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4l60e rebuild
if I were you I would take your vin to gm and get a price on one of their rebuilt units. mot sure about USA, but GM Canada warrantees theirs for a year and you get the proper trans for your computer. I have heard some horror stories about diy 4l60e rebuilds. lots of money spent that went out the window upon start up, or a week later or whatever.
one more thing, if your trans is toast, don't forget to flush the cooler lines and include the price of a good inline fluid filter, or just flush the lines,change the rad and be done. otherwise all that crap that came out of your old trans and lodged itself in the cooler lines and cooler will come back into your nice new trans and take it out prematurely. you can't flush one of those "in the rad" coolers once they have particles in them don't reuse them without at least a filter inline on the return line.
|old yukon
more 4L60e clips
|old yukon
for anyone who is thinking of rebuilding the 4L60e I found these links which may be useful.
Hope they will make the task a little easier.
Info on the 4L60e
Because you where checking through the exhaust hose it has no were to go but compress the piston the pin was plugged
Take a used one first and check it be for you tear yours apart.
Feel your pain.
I have rebuilt many transmissions, that being said I leave the newer electronic controlled transmissions to the experts. It is way too costly to have a self induced failure on some of the newer transmissions. I rebuild my own powerglides, t-350, t-400 and mopar 727's with very good success, no failures or problems, but I also frequently consult a written manual. I really like the simplicity of a glide, probably the best auto transmission ever made. Always use good parts and complete kits, not a job you want to do twice!
Those look really nice. Too bad I've blown my budget getting to this point!
I think with my welder, I can fab something else up that will work the same way, but at a fraction of the cost. When I used to work in the swimming pool industry we sold quick disconnects for PVC up to 2". With that idea in mind, I think I can come with something that will withstand the heat & pressure. Maybe even a fitting that will seal with flares on either end (like the trans fitting) and then have a threaded/flared line end that bolts together away from the exhaust and trans tunnel area. I'm sure something is out there, I'll just have to look around.
Sure is nice driving around town with 4th gear!
|I think I'd invest in some Quick disconnects. Example>> http://www.atiracing.com/products/tr...ranscooler.htm
Old Yukon, these lines don't have any clips-they are thread in. Trying to hold the lines in the correct position while starting them is almost impossible. The clearance between the body and the trans is so tight that I can barely get my finger-tips up in there, much less hold the line against the tranny, while I use the other hand to start the threads. It is a PAIN. Also, the threaded fittings on the end of the lines WILL NOT turn easily. So they are binding up which makes it even harder to get them to turn to start into the fittings on the trans.
I had to take a 1/2" wrench and cut it down to 3" in length just to be able to get it in there, and then be able to move it around. Needless to say, you can only turn the nuts on the cooler lines about one flat at a time before you have to reposition the wrench. If I could fabricate some type of sub line that would stay attached to the transmission, and then be able to connect those sub lines to the rest of the cooler lines away from the trans-that would be ideal. I will not use any rubber line though as I was told not to.
I was at a point where I thought about cutting a hole in the trans tunnel, removing the passenger seat, and then accessing the lines and the nuts from the top. The only reason I did not do this is because I still would not be able to hold the line in position while I started the nut unless I cut a HUGE section of trans tunnel out so I could reach down in there and grab it..
If I have to keep doing this, I will form some other lines and use those connectors with the crush fittings that will allow attachment of two sections of tube. If there was some type of connector that be put in those lines away from the actual trans connection points it would be smarter, and easier.
I'm open to ideas..
|old yukon
Rewards for your perseverance !
With regards to the tranny fluid lines i use:
- good lighting
- an extendable mirror,
- a a bit of stainless that i can bend into different points (a strong skewer works great) (see pics below), and the retaining clips are off in 5 -10 minutes.
hope that helps making things faster.
Old Yukon
Success Finally! Well, my last update. I finally figured out why I had no 4th. It was not easy though.
I pulled the trans. in anticipation of replacing it. I got the servo out, the lock up solenoid out, the pump, and then pulled the input drum. I had the drum sitting on the table with the stator shaft pointing up. The orientation is key for what I am about to explain.. With the drum sitting that way, a small pool of oil gathered around the stator bearing, where the selective washer sits. I went to air check the 3-4 clutches and the selective washer, stator bearing, and all the oil that was sitting there literally flew up and hit the air nozzle where I had it up against the feed hole in the stator... Hmmmm... What would cause that? I then removed the washer, and bearing, and poured more tranny fluid into that little pocket where the bearing sits, and then lightly applied air pressure to the feed hole again. Bubbles started coming from between the shaft & the drum. Not just a couple, but bubbles all the way around. The more air I applied, the larger and faster the bubbles came.
