Old stuff is new again. EVEN MORE found treasures. Updated 4/10/23

[69hurstolds]

Finding sh*t you forgot you had...

I was dragging out the cylinder kit (new guts package) for the dead 622 today and in my "compressor stash" I noticed a compressor box I didn't have inventory for. I know I have several parts like that. I get them, stick them somewhere planning on adding to the spreadsheet, then, SQUIRREL! Something prevents me from doing it. I looked at the box and saw 11131622 on the box. Could it be? These 622s are hard to find and this one isn't on my spreadsheet. Hmmm. Open it up, take the molded cardboard cover off and saw this:

An interesting note was I couldn't remember exactly where I got it. On one side of the box was a UPS sticker with a date in 2006 when it got shipped to me. 17 years hiding in plain sight on the shelf and I didn't even remember. Yikes. Another interesting note it appears to be manufactured on 9/11 1986. The age and style of the faded Delco part label on the box points to 1980s box. At minimum, if I use this I'm going to put a double lip shaft seal in it and new O-ring kit.

Check your parts stash, you never know what you'll find.

 

[ck80]

Finding sh*t you forgot you had...

I was dragging out the cylinder kit (new guts package) for the dead 622 today and in my "compressor stash" I noticed a compressor box I didn't have inventory for. I know I have several parts like that. I get them, stick them somewhere planning on adding to the spreadsheet, then, SQUIRREL! Something prevents me from doing it. I looked at the box and saw 11131622 on the box. Could it be? These 622s are hard to find and this one isn't on my spreadsheet. Hmmm. Open it up, take the molded cardboard cover off and saw this:


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An interesting note was I couldn't remember exactly where I got it. On one side of the box was a UPS sticker with a date in 2006 when it got shipped to me. 17 years hiding in plain sight on the shelf and I didn't even remember. Yikes. Another interesting note it appears to be manufactured on 9/11 1986. The age and style of the faded Delco part label on the box points to 1980s box. At minimum, if I use this I'm going to put a double lip shaft seal in it and new O-ring kit.

Check your parts stash, you never know what you'll find.

Then there's the parts you KNOW you bought, and you KNOW you never used, but can't figure out where you put them away

 

[69hurstolds]

Then there's the parts you KNOW you bought, and you KNOW you never used, but can't figure out where you put them away

Well, yeah, there's that, too. Funny you mention that. I found another secret stash part tonight too. VERY VERY much unobtanium. Ranks right up there with the 87/88 alarm chime. This is a part I know I had, didn't document, but also forgot where the heck I put it. Well, until I found it. Then I recalled. Derp.

 

[john87442]

I cant even imagine the inventory you have!!

 

[69hurstolds]

I cant even imagine the inventory you have!!

And yet, I don't have everything.

Ok, I got unlazy and took a pic of my cool stash part I refound. It's now in the database. I picked up the box and the glue on the label had dried out and the label fell on the floor. Dang.

You don't find these every day. It's almost like Easter Egg hunting. Sort of. Better prizes, though.

 

[ck80]

And yet, I don't have everything.

Ok, I got unlazy and took a pic of my cool stash part I refound. It's now in the database. I picked up the box and the glue on the label had dried out and the label fell on the floor. Dang.

You don't find these every day. It's almost like Easter Egg hunting. Sort of. Better prizes, though.

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We gotta reach out to your wife, tell her to sell us any boxes she finds that arent on your list sort of like amazon returns, just bulk by the pallet. Nice find though

 

[john87442]

I’m in on that idea. I can’t even imagine what gems are on those shelves.

 

[spidereyes455]

That speedo head is a nice surprise. Be an even nicer one if the matching tach was around somewhere as well. I don't think I'd need to tell you that the 87 442 tach was different than all the rest, different redline markings.

 

[ck80]

And yet, I don't have everything.

Ok, I got unlazy and took a pic of my cool stash part I refound. It's now in the database. I picked up the box and the glue on the label had dried out and the label fell on the floor. Dang.

You don't find these every day. It's almost like Easter Egg hunting. Sort of. Better prizes, though.

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I just noticed that speedometer head is a defective/returned unit. It shows almost half a mile of driving time, not a true 00000.0 of NOS. The zeroes may also be a lightly off line at a slant.

You can go ahead and mail it to me for disposal.

 

[86LK]

I just noticed that speedometer head is a defective/returned unit. It shows almost half a mile of driving time, not a true 00000.0 of NOS. The zeroes may also be a lightly off line at a slant.

You can go ahead and mail it to me for disposal.

ck80 needs to go help him clean up . and when that happens.....