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The
dealership
wanted $441.00 plus tax for an
Air Bag Clock Spring for my 2003
Honda CRV. I got the Spring
from RockAuto for $56.00!
Thank you RockAuto
for the quick delivery and for
saving me all that money.
Donald in Canada |
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Upcoming
Events
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you would like
your event
featured here, email us
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3rd Annual
Cabin Fever Car Show
Norfolk, NE
2/27/2010
e-mail
23rd Annual
All Oldsmobile Show
2/27/2010
Scottsdale, AZ
website
3rd Annual
Cabin Fever Car Show
2/27/2010
Norfolk, NE
e-mail
Wide Track
Warriors Pontiac Show
2/27/2010
Kissimmee, FL
website
AACA Southeastern
National Winter Meet
3/4-3/6/2010
Homestead,
FL
website
Relay for
Life Charity Car Show
3/6/2010
Lizella,
GA
e-mail
1st Annual
Sandy Lake Classics Show
3/6/2010
Jonesville, LA
e-mail
8th Annual
Charity Classic Car Show
3/6/2010
Semmes, AL
e-mail
2nd Annual
Southern Pines Car, Truck &
Motorcycle Show
3/6/2010
Dublin, FL
e-mail
RDA Auto
& Cycle Show
3/6/2010
Rockdale,
TX
e-mail
Citrus County
Cruisers 26th Manatee Car & Truck Show
3/7/2010
Homosassa, FL
e-mail
6th Annual
Avenue Auto Show
3/13/2010
Rancho Cucamonga,
CA
e-mail
32nd Annual
Dixie Run
3/12-3/14/2010
Jackson,
MS
e-mail
Myrtle Beach
Spring Warm Up
3/12-3/14/2010
Myrtle Beach,
SC
e-mail
St. Patty's
Day Benefit Car Show
3/14/2010
West Palm Beach,
FL
e-mail
Last Originals
Car Club Show
3/20/2010
San
Pablo, CA
e-mail
Rock N Roll
Pony Show 4 "Mustang,
born in the USA"
3/20/2010
Mesa, AZ
e-mail
MS Gulf Coast
Volkswagen 15th Annual Charity
Show
3/20/2010
Biloxi, MS
website
40th Annual
Swap Meet
3/21/2010
Creal Springs,
IL
e-mail
Big River
Classics 11th Annual Show &
Shine
3/26-3/27/2010
Vicksburg, MS
website
4th Annual
SkillsUSA Car Show
3/27/2010
King
George,
VA
e-mail
4th Annual
March Madness Car Event
3/27/2010
Clarksville, TN
e-mail
South Jersey
Region AACA Car Event
3/28/2010
Woodstown,
NJ
e-mail
ABWA Relay
for Life Car Show
3/28/2010
Thibodaux,
LA
e-mail
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Wholesaler Closeout
Parts |
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RockAuto
has recently added many new lines
of wholesaler closeout parts to the
RockAuto catalog. The list below
highlights the newest manufacturer
additions and the wholesaler closeout
parts we carry. (What is a "Wholesaler
Closeout" part? Click
to find out.)
- AIMCO:
Brake Pads, Brake Shoes, Drums & Rotors
- Champion
Labs: PCV Valves, Oil Filters,
Air Filters, Fuel Filters & Filter
Kits
- CONI-SEAL:
Various Brake/Wheel Hub, Clutch,
Steering & Suspension
parts
- Guaranteed
Parts (GP): Various Electrical,
Emissions, Fuel/Air & Ignition
parts
- KEM Parts:
Various Electrical, Emission,
Fuel/Air & Ignition
parts
- McQuay-Norris:
Suspension & Steering
parts
- Mighty:
Various Belt Drive, Brake/Wheel
Hub, Engine, Fuel/Air, & Ignition
parts
- Morse Caliper: Calipers
- Powerflo:
Oil & Air Filters
- Purolator:
Oil Filters, Air Filter, Fuel
Filter & Cabin Air Filter
- Tomco:
Various Electrical, Cooling System,
Emission, Fuel/Air & Ignition
parts
- TRW: Pistons,
Steering, & Suspension
parts
The
above are just the most recently
added manufacturers.
Please be sure to take a look in
the RockAuto
catalog to see if
there are any wholesaler closeouts
available for your vehicle(s).
Set up a Wholesale
Closeout RSS feed or notification
e-mail for your car and let the parts
tell you when they become available!
To sign up for different vehicles,
go
to the
catalog.
Once there,
locate
the Year, Make & Model of the
vehicle for which you would like
to start receiving RSS feeds or e-mails.
Click the "RSS" icon next
to your vehicle's engine and it will
take you to a page that will
assist you on setting up notifications
for that specific vehicle.
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Forum of the Month |
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The
Quad4forums was
initially started in 2003, with the
vision of being
a place for fans of GM's 'Quad4'
engine family to converge. The
Quad4 was GM's first version
of an
in-house
built Dual Over Head Cam (DOHC)
four cylinder engine. It was built
in three distinct versions from
1988-2002, and was offered in anything
from Buick's Somerset
to Pontiac Sunfire GTs, and even
late model Chevrolet Malibus.
Since this site
is specifically geared around an
engine, and all the variants
therein, we have what might be considered
a rather diverse membership audience.
