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New Rag Joint
Posted: July 30, 2014, 10:21 am
by ThinLizzy13
I went into Napa yesterday and asked the guy for a rag joint and he looked at me like I was asking for a johnson rod to put in my flux capacitor. After I finally figured out its "proper" name the system said I'd have to get it ordered and it'd end up running me over $50! I told him I'd just order one myself.
The cheapest one I found was on Rock auto for about $17. It's made by Lares which is the same one advance auto carries
https://www.rockauto.com/catalog/morein ... cc=1492968
I was just wondering if anyone has any experience with this one and/or a recommendation for a good quality one?
Re: New Rag Joint
Posted: July 30, 2014, 1:35 pm
by Blackwaterforge
I bought one NOS on e-bay.
$75.00
It has 125000 miles on it now.
Re: New Rag Joint
Posted: July 30, 2014, 4:16 pm
by Oregoon
You really can't say enough for a good, old-school counterman (or counterwoman).
Regardless of gender, the downside of corporate parts-stores is the minimum wage lackeys and the so-called all-knowing computer.
When I still fooled with my old '66 Suburban--which had a 292 inline-six--I invaraibly got 292 Ford stuff given to me. One kid argued that there was no such thing as 292 Chevy. I laughed long and loud, and told him to look up a GM 4.8, and we were off to the races...
Re: New Rag Joint
Posted: July 30, 2014, 4:32 pm
by unibody madness
I am starting to have the opposite happen to me chevy stuff keeps popping up and being told that ford never made a 292/312
Re: New Rag Joint
Posted: July 30, 2014, 8:00 pm
by 6166 Junkyard Dog
advance has them,, but like a lot of parts I will pass on them especially your talking about your life and others on the road
Re: New Rag Joint
Posted: July 31, 2014, 9:30 am
by ThinLizzy13
6166 Junkyard Dog wrote:advance has them,, but like a lot of parts I will pass on them especially your talking about your life and others on the road
Well I can't argue with that logic. Think I'll follow blackwaterforge and find a NOS one.
Oregoon wrote:You really can't say enough for a good, old-school counterman (or counterwoman).
Thats why I usually go to the NAPA near me. Most of their workers are..."well seasoned"
unibody madness wrote:I am starting to have the opposite happen to me chevy stuff keeps popping up and being told that ford never made a 292/312
When I had my truck with a 352 the guy at the counter was 100% convinced Ford never made a 352 and was trying to tell me that I must've had a chevy 350 in my truck
