Even dealer parts sometimes leave a lot to be desired - a head gasket for a Ford Escort only had cooling holes punched on one side! Led to a very hot engine...
John in Brisbane -----Original Message----- From: PDML <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Alan C Sent: Tuesday, 16 April 2019 2:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: OT: Buyer Beware After my fiasco, I couldn't agree with you more. The replacement parts I will be receiving tomorrow cost roughly 3x the price of the cheap stuff. Alan C On 15-Apr-19 06:01 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > Ach! I used to love working on engines. But I have no place to do it any > more. Never got tired of it, and still find it a fun endeavor (if sometimes a > lot of work) when I get the chance. > > But my rule of thumb has always been "buy the best parts you can." Cheap > stuff is almost always not worth the discount, with rare exception. > > G > — > "The older I get, the faster I was." > > > > Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