We welcome anyone who owns a Quad4
powered
car to join
- but ownership
is not a necessary requirement.
Quad4forums.com is completely financed
by its members, and I can honestly
say on behalf of the ownership
group, that we're not into this
to make
a penny (which is a good thing,
because we haven't).
We all enjoy helping each other
out, and keeping these cars/engines
on
the
road!
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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In
the 1950's my
first job as a teenager was at a
gas station. I was given a set of
coveralls
and told I would be
manning the pumps. No one would come
out to help me unless I got way behind.
I had to find the
gas cap (many were hidden behind
swing-away tail
lights or fold down license plates
back then), clean the windshield
and rear window, offer to check the
oil and the air in the tires, pump
the gas, provide change, and finally
tell
the customer "Thank
you for coming!" all with a
smile on my face.
One day I
faced a 3 1/2
hour blitz of cars at every pump
and was running fast to keep up.
The boss had been watching me and
when a break had finally come,
he came out with a Coke for me and
congratulated
me on doing a fine job.
While we were walking
back to the office he
stopped and asked me "What
is that noise?" I didn't
know, but he then tapped the huge
pockets on my coveralls and discovered
the gas caps of most of the people
I had been waiting on that day. Luckily
for me he found it funny and said "The
expression on your face is worth
the price of admission!" Meaning
he was willing to deal
with all the irate customers he was
going
to have just to see the look I had
on my face.
John in New York
Tell us about
your most infamous auto repair
blunder
or unconventional fix. Use your woe
to help others avoid similar mistakes
or share off-the-wall solutions that
worked (at least for awhile!). 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 (see the t-shirts
under Extras in the catalog). 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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Automotive Trivia |
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Question:
How did Mazda Motor Corporation get
its name?
Answer:
A. Mazda
is an acronym derived from the Japanese
language equivalent
of Machinery Transport Defense
Agriculture.
B. Mazda, derives
from Ahura Mazda, a god of the earliest
civilizations
in western Asia.
C. Mazda Motor
Corporation, originally Tanaka Machine,
was renamed in
1948 after Akihiko Mazda, a pioneer
in
Wankel engine and aircraft design. correct answer: b (source: Mazda.com) |
Drive by Wire |
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Many
people were surprised to learn the
recently recalled Toyota gas pedals
are connected to the engine by only
electrical wires. How did “drive
by wire” technology
sneak up on us? Is it as safe as
the cables and metal rods that connected
the gas pedal to the throttle on
older cars? This technology is actually
not all that new. Take a look under
Fuel/Air at RockAuto.com and you
will see “accelerator pedal
position sensors” have also
been in use on popular Acura, Cadillac,
Chevrolet, Chrysler, Honda, Lincoln,
Nissan and other brand vehicles beginning
around 2003. Oversimplifying a lot,
the gas pedal is a spring-loaded
rheostat with a socket for a wiring
harness. RockAuto manufacturers Airtex
and Standard Motor Products (SMP)
are already making replacement gas
pedal position sensors.
The history
of “drive by wire” really
goes back much further than 2003.
Throttle positions sensors, idle
air control (IAC) valves, engine
control modules (ECM computer) and
other sensors, switches, and motors
have been metering the flow of fuel
and air into engines since fuel injection
became common in the 1980s. Running
electrical wires straight from the
gas pedal to the electronic components
on the engine seems like a logical
step. If a sensor or switch goes
bad, the engine is most likely to
stall or run poorly rather than going
to wide open throttle (WOT).
There are
still plenty of new and used cars
with steel cables running
from the gas pedal to the engine’s
throttle plate. But there is always
a remote chance that even a relatively
simple car from the 1960s might keep
accelerating if the gas pedal linkage
binds up, the carburetor jams open,
the cruise control goes haywire,
etc. (However, do not expect the
police officer that pulls you over
to believe any of that!)
The big change might be that electronic
components are more likely to fail
with little warning compared to the
hydraulic and mechanical systems
found on older cars. For example,
a new electric power steering system
probably will not leak, squeal, and
get balky before dying like an old
hydraulic system typically would.
Newer cars are so reliable it is
easy to get complacent, but it is
better to always be prepared for
the worst like when you were driving
a jalopy back in high school. Drivers
of any age car need to know how to
get their vehicle safely to the side
of the road when accelerators stick,
tires blow out, engines die, belts
break or other big problems occur.
With all the key fobs, joy sticks
and gadgetry on some newer car models,
nobody should feel embarrassed about
having to read the owners manual
to learn how to put the transmission
in neutral, turn the engine off,
apply the parking brake, and do other
basic but crucial operations.
Tom Taylor,
RockAuto.com
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Gregg's 1994 Chevy Suburban |
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My
1994 Chevrolet Suburban is a 2WD
model that has
been lowered
four inches in the
front and six inches in the rear.
The body moldings, trim, roof
rack, antenna, and all
badging have been removed.
It
also has a flush mount billet
grille, a smooth front bumper, smooth
wiper cowl, and a rear roll pan.
The engine is basically stock. I
have used parts from RockAuto for
the
heating and cooling
system, as well as for the brakes
and suspension.
This was originally
a Cheyenne model without power options.
But over the last few years,
I have converted it to a full power
Silverado interior,
and added four 1998 Pontiac Bonneville
bucket seats.
Gregg in New Jersey |
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