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Originally Posted by Square84
and as far as the strikers i put new ones on my truck six years ago and the bushings and striker bolts are all in good shape.
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That's helpful, thank you.
As for the rest, you USED to be able to go to parts stores and describe what you are looking for, and the counter guys were knowledgeable enough to figure it out, or at least narrow it down. I could go into the store and say "I need a Motorcraft 2100, 1.08 venturi, electric choke" and they would go get one. Now you can even give them a part # and 1/2 the time they say "what make and model", and when you give them a make and model (in the case of the carb, I told them 79 Pinto, 6 cyl) and they bring me a 1.21 venturi carb, which isn't the right part, but they'll swear that since their computer gave them that number, that it is the correct part (the 1.21 was for 351 engines).
In the case of the striker pins, I took the pin up to the counter along with a package of ford bushings and simply asked "don't these look like they're the same size?" and got the blank, drooling stare. Most of the guys behind the counter now can run a computer, but know very little about cars. Maybe I got spoiled in the old days when the parts store counter guys actually knew a LOT about cars.
Thanks for the help. I will buy new striker pins, and I'm going to get a set of FORD bushings as well, just to see if they'll fit. I'll post back here for any future cheapskates with the same question.