Parts Arriving
May. 30th, 2024 05:55 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kevin_standleeYesterday, we ordered some of the parts for the ignition system in the Rolling Stone. They arrived in Fernley this morning, and this afternoon we went to collect them.
At left is the old ignition coil. The replacement that arrived at the auto parts store turned out to have been broken in transit (not the store's fault; the package was sealed) and they had to return it and order another one, which probably will be there tomorrow), a new distributor cap, and a new rotor. All are Ford Motorcraft parts.
The one part we need but that neither O'Reilly nor NAPA Auto Parts was able to find was the ignition condenser, but NAPA found it online and determined that it is more properly a Ford E0TZ-18832-A Radio Capacitor Assembly. NAPA doesn't stock it, but thanks to what they found for us, we found exactly one left in stock at one place online. There are other similar ones out there that might work, but Lisa would prefer to get parts that are exact matches, on the ground that they are more likely to fit and to do the right job.
When we got home, I ordered this part: $50 including shipping; however, I agree with Lisa that it's better to have the right part if you can get it rather than some half-baked thing that might do the job just to save some money.
At left is the old ignition coil. The replacement that arrived at the auto parts store turned out to have been broken in transit (not the store's fault; the package was sealed) and they had to return it and order another one, which probably will be there tomorrow), a new distributor cap, and a new rotor. All are Ford Motorcraft parts.
The one part we need but that neither O'Reilly nor NAPA Auto Parts was able to find was the ignition condenser, but NAPA found it online and determined that it is more properly a Ford E0TZ-18832-A Radio Capacitor Assembly. NAPA doesn't stock it, but thanks to what they found for us, we found exactly one left in stock at one place online. There are other similar ones out there that might work, but Lisa would prefer to get parts that are exact matches, on the ground that they are more likely to fit and to do the right job.
When we got home, I ordered this part: $50 including shipping; however, I agree with Lisa that it's better to have the right part if you can get it rather than some half-baked thing that might do the job just to save some money.
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Date: 2024-05-31 01:24 am (UTC)