.
RockAuto Rocks!
Thanks,
Chris in Virginia
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