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Re: Freshening up an older car



*** Resending note of 09/15/96 23:00                                            
Frank J. Bauer                                                                  
dassault systemes of America     email:fjbauer@dsavm.e-mail.com                 
Subject: Re: Freshening up an older car                                         
Date: Sun, 15 Sep 1996 23:00:45 -0400                                           
To: fjbauer@dsavm.e-mail.com                                                    
From: Dave Head <dhead@sundial.sundial.net>                                     
Subject: Re: Freshening up an older car                                         

i said:                                                                         
>>i replaced mine with an all metal one i got at pep boys, which thankfully     
>>was less than a mile away when my HCV sh*t the bed.  it was about $20 and     
>>i replaced it in the PB parking lot, engine still hot, with the smallest      
>>screwdriver made by craftsman.  that's all i had with me at the time ;(       
then dave asked:                                                                
>How did you come across a metal one? Is it listed fer Audis? Cost? Part        
>number? This would be a great upgrade fer all of us!                           

i just walked in, told them what i wanted, they looked it up on the computer    
and came out with this metal thing.  i said "nope, that's not it!  but that's   
what it SHOULD look like!"  so i paid them $20 and started burning knuckles.    
it was in an extremely generic looking box with the "factory air" trademark     
on it.  the part number is 74671, which is probably a pepboys part number.      
i still have the box with the POS plastic original, made by valeo and           
split at the seam.  btw, dave, it was YOU (who sez he carries a spare) who      
made me think mine was probly going to go.  but i promise i didn't swear at     
you when it did happen.                                                         
frank