I agree with the fact that if you do not specify a make and year, you might
as well not even search. I have had correspondence with the executive
offices of both Lowes and Home Depot because their web sites insist on
having you pick a specific store to see if they have an item in stock. The
response is always along the lines of "we want to serve you better by
directing you to the closest store. BS. I have three that are all
equidistant from my home so in order to not go through their nonsense, I go
to the nearest True Value. Might pay a little more but it is worth it. Also,
I have an independent auto parts store who has my business because if he
does not stock an item, he knows where to get it on special order. Try
asking a Pep Boys to do that and you have to explain what special order is.
Enough soapbox, the 49ers are about to come on.
John Sims, BN6
Aberdeen, NJ
http://www.healey6.com
-----Original Message-----
From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:healeys-bounces at
autox.team.net]
On Behalf Of Greg Lemon
Sent: Sunday, November 06, 2011 10:57 AM
To: Oudesluys; Richard Ewald
Cc: healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] Master cylinder-Metric?
My '68 TR250 does not have any metric fittings, later TR6s do have metric
fittings on the brake calipers, I am not aware of them having them anywhere
else.
The British must have embraced metric conversion with the same enthusiasm we
did in the states. I have no idea what is on newer Jaguars and Land Rovers
and such.
Yes the parts counter guys ask "isn't that metric?" I suppose because all
the foreign cars they are normally exposed to are metric.
I do get a kick out of when I tell them I have a '54 Austin Healey or a '68
Triumph or whatever, and the first question is "who makes those?"
I do miss the shops with the old timers that actually knew about what they
were selling, no parts shops around here like that anymore, all the chain
stores put them out of business. If you don't have a year make and model to
match it to on the computer the part might as well not be in the store.
Greg Lemon
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