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texnician01 · 01-28-2003, 12:24 PM

yesterday I was looking for a carb kit for my truck a 69 1/2 ton with a 292 and single barrel holley replacement carb. I work at oreilly's and had found the kit but I didn't have the truck running yet to see if I needed it. I decided I did so I called my store and got our assistant manager. I told him that I needed this carb kit and he asked what were the casting #'s . I told him that there were no #'s on the carb but that it is listed as a replacement carb for my truck in the book. just look it up by application and it's right there. it's a model 1940. so then he looks some more and comes back saying he can't find an R-1940. I said I know cause that's a model number, the closest thing you might find is an h-1940 or h-1 1940. so he looks a little more and again I tell him to grab the book and look it up in the application section as a holley replacement. he comes back again with nothing. just a sec lemme try something else he says. keep in mind that I have already looked this up in the computer and it only lists a rochester carb not the holley. so I hear him typing and asking me all the stupid questions that the computer asks. then he comes back and says oh ya found it. $5.5x be here this afternoon. ok I'll believe him. I get all the way down there and guess what he got me the rochester kit. I told him 3 times that it was a holley and gave him everything but the page it was on and the part #. this guy is the assistant manager!!!!!! so I looked it back up and orderd the correct one within 30 seconds. What an idiot!!!!!!!! when I looked on the computer is says right there that the kit he ordered was for a rochester!! but the all knowing Jim is always right!!!!!!!!!! and the younger salesperson that is telling him EXACTLY where to look is wrong yet I have been through this problem before and have the carb sitting in front of me. MORON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at least I got the correct one on the way and I will be sure to ask for Jim when I call to see if the CORRECT one is there and I will be sure to tell him he ordered a ROCHESTER kit and I said HOLLEY and it was right where I told him it was!!!!!!

ok, im done for now.

Nathan

Castiron9 · 01-28-2003, 12:49 PM

That sucks..........have had the same problem here also with wifes van............can you say rookies..........

stelth2002 · 01-28-2003, 01:40 PM

texnician01, I have a couple carbs that are in pretty good shape. They are the rochcestor, but they worked well when I took them off. Some of them are rebuilds. I think they come from napa. If you would just like to buy one, i have plenty and im not using any of them now. Thanks JT

texnician01 · 01-28-2003, 01:43 PM

stelth-lemme see what I figure out and I may take you up on that offer have any pics?

nathan

stelth2002 · 01-28-2003, 01:46 PM

Sorry but this is the only pic that i have. It was when one of them was on my pickup a couple years ago. It worked well for the setup when i took it off and hate to see the 3 or 4 that i have sit and take up space

texnician01 · 01-28-2003, 01:51 PM

looks good lemme see what I figure out. what would you want for one in good shape?

thanks a bunch

nathan

stelth2002 · 01-28-2003, 01:59 PM

I dunno, napa wants 110 plus shipping. Is 55 or 50 plus shipping a horrible deal. Let me know if thats to high as i dont need them anymore, at least not 3 of them.
Email: nt_expert@hotmail.com

ChevLoRay · 01-28-2003, 03:51 PM

My Dad, who is 79, once told me this very thing. At the time, I didn't doubt him, but had not seen the living proof of it that he had seen in his work life.

Since then, my employer of 27 years has shut down my department, laid off buttloads of folks (seen a high of 1680 people dwindle down to 200), and so forth. The motto of our department was this:

"We, the willing, led by the Unknowing, have been doing so much for so long with so little, that we are now able to do anything, with NOTHING!"

I rose up through the ranks and became their supervisor, but walked a fine line between the union and my managers.....knowing all the time that unless my MEN did the job, it would not get done. My managers, ever younger and ever less experienced, could not understand that the MEN who did the job actually knew more about it than THEY did. "They" in this case, represents my managers.

And now, you know why HE is the assistant manager, and you are not. Somebody has to do the work....and it is you. You are the MAN!

