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From: IL
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Hey guys, I know parts are hard to come by for a lot of our older vans and trucks. I just happened to come across this site doing a search on parts for my 1990 E150 and I thought some of you may want to save the link for future use. I had bought my Fuel switch valve off of ebay and the first one was no good basically right out of the box and I had to wait for the replacement, which may or may not be bad at this point. This place carries the valve, it is expensive compared to what I paid but it's only about half the cost of what Ford was charging. Anyway, here's the link, I hope it helps someone in the future.
https://apdty.autocaredata.com/home
https://apdty.autocaredata.com/home
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From: Reynoldsburg, Ohio
When you're driving or trying to repair 30+ year old vehicles the first thing you should already know or learn quickly is parts are not plentiful, easily located and defininetly not "cheap". I see too many on this site genuinely shocked they can't amble down to the local AutoZone and grab something off the shelf. Manufacturer's make parts that can be sold quickly, not something that'll linger on a shelf for years until that one person needs it.
Perhaps indeed your recent find will be helpful so thanks for sharing it!
Perhaps indeed your recent find will be helpful so thanks for sharing it!
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Joined: May 2004
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From: Maryville
When you're driving or trying to repair 30+ year old vehicles the first thing you should already know or learn quickly is parts are not plentiful, easily located and defininetly not "cheap". I see too many on this site genuinely shocked they can't amble down to the local AutoZone and grab something off the shelf. Manufacturer's make parts that can be sold quickly, not something that'll linger on a shelf for years until that one person needs it.
Perhaps indeed your recent find will be helpful so thanks for sharing it!
Perhaps indeed your recent find will be helpful so thanks for sharing it!
Haha, I've tried to help people find parts, I'm with a group specific to the 68-74 Econolines and found on this site there are individuals who just want to be an ***, so I am reluctant to help anyone here, like JWA I found there are many you just need ignore here, we both used to try and help everyone.
Lead Driver
Joined: May 2004
Posts: 5,015
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From: Maryville
I have a lot of research in the 68-74, along with resources that are near impossible to get, which I don't have to share here, sold an unavailable steering bushing to a guy overseas earlier this year, giving a bunch of stuff to a friend for his, time to clean out my bin, getting too much clutter. I don't get on here as much anymore, my work on my van put me through surgery again, limited on what I can do big time now, could use a newer van but committed to my current ones, moving the handicap equipment isn't an option, cost more to get it out of the van, than the van is worth now, feel pretty dumb for investing so much, shop is cutting out the complete passenger rocker and backing, rust, can only hope it'll last my lifetime after, I know the 4.9 only has 71,000 miles on it, so it's good for it. Years of owning junk, keeping it on the road, often in some sketchy condition has taught me a lot, owned many 70's Ford trucks, they held up better than the Chevy's I've owned.
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