Recent content by Fed_Fuel

That's sweet. I wish I had more room for one.

I must be lucky as I've never had an issue with Rock Auto and the shipping is usually very quick. That said, I'd love to support a local store more often but I don't have unlimited money and the selection is also not great.

It's getting hard to tell. Counterfeiters are getting much better. I've seen stuff that would fool most people if they didn't know exactly what to look for. I try to avoid Temuzon as much as possible.

The reason chips aren't made in the US is economic and involves quite a bit of manipulation. Take Taiwan for instance. Taiwan has essentially pegged its currency to the USD and inflated it proportional to the USD. The details are complicated but it involves US bonds and Life insurance. This...

They were affordable made in USA tools before all the off-shoring. Unfortunately those were some of the first to go.

Landfill economy seems about right. I repair as much of my stuff that's feasible to do, including phones. I've noticed that sometimes the cost of replacement parts makes a repair not worth doing. The parts can be purchased, but often at a similar cost as a new unit. I wonder if this is...

Some of the Moog parts I've purchased have 555 on them. I've not had much luck with Mevotech, but I hear the TTX line is good. OEM are no longer available for 1 of my vehicles so it's always a gamble.