the napa on international in oakland had good service.
however, when i got there i took a number: #37. they were currently serving
#27. still it saved time because the guy knew what i was talking about.
when i tried to buy some brake lines from the local kragen, the guy brought
me a power steering hose. i told him it looked a little big for a brake
line :\
-james
----- Original Message -----
From: Michael R. Clements <mrclem@telocity.com>
To: James Creasy <black94pgt@pacbell.net>; Rob Weinstock
<weinstro@hotmail.com>; <ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 10:11 AM
Subject: RE: story, was Re: where to find battery cable?
> Yeah, customer service sucks everywhere. But Pep Boys here in San Carlos
has
> good selection and prices. They are the only place in town I can find that
> sells Mobil 1 Tri Synthetic oil at less than $5 per quart. And they are
the
> only place in town that actually lets me dump / recycle my used motor oil.
> Everyone else says "sorry, our vat is too full" when I arrive.
>
> YMMV,
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of James Creasy
> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2001 09:43
> To: Rob Weinstock; ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: story, was Re: where to find battery cable?
>
>
> thanks all for the suggestions! i think i found a place not too far to get
> what i need.
>
> here's a little story to tell you want i am dealing with here in berkeley.
> so i call up a wheel/tire place to see if they will turn my rotors and the
> guy says "so you did your own brake job and you want us to turn the
rotors",
> "we wont do that, we'll do it as part of a complete brake service, but not
> by itself" he was clearly irritated that i would presume to do my own
brake
> job, stealing business from them and biting into the car-repair apple, and
> then try to get him to do the dirty work of rotor resurfacing. :P
>
> the second place i called in berkeley wanted $15/rotor.
>
> so i drove to pep boys in el cerrito and dropped them off, saying i didnt
> want to wait for them that day, but would pick them up the next day. i go
> in the next day and they are still sitting there on the floor. i make
some
> comment to the guy about how i have to stand there and watch them for it
to
> get done. it still takes them 45 minutes to do them, then 10 minutes in
> line to pay because although they have 12 people in the store, no one can
> work the cash register. the "pep" in "pep boys" is clearly not about the
> service!
>
> pep boys is also home to the "everythang we got is on aisle 14" level of
> service when you need a part.
>
> -james
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Rob Weinstock <weinstro@hotmail.com>>
> > >this seems easy, but places like kragen, napa and pep boys dont carry
> long
> > >battery cables (6'+)
> > >
> > >what id like is 2 gauge insulated cable with a way to attach the ends
> where
> > >i want.
> > >
> > >should i look at the hardware store? i can order from summit, but id
> > >rather
> > >have it today. (hoping to put the gas tank back on today)
> > >
> > >i live in berkeley.
> >
> > A really nice autoparts store will have what you want. I like Monument
> Auto
> > Parts, but don't know if they're in Berkeley.
> >
> > Anyway, you want #2 AWG *fine stranded* welding cable or similar. Use
> copper
> > compression lugs and find, rent, borrow a professional crimping tool.
> These
> > are really large (24" at least) crimping pliers with special jaws. The
jaw
> > dies are replaced to match the connector size you are crimping. Anything
> > else won't be sufficient. I found a shop in Fremont that specialized in
> > electrical systems for tractor-trailers and they crimped mine for free
> > (after buying the connectors and stuff from them). Use a silver-plated
> > copper lug if you can find it - better corrosion resistance.
> >
> > Make sure to measure the length at least twice. It's very difficult to
cut
> > cable back on, after you discover that you are 6" too short. Also,
welding
> > cable has a soft insulating jacket, so be sure to use high quality
> grommets
> > when passing through sheetmetal, and cable-tie the cable in place to
> prevent
> > any chafing associated with movement.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Rob
> >
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