76 Wiper switch Interchange
Laughing Gas
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Rockport, WA
Yeah, that would be great!
With the Motorcraft part number, I'd think ANY parts store could come up with that part.
Motorcraft IS Ford. I wonder why Valley Auto Supply couldn't come up with it.
They are usually into digging through catalogs and finding obscure items.
Of course, they found me a new master cylinder for our 1967 Thunderbird a few years ago -- for $169, and claimed there was no such thing as a rebuilt one available. My cousin who runs a Schuck's store got me a fresh A1 Cardone rebuilt cylinder for $28 with a $2 core charge. NAPA charged a $40 restocking fee when I returned their cylinder for refund, because it was a special order. I figured I was still $100 ahead...
This is a good Thanksgiving so far. I'm learning things.
With the Motorcraft part number, I'd think ANY parts store could come up with that part. Motorcraft IS Ford. I wonder why Valley Auto Supply couldn't come up with it.
They are usually into digging through catalogs and finding obscure items. Of course, they found me a new master cylinder for our 1967 Thunderbird a few years ago -- for $169, and claimed there was no such thing as a rebuilt one available. My cousin who runs a Schuck's store got me a fresh A1 Cardone rebuilt cylinder for $28 with a $2 core charge. NAPA charged a $40 restocking fee when I returned their cylinder for refund, because it was a special order. I figured I was still $100 ahead...
This is a good Thanksgiving so far. I'm learning things.
Last edited by Lane Dexter; Nov 25, 2004 at 01:29 PM.
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From: Cab of a truck
Alright, this is for my 76 F250 4X4 w/o delay. The box reads;
SW-896
DOOZ-17A553-A
I always go to the Napa in Snohomish, my dad gets a discount there through his work, that makes it cheaper than Shucks and I know im getting a better part. They always get us what we need.
SW-896
DOOZ-17A553-A
I always go to the Napa in Snohomish, my dad gets a discount there through his work, that makes it cheaper than Shucks and I know im getting a better part. They always get us what we need.
Laughing Gas
Joined: Aug 2004
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From: Rockport, WA
Thanks, I'll hang onto that number.
Yeah, we usually have pretty good luck with the Sedro Woolley NAPA finding parts. But I think the biggest difference is finding a parts guy who can use the right catalogs and knows how to search for things.
Valley Auto Supply has had a contract with Seattle City Light (my employer) for many years. It's a standing joke that if we ask for the City Light Employee discount, they'll only charge us twice what we'd pay elsewhere. They are not cheap. But they do have some older guys who know parts. My recent screwup with the turn signal switch was due to letting a young guy there hand me the part with the assurance "they're all the same," and not checking closely. It did say on the package "fits '78-79 Ford."
The one I'm looking at now says "SM47F FORD w/ automatic transmission 77-73 truck F series 100/350, Bronco 77-75 van E-series 100/350." It also says "SM a product of Shee-Mar, Inc."
Hey, I have to get going. Let's all go eat turkey and pie and kick back.
Yeah, we usually have pretty good luck with the Sedro Woolley NAPA finding parts. But I think the biggest difference is finding a parts guy who can use the right catalogs and knows how to search for things.
Valley Auto Supply has had a contract with Seattle City Light (my employer) for many years. It's a standing joke that if we ask for the City Light Employee discount, they'll only charge us twice what we'd pay elsewhere. They are not cheap. But they do have some older guys who know parts. My recent screwup with the turn signal switch was due to letting a young guy there hand me the part with the assurance "they're all the same," and not checking closely. It did say on the package "fits '78-79 Ford."
The one I'm looking at now says "SM47F FORD w/ automatic transmission 77-73 truck F series 100/350, Bronco 77-75 van E-series 100/350." It also says "SM a product of Shee-Mar, Inc."
Hey, I have to get going. Let's all go eat turkey and pie and kick back.
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From: Idaho cda postfalls
i went to the junk we have around here in idaho and there was like 20 old ford and i found the switch and the black box and installed it in my 76. works like a champ i dont know what i would do with out delay wipers now.
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From: Idaho cda postfalls
mine was free, plus i got a drive line and some crome window washer resevior, just yesterday u pulled the cruise control stuff off of a freind pickup im gonna put it on my pickup with a fourspeed see how that works out. yeah i got a 67 ford in the drive way i need to restore.
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From: NE Oklahoma
Idaho is a long lost treasure trove of old ford trucks, Pull and Save in spokane Wa. is a great place to go but its a hell of a drive from OR.
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From: Spokane, WA
Originally Posted by 76Forder
Pull and Save in spokane Wa. is a great place to go but its a hell of a drive from OR.
That's where I got my delay wiper switches.