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[SS396driver]

I buy tv's for $11 with tax but I have to take 500 at a time. They are all doa. 10 / skid if they are big ones.

So I assume you do it as a business or side hustle. That’s great but the average person doesn’t have the expertise or time . I can rebuild an automotive water pump too . But is it worth spending two hours when I can buy a new not rebuilt for less than $100 ?

 

[farmhard]

I have water pump kits too. It's worth the time if you can't buy one and I like to coat the insides so they don't rust. I do many vintage vehicles that sit for years on end.
I replaced 3 NEW Napa w/p's on a Mazda that had defective o'rings wound up with a rebuilt that worked and have done 3 w/p's on a Windstar all new from Napa since 2015 and on from another supplier that didn't turn if that answers your question.
The NAPA dealer also refused to honor their lifetime warranty on Carter fuel pumps.
I get your point but if you stop using the skill you lose them when you need them.
The cost of starters doubled since covid and the quality has spiraled downwards.
I get your point and should throw out 98% of the chainsaws piled up here starting with Poulans.

 

[OM617YOTA]

I definitely get where the OP is coming from. I need a new oven badly, but haven't bought one because all the new ones are electronic and even the best ones have a one in ten chance of needing service, regardless of brand or cost. Completely unacceptable to me. An oven should have a single dial for off and temp, an indicator light that tells you when the element is on, and that's it. Not a transistor in the entire thing.

I buy tv's for $11 with tax but I have to take 500 at a time. They are all doa. 10 / skid if they are big ones.

This part I don't get. It's like the guys who say they've never spent over $150 on a saw........ conveniently ignoring the 20 hours they spent sorting through junk and used bits to piece together that saw, and that half their garage is taken up by used saw parts. I'm with Mr. 396 on this one, I'll just buy a new TV at full price, rather than deal with all that other stuff. Bet I have purchase orders in my inbox right now that pay enough commission to buy a TV.

 

[SS396driver]

Only time I rebuild something is if it’s original to the car or truck . I just put new bearings in the alternator for my 68 c20 stamped late 67 same time as the truck was built. Front ball bearing was real bad . The rear rollers not to bad but I replaced it too . The alternator itself was still charging I had to take it apart again to put new brushes is no one had the ones I needed and I was going to a show in North Carolina . That’s why there’s a little contamination on the sealed bearing

 

[SS396driver]

I definitely get where the OP is coming from. I need a new oven badly, but haven't bought one because all the new ones are electronic and even the best ones have a one in ten chance of needing service, regardless of brand or cost. Completely unacceptable to me. An oven should have a single dial for off and temp, an indicator light that tells you when the element is on, and that's it. Not a transistor in the entire thing.



This part I don't get. It's like the guys who say they've never spent over $150 on a saw........ conveniently ignoring the 20 hours they spent sorting through junk and used bits to piece together that saw, and that half their garage is taken up by used saw parts. I'm with Mr. 396 on this one, I'll just buy a new TV at full price, rather than deal with all that other stuff. Bet I have purchase orders in my inbox right now that pay enough commission to buy a TV.

I only paid 4300 for this truck about 5 years ago . I have about 10k in it in real out of pocket money . But with my time it’s more than 20k . But I enjoy it so if Farmhard enjoys doing it that’s fantastic

 

[OM617YOTA]

I only paid 4300 for this truck . I have about 10k in it in real out of pocket money . But with my time it’s more than 20k . But I enjoy it so if Farmhard enjoys doing it that’s fantastic View attachment 1132490View attachment 1132491

Beautiful truck, and fair point. You understand what you have into the truck, which is a lot different than an $11 TV.

 

[farmhard]

You are lucky to have a 68. I just did a rotisserie on a 67 and the owner would not buy a parts truck. It was a bastard year and the parts some shops list as 67 do not fit. Those bearings fit many Stihls and are the same in GM generators and P/S pumps as well as fan belt tensioners and idlers, and most ceiling fans.