01-28-2003, 12:24 PM	#1
texnician01 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: 12 Miles South of Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 359	venting, auto parts stores yesterday I was looking for a carb kit for my truck a 69 1/2 ton with a 292 and single barrel holley replacement carb. I work at oreilly's and had found the kit but I didn't have the truck running yet to see if I needed it. I decided I did so I called my store and got our assistant manager. I told him that I needed this carb kit and he asked what were the casting #'s . I told him that there were no #'s on the carb but that it is listed as a replacement carb for my truck in the book. just look it up by application and it's right there. it's a model 1940. so then he looks some more and comes back saying he can't find an R-1940. I said I know cause that's a model number, the closest thing you might find is an h-1940 or h-1 1940. so he looks a little more and again I tell him to grab the book and look it up in the application section as a holley replacement. he comes back again with nothing. just a sec lemme try something else he says. keep in mind that I have already looked this up in the computer and it only lists a rochester carb not the holley. so I hear him typing and asking me all the stupid questions that the computer asks. then he comes back and says oh ya found it. $5.5x be here this afternoon. ok I'll believe him. I get all the way down there and guess what he got me the rochester kit. I told him 3 times that it was a holley and gave him everything but the page it was on and the part #. this guy is the assistant manager!!!!!! so I looked it back up and orderd the correct one within 30 seconds. What an idiot!!!!!!!! when I looked on the computer is says right there that the kit he ordered was for a rochester!! but the all knowing Jim is always right!!!!!!!!!! and the younger salesperson that is telling him EXACTLY where to look is wrong yet I have been through this problem before and have the carb sitting in front of me. MORON!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! at least I got the correct one on the way and I will be sure to ask for Jim when I call to see if the CORRECT one is there and I will be sure to tell him he ordered a ROCHESTER kit and I said HOLLEY and it was right where I told him it was!!!!!! ok, im done for now. Nathan __________________ 69 C-10, 340HP 327 55 chevy 4 door 150 47 Willys CJ-2A 05 Harley Night Train 06 1200 Sportster (Wife's bike) 70 Honda CL350 OIF2 & OIF7 Veteran Nathan & Tiffany

01-28-2003, 01:40 PM	#3
stelth2002 Young Gun wth Fast Inline Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Idaho Posts: 1,475	texnician01, I have a couple carbs that are in pretty good shape. They are the rochcestor, but they worked well when I took them off. Some of them are rebuilds. I think they come from napa. If you would just like to buy one, i have plenty and im not using any of them now. Thanks JT __________________ 1967 Chevrolet LWB with built 292! 415 ft. lbs of torque, 4 speed :O with 27% overdrive too, 3.73 Posi. Frame and body done... getting painted!!!

01-28-2003, 01:43 PM	#4
texnician01 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: 12 Miles South of Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 359	stelth-lemme see what I figure out and I may take you up on that offer have any pics? nathan __________________ 69 C-10, 340HP 327 55 chevy 4 door 150 47 Willys CJ-2A 05 Harley Night Train 06 1200 Sportster (Wife's bike) 70 Honda CL350 OIF2 & OIF7 Veteran Nathan & Tiffany

01-28-2003, 01:46 PM	#5
stelth2002 Young Gun wth Fast Inline Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Idaho Posts: 1,475	Sorry but this is the only pic that i have. It was when one of them was on my pickup a couple years ago. It worked well for the setup when i took it off and hate to see the 3 or 4 that i have sit and take up space Attached Images __________________ 1967 Chevrolet LWB with built 292! 415 ft. lbs of torque, 4 speed :O with 27% overdrive too, 3.73 Posi. Frame and body done... getting painted!!!

01-28-2003, 01:51 PM	#6
texnician01 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: 12 Miles South of Des Moines, Iowa Posts: 359	looks good lemme see what I figure out. what would you want for one in good shape? thanks a bunch nathan __________________ 69 C-10, 340HP 327 55 chevy 4 door 150 47 Willys CJ-2A 05 Harley Night Train 06 1200 Sportster (Wife's bike) 70 Honda CL350 OIF2 & OIF7 Veteran Nathan & Tiffany

01-28-2003, 12:49 PM	#2
Castiron9 72 LONGHORN OWNER Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Seattle Wash. Posts: 963	That sucks..........have had the same problem here also with wifes van............can you say rookies..........

01-28-2003, 01:59 PM	#7
stelth2002 Young Gun wth Fast Inline Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Idaho Posts: 1,475	I dunno, napa wants 110 plus shipping. Is 55 or 50 plus shipping a horrible deal. Let me know if thats to high as i dont need them anymore, at least not 3 of them. Email: nt_expert@hotmail.com __________________ 1967 Chevrolet LWB with built 292! 415 ft. lbs of torque, 4 speed :O with 27% overdrive too, 3.73 Posi. Frame and body done... getting painted!!!

01-28-2003, 03:51 PM	#8
ChevLoRay Old Skool Club Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Benton, AR "The Heart of Arkansas" Posts: 10,880	"People rise to the level of their incompetence" My Dad, who is 79, once told me this very thing. At the time, I didn't doubt him, but had not seen the living proof of it that he had seen in his work life. Since then, my employer of 27 years has shut down my department, laid off buttloads of folks (seen a high of 1680 people dwindle down to 200), and so forth. The motto of our department was this: "We, the willing, led by the Unknowing, have been doing so much for so long with so little, that we are now able to do anything, with NOTHING!" I rose up through the ranks and became their supervisor, but walked a fine line between the union and my managers.....knowing all the time that unless my MEN did the job, it would not get done. My managers, ever younger and ever less experienced, could not understand that the MEN who did the job actually knew more about it than THEY did. "They" in this case, represents my managers. And now, you know why HE is the assistant manager, and you are not. Somebody has to do the work....and it is you. You are the MAN! __________________ Member Nr. 2770 '96 GMC Sportside; 4.3/SLT - Daily driven....constantly needs washed. '69 C-10 SWB; 350/TH400 - in limbo The older I get, the better I was.



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