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I
started using RockAuto this year
and the service
has been tremendous.
From
the rebuilt brake power booster,
to the gas tank and many items
in between, I
couldn't of gotten my 1970 Imperial
LeBaron back up and running after
a 30+ year hiatus
without RockAuto.
Thanks,
Mike in Illinois
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Upcoming
Events
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Wheels
& Waves
9/5-9/7/2008
Seaside,
OR
email
9th Annual
Roamin Angels "Cruisin'
the Pines" Car Show
9/5-9/7/2008
Grass Valley, CA
email
Queen City
Cruise
9/5-9/6/2008
Nelson,
British Columbia
website
32nd Annual
Pat Reed Memorial Car, Truck, & Bike
Show
9/6/2008
Belmont, MS
website
Oldies &
Goodies Classic Car, Truck, & Motorcycle
Show
9/6/2008
Saugus, CA
website
Triple C
Car Show
9/6/2008
Waco, TX
email
Wheels of
the Past 2nd Annual Car Show
9/6/2008
Edgewater,
MD
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Central Illinois
All Truck Show
9/7/2008
Peoria,
IL
email
Saltsburg
Heritage Days Car Cruise
9/12/2008
Saltsburg,
PA
email
8th Annual
La Conner Classic Yacht & Car Show
9/13/2008
LaConner, WA
website
9th Annual
Make-A-Wish Car Show
9/14/2008
Johnstown, PA
email
Palouse Days
9/13/2008
Palouse, WA
website
Cruise'n
Silsbee
9/19/2008
Silsbee,
TX
website
Historic
Prescott All Corvette Car Show
9/20/2008
Prescott,
AZ
website
Nino's Classic
Car Show & Benefit
9/21/2008
Milwaukee, WI
website
9th Annual
Pontiac & Buick Car Show
9/21/2008
Easton, PA
website
31st Antique & Classic Car,
Bike n' Truck Show
9/21/2008
Jordan, NY
website
Waupaca Rod & Classic Car
Show
9/23/2008
Waupaca, WI
email
Super Run
2008
9/25-9/28/2008
Henderson, NV
website
Maidencreek
Community Day Car Show
9/27/2008
Blandon,
PA
email
2nd Annual
Swap Meet/Cruise-In
9/28/2008
Kemptville, Ontario
email
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A New Catalog Feature to Manage Shipping Costs |
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RockAuto has All The Parts Your
Car Will Ever Need, so all of
our parts
will not fit in one warehouse,
and some
parts are shipped directly from
manufacturers. As customers add parts
to their shopping carts, RockAuto’s
computers work feverishly crunching
RockAuto inventory numbers, FedEx
data, time zone changes, etc. to
choose the ideal shipping locations.
The more parts that can go in one
box, the lower the shipping costs.
Some customers
like to help manage their own shipping
costs by choosing
part brands and/or part numbers that
can ship from the fewest number of
locations. The new truck icons in
the
RockAuto.com catalog
make this easier to do. A truck
icon next to
a part in the catalog indicates the
part can ship from the same location
as parts already in the shopping
cart. |
Back
to School with Raybestos and RockAuto |
Offer ends Sep 15, 2008
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Your Little Rookies Go Back to School
with Raybestos! With the purchase
of $125 or more of Raybestos Professional
Grade® or
Advanced Technology® products
you can receive a Raybestos® backpack
and a $10 Wal-Mart gift card. Plus
be eligible for a Dell® laptop
drawing.
More
Info
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Introducing the
CRP Water Pump Kits! |
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Vehicle
manufacturers recommend that timing
belts be replaced approximately
every 60,000 to 80,000 miles. They
also
recommend that the components of
the timing system be changed simultaneously:
the belt, idler, and tensioner
pulleys, along with the water pump
if it is
driven by the timing belt.
What does this mean
for you? Replacing the timing belt
and each related component at the
same time assures the entire system
will operate and perform correctly
for the intended life of the belt.
And with a CRP Water Pump Kit, you
get all of the components and a perfect
fit. You find these kits in
the "Cooling" category
under "Water
Pump" in the RockAuto.com catalog.
