[apstguy]

I got fairly amgry at my '76 Civic CVCC. I finally traced the short and fixed it and my alternator needed repalcement. NAPA had ONE in California - luckily it was 30 miles away and they brought it for me. He told me there was only one in Oregon and non in other surrounding states. When it got here it had a bent pulley and broken insulator but I had to take it becaue that's all I had to get. They also did not want a core because they are no longer are rebuilding them. I installed it and started the car and tested the elecrical system and it was runnging great. I then noticed a smell and looked down at the engine and the carb was pouring gas all over the engine. I shut it off and found O-rings that went bad. WHILE THE CAR WAS SITTING FOR 2 WEEKS!!!! Can you tell I'm angry? I went to get a carb rebuild kit becaue all the O-ring I looked at felt like hard plastic. It was discontinued. We scoured the parts book and found a discontinued kit they would ship from another store for me. So I'm waiting to fix the little bugger. I have a feeling that in a couple years it breaks down, there will be no parts for it period. My truck is still sitting in the driveway. I have started working on an LED dome light.