So, thinking I had found the problem, I called my buddy and told him what I had discovered. He told me that it is NORMAL for the drums to leak a little bit there... Now I'm disheartened again because I thought I had it figured out. He tells me that if the leak was as bad as I thought it was, it would not have 3rd either. Well it did have 3rd, and what he was saying made sense. The 3-4 clutches would apply when air-checking.
I was back to the drawing board. I picked up the servo, and took it apart. I got the 4th piston out of the servo cover and studied it. I was trying to figure out how the fluid got behind that piston to apply the band for 4th. Not seeing any hole inside the servo bore that aligned with the 4th piston, I finally realized that the pin was hollow and that the fluid/pressure was fed from an area lower in the servo bore, then through the pin to the cavity behind the 4th piston. So, I tried blowing air through the hole (the pin is cross-drilled) and everything seemed normal. However, once I put my finger on the other side of the hole and blocked the air from coming out where it was cross-drilled--I had a VOILA! moment! The air would not come out of the end where the piston rides. I called my buddy and he said-Yes, the pin should allow air out the end of it if you are testing it...
I tried shining a light through the pin and watching for light at the other end-NADA! I then straightened a piece of wire and tried to pass it through the pin, and it stopped dead against a blockage. I took a drill bit and ran it down there until I made contact with the blockage and by hand turned the bit to see if I could pull some of it out. Well, I ended up getting a piece of rubber O-ring, what looked like gasket material, and a bunch of crud that resembles dirt, sand, clutch material all boogered together. After getting the blockage out, I cleaned the pin as best I could. After I dried it, I realized that the hole drilled in the pin appeared rusty inside. Apparently at some point this pin rusted inside and maybe the gritty surface allowed some stuff to build up until it formed a blockage.. I have no idea on the history of the trans so for all I know this is not even the original pin for this trans.
Anyway, once I got it all back together, I felt confident that it would work. I re-installed the trans, went for a road test and CHA-CHING! SHAZAM! 4th gear!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Boo-Yahh Baby! I'm guessing people beside me on the road were wondering why I was dancing behind the wheel.
What concerns me is--why did the band work when I air-checked it by applying air pressure to the exhaust port on the pan rail? I asked my buddy that builds them and he said he did not know the answer. The band WOULD apply when putting air to the exhaust passage, and yet I had no 4th gear! I did have 2nd though.. Maybe the air check only applies air to the 2nd gear band apply piston..? I'm not sure I fully understand that part of it, but it works, and I'm not arguing about it.
So let's recap-$1475 invested, about 160 hours total labor time (includes pull & install multiple times & over-haul)... Pulled & installed 3 times! What have I learned? Cooler lines are the hardest part about doing this type of work. I can pull this trans in 15 minutes IF THERE WERE NO COOLER LINES. The lines add about 30 minutes. Trying to get them started straight without cross threading them in that tight space is challenging. Trans fluid is hard to get out of your hair, and the smell will stay on your clothes even after washing. Trans fluid (even new) stains everything it touches.
I'm still concerned about that input drum leaking around the stator shaft. Is there supposed to be some type of sealant or something that goes in that position before the stator shaft is pressed in?? I think I'm going to pull the trans out again, and replace the input drum. I'm nervous that the leakage is too much and that 3-4 will slip because of this & burn up. If I can fix this drum by taking it apart and then sealing it better, I will. If there is nothing I can do to stop that leak, I will get another used drum. At least I now know how to bench test them for this before they get installed.
Do you guys that build them expect to see leakage around that shaft? Should I just leave it alone, or is this an issue that needs to be fixed? My buddy that builds them said a little leakage is normal.. How do you define "a little"? What I saw was a LOT.. What can I use to seal the shaft to the drum?
|old yukon
Keep it up Kawabuggy hopefully the silver linning is just around the corner.
It seems a common theme that moving away from stock to get that added power and proformace is the cause of many DIY tranny rebuild errors. Thats a nother good lesson.
Old Yukon
Just an update for those interested... Still have no 4th. So far I have tried the following:
Pulled servo & verified that all seals are present & not damaged, and that everything was in the correct position. It all checked out fine.
