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Re: [Healeys] Master cylinder-Metric?

To: John Sims <ahbn6@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Master cylinder-Metric?
From: Oudesluys <coudesluijs@chello.nl>
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2011 21:37:59 +0100
We dearly miss that pensioner with a fag in the corner of his mouth, 
greasy cap on his head, dirty finger nails, who did not know any part 
number and did not need any cross references but knew instantly what you 
wanted and on which shelve it was.
Kees Oudesluijs
NL


Op 5-11-2011 21:06, John Sims schreef:
> That's OK. I can not tell you how many Pep Boys I have been in trying to
> find 30wt ND oil only to be told each and every time at each and every store
> that such oil has not been produced for at least 10 years. I even bought
> some recently at an Advance Auto Parts and took a can to my local Pep Boys,
> showed it to the manager who told me that the can must be mislabeled.
>
> Needless to say, I never buy anything there -- just go in to taunt them when
> I feel a little dicey. Unfortunately, they hire clerks -- not automotive
> people.
>
> John Sims, BN6
> Aberdeen, NJ
>   
> http://www.healey6.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces@autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Oudesluys
> Sent: Saturday, November 05, 2011 2:34 PM
> To: Richard Kahn
> Cc: healeys@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: [Healeys] Master cylinder-Metric?
>
> An old British car with metric thread. Even today they don't know what
> metric is. Do NAPA know where or what Great Britain is? How stupid can you
>
> get?
> Kees Oudesluijs
>
> Op 5-11-2011 16:06, Richard Kahn schreef:
>> Are the fittings for the brake and clutch master cylinder metric? I
>> bought a bench bleeding kit from Napa that does not fit. They figured
>> that a British car would have metric.  One more delay with another
>> trip to the store. I'll have to bring the old unit in for sizing.
>> Rich Kahn
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