Frozen Manifold Heat Control Valve

slantsixdan said
Dude. No. Not unless you want to massively overpay. We're talking about ordinary, standard hairpin clips. Hardware store, outta the Hillman, Jandorf, or Dorman drawers. Like this or this.

Don't go running to throw money at specialty boutique suppliers for standard hardware items. And think very carefully and do a good bit of research before you decide to spend money at Layson's for clips or anything else. See, for just a few examples, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, here, and here. Much of what they sell is not of their own manufacture; a large proportion of their product line is bought elsewhere and marked up. They're almost never the only source for a part; see here for a listing of some more reliable vendors.

Wholly Cats!! Man, am I glad I missed that era. I was sent to Layson's by a Napa store when I first bought this 64 Dart - about two months ago. I've only dealt with Dave, and find him to be knowledgeable, and extremely passionate. Talking with Dave about Mopars is like asking for a drink of water and getting thrown in the lake! I found one or two items to be higher at Layson's, other items competitive, and they saved me over $250 on my new rear springs compared to Tacoma Spring's bid. Layson's mechanics have looked over my Dart four times now, and I probably have over an hour of time with them explaining how this Dart should be configured. (I keep learning over again that just because something is a certain way on this 56 year old car does not mean that it's supposed to be that way). It feels funny to me that a retailer will not take money for a mechanic's time. Oh, they also loaned me a specialty tool, again for free when I was reassembling my \6.

I apply a ton of your info Dan. Geeze, you're a living Mopar encyclopedia and tech guru. I gotta say though that I really feel lucky to have Layson's in my backyard. I'll archive your vendor recommendations along with the other vendors I've gleaned off this site.

Thanks again for the input. I'll keep my head on a swivel, and make sure I always use a credit card.