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I
ordered carpet for my 1965 Cadillac
from you guys and wanted to thank
you for your prompt and courteous
service!
I will continue
to come to you for all of my automotive
needs and will recommend RockAuto
to my friends and family. It is
not often that a company will offer
great products for a great price,
ship quickly and affordably and
be available to answer any questions
I have in a professional (and informed)
manner.
Thanks Again!
Cristina in Texas |
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Red
River Street Rods 37th Annual
Rod Run
4/9/2010
Shreveport, LA
e-mail
Dixieland
Cruisers of Savannah 22nd Annual
Open Car Show
4/9-4/10/2010
Savannah, GA
website
SoCalRoc-10
Year Anniversary Celebration
4/10/2010
Riverside, CA
website
Corvette
Owners Club of Houston-Charity
Corvette Show
4/10/2010
Houston, TX
e-mail
Roddin' On
The River
4/15/2010
Fort Mohave, AZ
e-mail
18th Annual
All Mopar Swap Meet
4/17-4/18/2010
Wooster, OH
website
Extraordinary
Fantasies-Car Show
4/17/2010
Manhattan, KS
e-mail
1st Annual
Aggregates USA-Relay for Life
Car Show
4/17/2010
Macon, GA
e-mail
3rd Annual
Car Show-Benefits American
Cancer Society
4/17/2010
Salisbury, MD
e-mail
Cruising
for a Cure IV
4/17/2010
Lincolnton, NC
website
All Mopar
Swap Meet and Car Corral
4/17-4/18/2010
Dalton, OH
website
2nd Annual
Car Show & Swap Meet
4/25/2010
Heber Springs, AR
e-mail
Benicia Classic
Car Show
4/25/2010
Benicia, CA
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DMGreentech Available
at RockAuto! |
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Watch
for DMGreentech engine, drivetrain,
and suspension mounting parts as
they become available in the RockAuto.com
catalog. DMGreentech is a new company
founded by an automotive enthusiast
and engineer to provide urethane-reinforced
replacements for OEM rubber parts
that were otherwise unavailable at
a reasonable cost in the USA.
For example, DMGreentech
makes a rear differential mount (RockAuto
part number 5238042082R and
replacement for OEM part number 52380-42082)
for 1996-2000 Toyota RAV4, AWD. The
OEM differential mount has a high
failure rate in RAV4 vehicles which
results in a drivetrain "thump" and
premature wear on expensive drivetrain
components. At RockAuto.com, the
DMGreentech RAV4 differential mount
costs less than 50% of the retail
price for the OEM part.
Find the Differential
Mount under "Drivetrain" in
the RockAuto
catalog.
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Forum of the Month |
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SilveradoSierra.com is
a truck enthusiast site specifically
geared towards 1999 to present Chevrolet
Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups.
The Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra
trucks have always been essentially
the same with the Silverado advertised
as the version for the common pickup
driver and the Sierra marketed as
the truck outfitted with the options
that appeal to a "professional" crowd.
Go to SilveradoSierra.com
to get or give advice about your
Silverado or Sierra!
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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My
first “real” job was
working in a gas station back in
1963. Back then we always cleaned
the windshield for customers who
spent two dollars or more. One evening
in early March we had a freezing
rain storm. The customers coming
in had up to a half inch or more
of ice on their windshields. It was
just about impossible to scrape off,
but I did find that the rubber mallet
we used for installing hubcaps would
easily break off the ice. If the
ice was struck with the mallet, it
would break off in sheets. Many a
customer asked if I was scared of
breaking the glass, but I assured
them that it was a safe process,
and I continued clearing windshields
of ice throughout the evening with
success.
After we closed
down I went out to my car (actually
my dad's car) and gave the windshield
one good hit with the rubber mallet
the same way I had been doing all
day long. And windshield shattered!
It took the next week’s pay
to buy a new windshield. Another
lesson in life was learned.
Andrew in Illinois
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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Automotive Trivia |
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In
2009, Cardone Industries remanufactured
60,198 tons (54,610,707 kg) of discarded
or non-usable auto parts. That is
enough remanufactured power window
motors, steering gears, brake calipers,
etc. to equal the weight of 39,578
Toyota Prius cars. How did this environmentally "green" business
get the name Cardone?
A. The Cardone family
started the company in a row house
on the north side of Philadelphia
in 1970.
B. Cardone is a thistle-like, nitrogen-fixing
plant that is able to grow on non-soil
mediums including mine tailings.
C. Cardone was derived from "car
done".
Answer: A (source: cardone.com)
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They Worked Great
When It Rained |
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Corinthian
leather and windshield wipers hidden
under the edge of the hood are
just a couple of the luxurious
features on my 1979 Chrysler 300.
Unfortunately, the windshield wipers
have been intermittently acting
up for a few years. They worked
great when it rained, but turn
them off and sometimes they correctly
retracted down below the edge of
the hood and sometimes they stopped
wherever they wanted to. It is
hard to feel luxurious and classy
when you are driving around town
peering around wiper arms stuck
smack dab in the middle of the
windshield.
When the windshield
wipers are turned off, a park switch
in the windshield wiper motor is
supposed to reverse the motor and
pull the wiper crank so the wiper
blades retract below the edge of
the hood. When that does not happen,
as it should, it is easy to suspect
there is something wrong with the
wiper switch in the dash or on the
steering column.
I checked voltages
at the wiper motor electrical connections
as specified in the Chrysler service
manual and that ruled out the wiper
switch on the dash as the cause of
the problem. I installed a remanufactured
A1 Cardone wiper motor and the problem
was fixed. Turn off the wipers and
now they park out of sight every
time.
It does not seem
right to replace a wiper motor that
handles rain, but just does not know
how to park the blades. Like it or
not, this is a common failure mode
and replacing the wiper motor is
the solution. The wiper motor is
easy to get at and replace on most
cars. However, on some vehicles the
connection between the wiper motor
and wiper transmission can be buried
behind the dash. Look under the hood
and at the repair manual (found under
Literature at RockAuto.com)
to find out how easy or hard your
wiper motor is to replace.
Tom Taylor,
RockAuto.com
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Reggie's
1929 Ford Model A Roadster |
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Hi,
One of the most
diverse automobiles produced on an
assembly line is the Shay reproduction
of a 1929 Ford Model A Roadster.
They were built between 1979 and
1982 and then subsequently built
by Camelot from 1983 through 1986.
Though sometimes thought to be a "kit
car" they were not home built,
but factory produced.
The Shays and Camelots came with
a generic Ford 2.3 liter engine used
across various Ford models but we
usually tell folks that it's "Pinto
Powered" (referring to the beloved
Ford Pinto of exploding gas tank
fame).
As the power plant is a 1979 or 1980 "Pinto",
and the front end is the generic
Ford Mustang II, RockAuto has many
parts available that have gone into
the upkeep of my particular 1980
Shay. Fuel filters, oil filters,
gaskets galore. I even installed
a pair of front coil springs purchased
from RockAuto. Thankfully, RockAuto
carries many of the parts we owners
need to keep our vintage automobiles
in running order, and the website
is so easy to navigate starting with
that BIG RED BUTTON.
In the photo is my Shay at a local
car show and a character you might
be familiar with.
Regards,
Reggie in Florida
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