Flabbergasted AND astonished
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Flabbergasted AND astonished
BB has been running a bit crap lately, not helped in part by my random distributor bits.
A short while ago, I replaced the cap and rotor arm with a couple of similar items, but weren't quite the same. They were from my DAF stash of Ducellier bits and although everything appeared to fit together okay, it wasn't perfect. It was a case of that'll do for now and I'll sort out a proper cap and rotor later.
Anyway it was back on the 10th Oct, when I had a quote from PartsforCars in Blanchardstown for an Intermotor Distributor cap (46050) €13.48 and rotor arm (47400) €3.26, but I didn't dive in and order then as I knew I had a cap and rotor at home and they could get them quickly anyway.
So, I goes into the same PartsforCars yesterday and get a different (Polish) bloke at the counter. He asks me the usual: make, model, year, engine size then spends some time clicking away on the computer. Then he doesn't ask me the next usual question (Ducellier, Delco, SEV) question, but disappears into the stores (the fecker must be a mind-reader).
Then he turns back up at the counter with a a grey and yellow "Renault" OEM box , inside of which is a nice original Ducellier cap (€18.40). He hasn't got a rotor arm, but if I wanted one, I could go to another one of their branches (Rathgar Motor Factors) and pick up a suppressed rotor arm. So I buzzed down the south side and got a FACET rotor arm (€5.88)
of the correct sort (usually catalogues list the unsuppressed type).
Shopping for these sort of bits in Ireland is a pain in the pods. So to bag both a Ducellier cap and the right sort of rotor arm on the same day without waiting is nothing short of amazing.
DSCF6436.JPG by macplaxton, on Flickr
I need another drink....
A short while ago, I replaced the cap and rotor arm with a couple of similar items, but weren't quite the same. They were from my DAF stash of Ducellier bits and although everything appeared to fit together okay, it wasn't perfect. It was a case of that'll do for now and I'll sort out a proper cap and rotor later.
Anyway it was back on the 10th Oct, when I had a quote from PartsforCars in Blanchardstown for an Intermotor Distributor cap (46050) €13.48 and rotor arm (47400) €3.26, but I didn't dive in and order then as I knew I had a cap and rotor at home and they could get them quickly anyway.
So, I goes into the same PartsforCars yesterday and get a different (Polish) bloke at the counter. He asks me the usual: make, model, year, engine size then spends some time clicking away on the computer. Then he doesn't ask me the next usual question (Ducellier, Delco, SEV) question, but disappears into the stores (the fecker must be a mind-reader).
Then he turns back up at the counter with a a grey and yellow "Renault" OEM box , inside of which is a nice original Ducellier cap (€18.40). He hasn't got a rotor arm, but if I wanted one, I could go to another one of their branches (Rathgar Motor Factors) and pick up a suppressed rotor arm. So I buzzed down the south side and got a FACET rotor arm (€5.88)
of the correct sort (usually catalogues list the unsuppressed type).
Shopping for these sort of bits in Ireland is a pain in the pods. So to bag both a Ducellier cap and the right sort of rotor arm on the same day without waiting is nothing short of amazing.
DSCF6436.JPG by macplaxton, on Flickr
I need another drink....
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Re: Flabbergasted AND astonished
AMAZING...SIMPLY AMAZING Rich
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Re: Flabbergasted AND astonished
Nice one. And that inbetween Christmas and the new year too
Managed to get some OEM Volvo points for the Delco system on my 343 the other day, yeah!
Cheers
Tom
Managed to get some OEM Volvo points for the Delco system on my 343 the other day, yeah!
Cheers
Tom
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343 L Junior B14.3E MT4 (155) 229000kms 1981 (scrapped)
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Re: Flabbergasted AND astonished
I was expecting the "tomorrow" line as they didn't have any last time, or at least they didn't admit to hiding anything back then. OEM Renault stuff down the factors too. Bloody weird!
Now, my carb was a bit loose too Maybe I need something like Binx nuts to hold it on?
Now, my carb was a bit loose too Maybe I need something like Binx nuts to hold it on?
Re: Flabbergasted AND astonished
Hi Rich.
Mate, you should have givin me a ring to this end of Guinness land.
I have a spare you could have had for free. Any way, Happy new year to you
and the family. Cheers Mark.
Mate, you should have givin me a ring to this end of Guinness land.
I have a spare you could have had for free. Any way, Happy new year to you
and the family. Cheers Mark.
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Re: Flabbergasted AND astonished
Hi Mark,
I haven't been up your way since before Christmas - and I don't think I'm allowed back after what I did up Muckamore.
Happy New Year to you and yours when it comes round. It'll be my first NOT in Scotland.
Cheers Rich.
I haven't been up your way since before Christmas - and I don't think I'm allowed back after what I did up Muckamore.
Happy New Year to you and yours when it comes round. It'll be my first NOT in Scotland.
Cheers Rich.
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Re: Flabbergasted AND astonished
I knew you'd a leprechaun stashed away somewhere.....congrats!
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Re: Flabbergasted AND astonished
Hi Rich.
What happened up at Muckamore?
There is a lot of strange people up that direction.
Cheers Mark.
What happened up at Muckamore?
There is a lot of strange people up that direction.
Cheers Mark.