 

[farmhard]

I definitely get where the OP is coming from. I need a new oven badly, but haven't bought one because all the new ones are electronic and even the best ones have a one in ten chance of needing service, regardless of brand or cost. Completely unacceptable to me. An oven should have a single dial for off and temp, an indicator light that tells you when the element is on, and that's it. Not a transistor in the entire thing.

My wife bought a Moffat stove and the repair man was here 3 times under warranty before they gave us our money back. We bought a second stove and it has had every burner die, 1 switch burnt out and the top has warped from heat. [I can now buy burners wholesale through Laser sales]. While you are correct about being able to afford new things, it cost me a day in lost time to sit here and wait for a warranty provider to diag a bad burner and wait 3 weeks for another one to come install it and lose another day.

 

[SS396driver]

Beautiful truck, and fair point. You understand what you have into the truck, which is a lot different than an $11 TV.

Thanks everyone needs a hobby

 

[SS396driver]

You are lucky to have a 68. I just did a rotisserie on a 67 and the owner would not buy a parts truck. It was a bastard year and the parts some shops list as 67 do not fit. Those bearings fit many Stihls and are the same in GM generators and P/S pumps as well as fan belt tensioners and idlers, and most ceiling fans.

Bearings were easy . The brushes were too but I couldn’t get them before I left.
The 67 was a one year only with a lot of the parts . My truck being a very early 68 built in 67 came with several 67 items like the arm rests dash bezel and the fresh air vents in the kick panel the vents work the same but the linkage is totally different than the other 68-72 trucks .

 

[farmhard]

I'll just buy a new TV at full price, rather than deal with all that other stuff. Bet I have purchase orders in my inbox right now that pay enough commission to buy a TV.

You don't make money when you sell. You make money when you buy and there is a ton of money to be made on salvage so while soldering a cap on a tv is a waste of time it is the knowledge that is important. I buy and sell salvage and there's a ton of very expensive equipment with very simple problems that you cannot buy parts for. Probably my 2 best deals lately were a digital pallet scale for $69 (4 solder joints) and a Ditch Witch 1820 for $460 that I cleaned the starter relay.
What's a new trencher worth?

 

[farmhard]

Bearings were easy . The brushes were too but I couldn’t get them before I left.
The 67 was a one year only with a lot of the parts . My truck being a very early 68 built in 67 came with several 67 items like the arm rests dash bezel and the fresh air vents in the kick panel the vents work the same but the linkage is totally different than the other 68-72 trucks .

Did you have the plugs for seat belts in the upper corners? I should say to block the weld nuts?

 

[SS396driver]

Did you have the plugs for seat belts in the upper corners? I should say to block the weld nuts?

All 67-72 trucks had them . Not many people know it but the 3 point restraint was optional . I have never seen a truck with them from the factory

 

[farmhard]

The 1968 tailgate is off by an inch also. I spent weeks taking the dents out of the box sections and working around the spot welds.
Also ran into some wiring issues with the a/m mylars in the instrument cluster. I wound up repairing the cracks in the OEM trace.

 

[farmhard]

All 67-72 trucks had them . Not many people know it but the 3 point restraint was optional . I have never seen a truck with them from the factory

We had factory bucket seats in this one and the small back window.

 

[SS396driver]

The 1968 tailgate is off by an inch also. I spent weeks taking the dents out of the box sections and working around the spot welds.
Also ran into some wiring issues with the a/m mylars in the instrument cluster. I wound up repairing the cracks in the OEM trace.

Never heard of the tailgate being an inch off . I do know the stampings on the inside were different to strengthen the gate

The small rear window was standard . The panoramic full size was optional and became standard in all the C/k10-30 trucks . The small window was still used in the larger 40 -50 -60 series trucks

 

[farmhard]

It was a few years ago, I think the 68 stood an inch high or low to the box. Yes the 67 was weak, we had to cut the top in 4 places and take it 1 1/2" past straight and then weld the cuts. It sprung back to almost straight.

 

[farmhard]

Beautiful truck, and fair point. You understand what you have into the truck, which is a lot different than an $11 TV.

Fair enough but that $11 tv cost me $5500 USD + freight.

 

[OM617YOTA]

Exactly my point......

 

[farmhard]

I missed your point.