Got another valve body and put it in along with a new separator plate-I DID get a Trans-Go plate this time, and the used valve body I got HAS THE ROUND LINE BIAS VALVE so I had to drill the hole in the Trans-Go plate.
While I had the VB off, I air-checked the servo by applying air to the servo exhaust on the pan rail, and got a little bit of fluid blowing out of the ball capsule. It was just a little burst of fluid, but after that little burst, it seemed to be holding. The band was applying each time I applied the air. What I don't know is if applying air this way applies the 4th servo piston, or the 2nd clutch servo piston.. I do see that the band is applying though.
I swapped the governor for another one that I had here. It looks the same as the first one, and both valves are free inside both governors.
I also put a return spring on the actual TV valve itself inside the valve body as I was told that this will prevent the valve from sticking.
After putting it all back together, I still have no 4th gear. I verified that the shifter is in O/D, and not just "D" (3rd), and I have verified that adjusting the TV cable has no bearing on the situation. I jacked the rear end up off the ground and had my friend running it at 70MPH while I pulled & released the TV cable multiple times but it still did not shift into 4th.
So, I'm going back to the drawing board. I got another 700 that came from a running car that was simply slipping in 3rd & 4th under heavy acceleration. It DID have all gears prior to being pulled (this is what I am being told). Now I'm torn between rebuilding it and leaving it all STOCK inside-no modifications what so ever. This is what my friend that builds them is telling me to do. He said to leave out all shift kits, boost valve, and after-market separator plates. He said I can still use the Beast sunshell, and a good band, all new bushings, & the normal stuff that comes in a basic rebuild kit but NOTHING else. He assures me that if I build it this way it will work.. I'm going to try it to see. That leaves me a complete spare transmission with some unknown problem inside that I can take parts off of. This is getting REALLY costly. At this point, I have over $1200.00 in a core transmission, rebuild kit, performance parts, TV cable bracket, TV cable attachment arm (for carb), fluid, torque converter, shortened drive shaft, relocated cross-member, labor, spare valve body, new separator plate, new VB gaskets, time, time, and more time and still don't have a trans that works properly. Now another 700 ($150), and another rebuild kit, and start the process all over. I won't give up on this project. I will get a trans that works. Hopefully I'll achieve success BEFORE I eclipse that dollar figure that would have allowed me to purchase a 4L60E and stand alone computer...
|old yukon
Sorry Crosely, dont get me wrong, I am not saying anyone on the forum said all DIYer tranny builds fail, just that their sucess rates are fairly low.
the 2 to 3 day guestamation of a pro trany build is just ignornat old me guessing, not the fact you guys know better.
Yes it is true that Diyer tranny builders cover the vast range of experience, and we hope you can get that four gear in shape soon Kawabuggy !
Old Yukon
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I would, if money available, go with a single stage kit. Lee make some fairly inexpensive kits that contains everything but dies and consumables.
I use a Lee Anniversary Kit (single stage) and have for a few years with good results and lots of reloads.


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Aw, so sweet!
Re: Goodbye Earth
Damn. I had no idea one could impart that much emotion into one clutched, gloved hand.
Well done.
cestaimee wrote:Beautiful art, but I'm not sure that pegasus would be able to take off without losing a few pounds...
Silly Noxy and her love of drawing chubby ponies.
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That's a bit of an unfair advantage. Ahhhhh dreams are crashed. If you like the shirt though- please vote :3
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This may be greatly shadowed by the fact that I was never really a perzine writer and had no interest in being one, but how is making zines not speaking into the void as well? What's the ratio of responses to how many copies you put out?
Don't be mistaken, every once in awhile, there is a zinester who comes along and acts as though the whole point of zines is to either be popular and/or make friends with the popular zinesters to raise their profile or score a book deal with Microcosm or even a larger publisher. A lot of people do put a lot into their blogs and it's not just about hits or a fucking Technorati score. It's a forum to write about something you care a great deal for in the end, just in a different medium.
And Mikelle is right, some people do put a lot of work into the layout of their blogs.
I would say that to me a zine gives you more of a sense of accomplishment when you are done wheter someone reads it or not, whereas with a blog I really only feel accomplished if I have readers.
"transcending the blogosphere"
Dan 10 Things- Cool, it's great someone got something tangible out of this!!! Hey what's your blog address?


