Black-Tooth
Tony Natoli
I had the occasion to visit my local Kragen Parts Store (I believe they are also owned by O'Reilly, CSK too) yesterday and was pleasantly surprized with both their parts availability and their service. The entire store was staffed with women also!
I was joking around a bit as I pulled out my credit card and asked for any discounts they might have... flashing my AAA card, AARP, Costco, etc, etc and just having fun. They then said they really only offer "military" discounts and when I said I was an old sailor... they said "good enough"! It amounted to about 11% off the entire bill.
So... youse guys that are in the service been in the service... can take advantage of their offerings. I thought I'd pass it along...
Also... got my Griot's Catalog today, chock full of stuff I can't afford or would never think of using... when I came across this item. It'a POWER BLEEDER (35714 - $39.99) wherein you connect an air line to a tank and handle... and the air pressure causes a venturi action that SUCKS the fluid into a big bottle. Looks like it would work really well... and the price is not bad. I dunno if Harbor Freight carries a like device for less... but this thing sure looks like it would solve the problems most encounter trying to bleed our brake and clutch systems.
UPDATE... looky here: http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=bleeder Looks like the 92924 part number for $29.99 at H-F is exactly the same device Griot's has...
Harbor Freight... I get lots of catalogs... and prices are all over the place... but they still beat most with their air horns (of EQUAL quality) their VOM's, and especially their Battery LOAD TESTERS!
For the hobbiest... ya really can't go wrong with MOST of their stuff... yeah, use once, throw it away, I've heard that. But my 11 dollar spring compressor has changed out at least 10 sets of struts over the years, and my 19 dollar torque wrench has been a great asset as well. Not to mention my $149 - 21 gallon compressor that has primed and painted and operated all my cheap pneumatic wrenches too. Many of these tools I would never been able to afford, otherwise.
Hope this helps... I'll be back!
I was joking around a bit as I pulled out my credit card and asked for any discounts they might have... flashing my AAA card, AARP, Costco, etc, etc and just having fun. They then said they really only offer "military" discounts and when I said I was an old sailor... they said "good enough"! It amounted to about 11% off the entire bill.
So... youse guys that are in the service been in the service... can take advantage of their offerings. I thought I'd pass it along...
Also... got my Griot's Catalog today, chock full of stuff I can't afford or would never think of using... when I came across this item. It'a POWER BLEEDER (35714 - $39.99) wherein you connect an air line to a tank and handle... and the air pressure causes a venturi action that SUCKS the fluid into a big bottle. Looks like it would work really well... and the price is not bad. I dunno if Harbor Freight carries a like device for less... but this thing sure looks like it would solve the problems most encounter trying to bleed our brake and clutch systems.
UPDATE... looky here: http://search.harborfreight.com/cpisearch/web/search.do?keyword=bleeder Looks like the 92924 part number for $29.99 at H-F is exactly the same device Griot's has...
Harbor Freight... I get lots of catalogs... and prices are all over the place... but they still beat most with their air horns (of EQUAL quality) their VOM's, and especially their Battery LOAD TESTERS!
For the hobbiest... ya really can't go wrong with MOST of their stuff... yeah, use once, throw it away, I've heard that. But my 11 dollar spring compressor has changed out at least 10 sets of struts over the years, and my 19 dollar torque wrench has been a great asset as well. Not to mention my $149 - 21 gallon compressor that has primed and painted and operated all my cheap pneumatic wrenches too. Many of these tools I would never been able to afford, otherwise.
Hope this helps... I'll be back!