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...Once upon a time I ordered some parts for a Rochester "B" carb from the filling station one side of the float was partially collapsed, everything else was fine, since I was in a hurry I drilled a 1/32" hole in it aired it out and soldered the hole back up, and went on about my business. that is the sum total problem I have had with any of their products. I never called them, but I figure if I had there would have been a replacement on the way.

I really have had good luck with most of the vendors I have dealt with in the hobby, The Filling Station, Wallace Wade, Gary Wallace, American Classic Truck Parts, Obsolute Chevy Parts, Carter, Greenwood Chevrolet, Chevys of the Fortys, Impala Bob's, Superior Chrome, Economy Chrome and several others I even am satisfied with J.C. Whitney and Harbor Freight. Maybe I am just easy....

....Well I have been bitten a couple of times on ebay but when you roll the dice....
I have tried to stay away from those I have heard about here that seem to have more problems than others.

FS replaced a radiator core I bought from them that was 1/4" too long after I'd had it new and unused on the shelf for 5 or 6 years. Steve had another core shipped directly to me from the supplier. I think their service is the best.

d2d2,

I think I got that one! Really dusty! (A JOKE)

Hey Steve Kasis, Congrads on Miss December 2005

Thanks for all the kind and the sarcastic remarks. If this world was perfect and everyone in it was too, we would be bored out of our minds.

This has become a "p$ssing contest" and I am not equipped for it.

I consider this thread closed along with my forum account.

Good Day To You All.

Can't say that he will be missed on the forum.

If he is a member of the VCCA he has hidden that fact from us.

He has elected not to give his city along with the state.

He elects not to show his email address.

He was a member of the forum since Dec 16, 2003. In almost 2 years he should know how the wind blows.

Failure to list information in his profile is permitted, however the omission of so much information is cause for wonder.

His running away also weakens his case.

Deleting his prior posts on this thread are also reason for concern.

1930SportCoupe,

I know some of these posts have been pretty hard on you and I am sorry.

You seem to be totally sincere in your feelings but on this site you took a poke at the sacred-cow.

Don't let them run you off stay and DUKE it out.

Some will still hate you but at least they will respect you.

"Quitters never win and winners never quit."

three weeks....three orders.......great service.......great parts...........two thumbs up for filling station

I'm not going to call 1930 sportcoupe a 'sore head' or any such thing. But I think my post, which was the very first one after his original post, gave him all he needed.

I expressed sympathy with his problem. I gave the FS a 'testimonial.' And then suggested when I had a 'problem' I called them.

Subsequently many others gave The FS 'testimonials' and/or suggested he contact them.

I sure don't see any 'p$ssing contest' in any of that.

Gotta be careful when you have a chip on your shoulder. Doesn't always lead to rational thinking.

Bill.

I'm sorry that we have lost a person who loves old Chevys the way the rest of us do.

We should try and help each other always...IMHO.

Maybe after the dust has settled and things have calmed down the people who are involved will resolve the issue.

Could we have handled this better???

Well Gang, I guess we just go on from here and enjoy our love for chevrolets and what the VCCA stands for and all the good people who are on the chat site. I learned one thing from this thread and that Is, Never will I have my wife call and try to handle problems of mine. Especially about my cars. I guess as a man I will stand up for my own problems and never will hide behind her back as she tries to clear up any car related problem I may have. To edit a post that was posted In this thread, Is just one more thing that really erks me, You printed It, You meant what you said, Leave It alone. Just like using the wife to handle the problem, Then having to back off what the original post said, We will all go forward and just maybe you will still be on the chat site and let the past fade away. You are still a Chevy guy.

Steve from The Filling Station here again. I just wanted to thank you all once again for the overwhelming support. I agree with Gator - some of the comments toward him were a little harsh. But I also feel that this was not the place to "air the dirty laundry". That said, I do appreciate that he retracted some of comments. Like Don says, let's move on and enjoy our old Chevys!
Thanks,
Steve

Don, I would hope you knew better than have your wife fight your battles before now. We do not know why 1930 SportCoupe's wife got involved, but I do know this thread was very offense and leveled personal attacks against a fellow member. I didn't realize The Filling Station was a sacred cow, always thought of them as a vendor. Have bought from them without problem, but same can be said for other vendors who get little respect on this site. Anyway, I think this thread should have been closed after the first few comments. As a moderator, you failed.

Concoach, you have some goods points, but since this has happened maybe all of us can use it as a learning experience.

Since we don't see each other face to face and can't hear the tone of our voice and facial expressions sometimes the written word can be taken in a way it was not intended.

To paraphrase an old expression of "it’s not what you say but how you say it" sort of applies in reverse. People can take insult when the writer didn't intend it that way.

Steve is right and I hope they work out their issue so all of us can get back to the serious stuff...working on restoring Chevys.

IMHO

PS...Remember if you do happen to ever have a problem with someone else on Chatter you can always use the person to person link to work it out in private, just my very humble opinion, hope I haven't offended anyone...

For me at this time of my life, like I always tell my wife and kids and grandkids, etc all I want is some "peace and quiet"...no conflicts, no hassles (been there, done that).

:) :) :) :)

"Could we have handled this better???"

YES!!!

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Thanks to everyone who provided comments about this particular "vendor situation".
We've heard enough to see through the fog.

Now let's get back to some Chevy talk.