What is the part that is the most common on old vehicles??

Posted by Russ/Wyo on Thursday, October 20, 2005 at 6:52PM :

My vote goes to the gasket for the fuel tank sending unit - the old style with only a float on an arm. The reason I pose this question is that I tried to find one of those little rascals with absolutely no luck. Just think, they are the same for Power Wagons, Volkswagens, Studebakers, Chevys, Fords, Henry J's, Willys. And they are the same for cars, pickup trucks, farm trucks and semi tractors. That little circle of cork with the hole in the center has got to be the most common part in the vehicle world before the 70's. NAPA, CarQuest, Auto Zone and Checker not only couldn't find one in their systems, they couldn't even order one. I finally bought a roll of cork and made my own - I shoulda' done that first, but I thought it would be real easy to find (HA!!). I bet VPW has several crates of them, now that I think about it!

Follow Ups:

• The most common part on ALL vehicles! - Clint Dixon 2:25PM 10/21/2005
  • Re: The most common part on ALL vehicles! - Russ/Wyo 3:21PM 10/21/2005
• I believe it would be a tires schraeder valve - Peter M. 9:05AM 10/21/2005
• Re: What is the part that is the most common on old vehicles?? - Bob Thompson 0:39AM 10/21/2005
  • Re: What is the part that is the most common on old vehicles?? - Axle Steve 1:15AM 10/21/2005
    • Re: Axle - what are you talking about?? - COTM Mike Stone (Idaho, USA) 9:29AM 10/21/2005
      • Re: Axle - what are you talking about?? - John/Florida 12:46PM 10/21/2005
• Re: What is the part that is the most common on old vehicles?? - Vaughn 9:41PM 10/20/2005
• Discounting lamps, I would say... - CO a p bloom in NY 7:19PM 10/20/2005
• Re: more than likely a condenser - COTM Mike Stone (Idaho, USA) 7:08PM 10/20/2005
• Re: What is the part that is the most common on old vehicles?? - Kaegi 7:02PM 10/20/2005
  • Thanks! - Russ/Wyo 10:37PM 10/20/2005

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