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Re: Idiot Parts Guys (kind lengthy, sorry)

To: "Bowen, Patrick A. RP2" <jak0pab@jak10.med.navy.mil>
Subject: Re: Idiot Parts Guys (kind lengthy, sorry)
From: Reed Mideke <rmideke@interbase.com>
Date: Fri, 05 Feb 1999 09:39:21 -0800
Bicycle brake cable works just fine for me. You should
also buy a new housing with it. Just don't tell the
salesperson you're gonna put it on a car. 

I've actually had pretty good luck with most of
our local parts stores. 

"Bowen, Patrick A. RP2" wrote:
> 
>   For real parts people go to a NAPA or the oldest auto
> >parts house in your town. Those folks Know what they are selling.
> >
> 
> Well for what it is worth,  My acclerator cable was the problem,  It was
> frayed to no end.   So I went to the local NAPA.  I assumed they would not
> have my cable, which was fine.  What I wanted was any cable I could get to
> work.  The spit cable lists it as being 51 and 1/4 inch long.  Well the guy
> was basically a repeat of Ricks story.  I told him find me any cable that
> is 51" long and I will make it work.  He then sat there and argued with me!
>  Saying "everyone says that and then they bring it back,  I can't sell you
> the wrong one".  He actually told to just go to the Triumph dealer and pick
> on up! HA!  after almost throwing the cash register at him I finally bought
> a choke cable to do the job with.  It uses a solid wire the whole way
> through so hopefully that will work,  if not I just wasted $9.  I also
> stopped at Discount Auto parts an hour before and recieved an incredible
> likeness to ricks scenarion there.
> 
> Thanks Patrick
> Patrick Bowen
> '79 Spitfire
> Jacksonville FL

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Reed Mideke                                        rmideke@interbase.com

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