The
kits include
the following: |
•Water Pump
w/gasket |
•Idlers |
•Hydraulic Tensioners (if
applicable) |
•Timing Belt(s) |
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Forum of the Month |
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The
Serious
Explorations website was
launched in 1996 by Rick Horwitz
of Phoenix, Arizona. Serious Explorations
now has a registered membership
of over 85,000 members.
Our membership
represents everything from stock,
to highly-modified
off-road,
street-cruising, and drag racing,
Ford Explorers, Mercury Mountaineers,
Mazda Navajos,and Ford Rangers.
Owners and fans of these vehicles
share
maintenance tips, modifications,
and plan enthusiast events across
the
country and around the globe.
The success
of Serious Explorations has not
gone unnoticed. Several
Ford Motor Company engineers accompanied
our group for our off-road exploration
of Moab, Utah; Colorado’s
ghost towns and 13,000 foot peaks;
and the Southern California desert’s
Truck Haven Hills.
In addition to having a great
time, Ford's engineers learned
much about how we challenge our
vehicles off of the pavement.
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 doing some repairs on my 1970
Camaro which necessitated disconnecting
the battery. The car had chromed
metal support bars in the engine
compartment. One of these supports
crossed over the battery. As I disconnected
the positive battery cable it occurred
to me that the combination wrench
I was using could contact the metal,
completing the circuit to ground
with disastrous results. Cutting
corners, I decided to put my hand
in the way to keep the polarities
apart. Sure enough, the wrench just
barely touched my hand as the terminal
loosened. Unfortunately, I had not
counted on my gold wedding ring…you
guessed it: the wrench on the positive
terminal hit the ring, the ring was
resting on the chrome bar and “instant
arc welder”! The sparks startled
me such that I yanked my hand loose
from the spot welds (ring to support
and ring to wrench) but the heat
conducted was immediate. After a
few seconds under cold running water,
I got the ring off and ended up with
second degree burns where my ring
had been.
Moral of the story:
never use your body to protect your
car,
remove jewelry before working on
cars, and always disconnect the
negative cable first. Oh, and my
wife was
not happy with the divots of gold
missing from my wedding ring (they
are still attached to the chrome
support bars)!
Randy in Kentucky
Tell us about
your most infamous auto repair
blunder. Use your woe to help others
avoid similar mistakes. 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. 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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Tech Tip |
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Will the spark plugs in a late model
car or truck last for 100,000 miles
as advertised? Platinum and other
exotic metals in plugs coupled with
well managed ignition systems might
keep a set of plugs working for that
long.
However, it is still a bad idea
to leave spark plugs untouched for
that many miles or years. There is
a good chance the plugs will be frozen
in place, almost as if they were
welded. On some vehicles the spark
plugs might be hard to get a socket
on or even see. Imagine how much
harder (or expensive) the job will
be when the spark plugs are frozen
in place.
Leaving the
spark plugs on a newer car untouched
might even be a worse
idea than neglecting the spark plugs
on a ‘75 Chevy. Most cylinder
heads are now made of aluminum alloys.
Aluminum tends to be more fragile
than cast iron. Dissimilar metals
could make the spark plug threads
more likely to meld with the threads
in the cylinder head.
The spark plugs on even common engines
may now look quite different. New
ignition systems and new, multi-valve
designs sometimes require unusual
plugs. Direct injection gas engines
of the future might come with unfamiliar
spark plugs. Thousands of 5.4L powered
Ford trucks built since 2004 have
spark plugs that look like the plug
in the photo. It is even harder to
predict how a new, uniquely shaped
spark plug will hold up if neglected
for 100000 miles or ten years.
Removing and inspecting the spark
plugs every couple of years or 20000
miles and putting anti-seize grease
on the threads is still a good idea.
Look under Ignition in the RockAuto.com catalog to see photos of the spark
plugs in your vehicle.
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Connie's 1983 Subaru GL-10 |
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Thank
You RockAuto for making the restoration
of my 1983 Subaru GL-10 coupe as
easy as pie. With the help of your
website, you made locating the parts
for my head gasket repair and engine
reseal simple and stress free. Here's
to another 235,000 miles and plenty
of Import Car Shows! Your super fast
shipping and prompt contact if an
issue comes up can't be beat.
You know what makes
a girl happy...car parts!
Connie in Connecticut
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