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I'll be posting the plans and build details of the bar tables and stools in a separate post shortly.
There is still quite a bit left on our to-do for the space, I am just so excited to see it starting to come together. I am so proud of my hard working hubby. {I'm so grateful for many things} Thanks for letting me share this space. Enjoy!
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AMES, Iowa -- As tractors, combines and other farm equipment have become larger and heavier, Iowa farmers' concerns about soil compaction and its impacts on crop yields have increased as well, according to the 2013 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll.
Combine and grain cart axle loads are some of the heaviest on row crop land, with axle loads for larger grain carts easily exceeding 75,000 pounds, said Mark Hanna, an extension agricultural engineer with Iowa State University.
"The 2013 Iowa Farm and Rural Life Poll results show that many farmers are concerned about soil compaction impacts of heavy equipment traffic. As farmers start to plan fieldwork, they should consider strategies such as controlled traffic lanes to mitigate potential compaction," Hanna said.
ISU Extension and Outreach sociologists J. Gordon Arbuckle Jr. and Paul Lasley co-direct the annual poll. The 2013 poll included a series of questions examining farmers' experience with soil compaction, their concerns about the issue and their perspectives on common compaction management techniques. The questions were developed in partnership with the ISU Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering. These questions were asked only of farmers who had planted corn, soybeans or other row crops in 2012, Arbuckle said.
"About 71 percent of farmers indicated they were concerned about soil compaction on the land that they farm," Arbuckle said. "About 75 percent agreed that they were concerned about the impact of heavy machinery on soil health. Half of the farmers agreed or strongly agreed that they consider the weight of equipment when making purchasing decisions."
"Compaction is variable depending on soil conditions and wheel loads," said Hanna. "Some research suggests that yields may be depressed 2 to 5 bushels per acre or more in seasons with wetter soil, and we wanted to know if farmers are noticing yield losses."
Respondents were asked to consider all of the land that they farm and estimate the average annual impact of soil compaction on corn yield over the past five years, Arbuckle said. Sixteen percent reported that they do not have soil compaction, while another 33 percent indicated that they have soil compaction issues, but with negligible effect on yields. However, more than half of farmers estimated that soil compaction has had an impact on yields: 25 percent estimated that those losses were 2 bushels or less per year; 20 percent reported yield losses of between 2 and 5 bushels an acre; 6 percent estimated loss of five to 10 bushels; and, 2 percent reported annual losses greater than 10 bushels per acre.
Arbuckle said 91 percent of farmers indicated that they attempt to avoid compaction by taking soil moisture content, a major mediating factor, into account as they plan fieldwork. Sixty-five percent agreed that wheel traffic pattern control, a best management practice, is an effective means of reducing soil compaction.
"Compaction can be significantly reduced by aligning combine, grain cart, tractor and other wheel tracks into a controlled traffic pattern," said Hanna. "Using the same wheel tracks helps minimize the amount of land damaged. Farmers also should carefully evaluate wheel tread patterns when acquiring machinery."
Other practices were also seen as effective. Sixty percent of farmers agreed that removing crop residue can lead to increased soil compaction, and 57 percent agreed that no-till is an effective way to reduce compaction. Fifty-five percent indicated that fall tillage is an important compaction management strategy for their operation. Forty-seven percent indicated that winter freeze and thaw and summer shrink and swell are sufficient to address soil compaction on the land they farm.
Seventy-five percent of farmers reported they use "simple observation" to determine whether soil compaction is an issue. Fifty-nine percent use evaluation of plant growth, 24 percent dig the root system, and 21 percent use a penetrometer or other metal rod to measure soil resistance, Arbuckle said.
"Digging and inspecting old root masses to look for compaction is a good practice before investing in deep tillage operations," added Hanna. "Excessive tillage can destroy natural soil structure that helps prevent compaction."
More information about soil compaction can be found in the publication "Understanding and Managing Soil Compaction" (PM 1901B), available from the ISU Extension and Outreach Online Store.


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I don't remember what kind of primer it was. Just a spray can from my local parts store. All I remember was that the first one was a normal primer, and the second (which was recommended after the first one bubbled) was self etching. This is the "some primers don't mix with some paints" thing you were talking about.
The paint on the car is not original (it's a 67 Camaro) and I have no idea what type of paint it is.
I will try to find an "epoxy" primer and spot test it. Any idea if it's available in spray can just for testing (I know a paint supplier, so will get the good stuff when I do the whole car).
