08-02-2005, 09:32 PM | #1 |
its all about the +6 inches
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Awsome deal....
I was forced to go to the dreaded Auto Zone today, no one had the size freeze plugs that I needed, at least, not in brass, only steel, which rusts out. So i walked in there with rusty plug in hand and the parts guy (who actually seemed somewhat knowledgable) and he came back up with 6 brass plugs. Sweet.
He rings them up....one cent each. I looked at him like he was crazy, and without even saying a word to him, he says; Yup, that's the right price...we are getting rid of them, deleting them from the inventory. 6 brass freeze plugs for 6 cents. You might just want to run out to Auto Zone and get a hand full. Don't ask for a kit, or by aplication... just tell them you want a hand full of X size plugs. |
08-02-2005, 09:41 PM | #2 |
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Will be there tommorrow! Thanks for the heads up Andy!
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08-02-2005, 10:37 PM | #4 |
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If I only had an autozone here...
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08-02-2005, 11:07 PM | #5 |
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Around here, it's Autozone or O'Reilly's Auto parts. Of the two, I'll take AutoZone any day.
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08-02-2005, 11:29 PM | #6 |
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Are all the autozones doing that?
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08-02-2005, 11:38 PM | #7 |
its all about the +6 inches
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If it was in the computer, and they try to make all stores the same as the others, I'll assume it is across the board....but that IS just an assumption.
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08-02-2005, 11:46 PM | #8 |
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I'll check it out tomorrow.
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08-02-2005, 11:56 PM | #9 |
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Thanks for the tip!!
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08-03-2005, 12:01 AM | #10 | |
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well, that explains why the local A/Z was out of the size plugs i needed for the ford im rebuilding for my dad
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08-03-2005, 12:11 AM | #11 |
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Andy, Did you ask for all they had in that size and stock up?? At 1 cent apiece I would say give me a $1.00 worth please!
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08-03-2005, 12:26 AM | #12 |
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almost makes me wish i knew what the heck you were talking about even tho we dont have an auto zone
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really? I have had better luck with O'reilly's. what problems have you had?
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08-03-2005, 02:40 AM | #15 |
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what is the size of the freeze plug for a 350 SBC? Or better yet what is the part number you got at A...Z...?
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08-03-2005, 05:01 AM | #16 |
its all about the +6 inches
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I bought them for a caddy 500... no clue on what a small block takes.
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08-03-2005, 03:51 PM | #17 |
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A wise move Andy since I had a plug start leaking on my 69 472 Caddy motor and that was no fun to fix installed in the truck.
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08-03-2005, 04:00 PM | #18 |
its all about the +6 inches
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Even with as cheap/broke as I always am, I NEVER instal an engine with old plugs. All it took was one freexe plug rusting out, and I'll never have it happen again if I have anything to say about it.
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