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Old 09-15-2011, 12:59 PM
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BillyBob Ford's corporate jet must have needed to be refueled this month. Price of Jet A is up.

Last time in to Ford parts counter for valve stem seals for a 4.0L. $4 a seal ring. Jesus H. Christ. package said made in China

Originally Posted by tagnamee
Went to Ford dealer to get the exact replacement part. Even though it is a $1.00 part, I was willing to pay $10 for it. The guy at the counter got pretty quiet and finally printed off a diagram. Is this what you are looking for, yup, there it was. His response, discontinued. Ok, what replaces it, Nothing! He did a lookup to find out if another dealer had it and a few popped up. He said here is the real bad news, since its obsolete, the price is $126.00 dollars. Give me a break!!!!!