[Shotimes] Ford

Bob bob@hotpursuit.net
Tue, 25 Apr 2006 21:37:13 -0700


I was spoiled by the Ford parts counters in my area. They could all do that and show part revisions and xrefs.  I was horrified when
I found out that I couldn't do that at Honda or Dodge.  Dodge couldn't even tell me whether the part I was buying was an upgraded
part or the original.

	-- Bob

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> Subject: [Shotimes] Ford
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> In my 4 years of SHO ownership I have been blessed and pretty lucky.The '92 I own has been maintenance trouble free.Just
> the usual hoses and small items replaced,including a new radiator.My '90 is a almost the same story,regular maintenance
> parts.I was informed today something that really pissed me off severely.In 1996 there was a kill tag for SHO parts.So in
> 1998 Ford ordered all 23,000 dealers to send all the SHO specfic parts to Dearborn Mich.to be DESTROYED.
>   Up until 3 months ago you could go to any Ford parts counter and ask for any part diagram to be blown up and looked at
> for the part number and for the specific location for the said part.You sure as hell can't do that now,for Gen1 or
> Gen2.There is NO more data for the Gen1 and Gen2 SHO.Ford ordered a new program and deleted the old program that had all
> the data for '89-95 SHO.And there is no archives available.What gives?Ok lets recap.Ford parts no SHO parts.Motorcraft
> parts has just a few SHO parts.And them are slowly dwindling. Why would Ford do such a thing?I am in total digust with
> anything that has a ford emblem.
>
> Kenneth C.
> '90 Red
> '92 SHO-SHO
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