You'd probably be better off covering with epoxy primer first.
That would be your best defense, it seals better than any sealer
out there and is less reactive in disturbing the existing paint.
Thats weird, tell us more about what kind of Primer are u using and the area your spraying primer to is that the original basecoat , are you using spray cans?
i'm a noob myself but i remember somebody saying some primer dont mix with some other chemicals ummm something like acylic and enamel something like that.
anyways im sure if u answer any of my questions it will help u get a better answer
btw by best bet by just reading your post i would go with Dirty dusty area did u tach?
Need painting advice...
Hey Guys,
I have a car that is in need of a paint job. My issue is while repairing a nasty and deep scratch a few years ago I ran into a major problem. After sanding smooth, I hit it with a shot of primer. Within seconds the paint underneath (or primer under the paint) bubbled. I cursed, waited for it to dry, sanded again, and tried self etching primer. Same problem. After much cursing and many tries I finally got it to look ok (still not good, but the color matches and the scratch is gone).
Now I want to paint the whole car. It needs VERY little body work (only a couple minor blemishes, and the spot I did last time needs to be re-done). There is no rust on the car, and it is very straight. Thus I believe only a bit of sanding is needed to prep most of the car.
The problem is how do I stop it from bubbling? I believe there are "sealer's" out there (probably the wrong term) that will solve this issue. But I have no idea which one.....
I have herd of 615 by Dupont. Is this the right stuff? Do I spray is first? Mix it with the primer???
Some back ground on me, just so you know my level of expertise... NONE!!
I have done a few body repairs that (in my very humble opinion) turned out well (not a pro job, but for a driveway repair by an amateur, not too bad). I have done many spray bomb touch ups that unless you know where they were you wouldn't know about them.
This is my first attempt at painting an entire car, so any other tips would be greatly appreciated.
I am going to rent a spray booth, and have read the books and watched the TV shows, and now I want to give it a try. (mainly because the car really needs paint, and I can't afford the $10 + K to get it done in a shop)
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Part II: What Ångström didn't know
By raypierre , with the gratefully acknowledged assistance of Spencer Weart
In Part I the long struggle to get beyond the fallacious saturation argument was recounted in historical terms. In Part II, I will provide a more detailed analysis for the reader interested in the technical nitty-gritty of how the absorption of infrared really depends on CO2 concentration. At the end, I will discuss Herr Koch's experiment in the light of modern observations.
The discussion here is based on CO2 absorption data found in the HITRAN spectroscopic archive. This is the main infrared database used by atmospheric radiation modellers. This database is a legacy of the military work on infrared described in Part I , and descends from a spectroscopic archive compiled by the Air Force Geophysics Laboratory at Hanscom Field, MA (referred to in some early editions of radiative transfer textbooks as the "AFGL Tape").
Suppose we were to sit at sea level and shine an infrared flashlight with an output of one Watt upward into the sky. If all the light from the beam were then collected by an orbiting astronaut with a sufficiently large lens, what fraction of a Watt would that be? The question of saturation amounts to the following question: How would that fraction change if we increased the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere? Saturation refers to the condition where increasing the amount of CO2 fails to increase the absorption, because the CO2 was already absorbing essentially all there is to absorb at the wavelengths where it absorbs at all. Think of a conveyor belt with red, blue and green M&M candies going past. You have one fussy child sitting at the belt who only eats red M&M's, and he can eat them fast enough to eat half of the M&M's going past him. Thus, he reduces the M&M flux by half. If you put another equally fussy kid next to him who can eat at the same rate, she'll eat all the remaining red M&M's. Then, if you put a third kid in the line, it won't result in any further decrease in the M&M flux, because all the M&M's that they like to eat are already gone. (It will probably result in howls of disappointment, though!) You'd need an eater of green or blue M&M's to make further reductions in the flux.
Ångström and his followers believed that the situation with CO2 and infrared was like the situation with the red M&M's. To understand how wrong they were, we need to look at modern measurements of the rate of absorption of infrared light by CO2 . The rate of absorption is a very intricately varying function of the wavelength of the light. At any given wavelength, the amount of light surviving goes down like the exponential of the number of molecules of CO2 encountered by the beam of light. The rate of exponential decay is the absorption factor.
When the product of the absorption factor times the amount of CO2 encountered equals one, then the amount of light is reduced by a factor of 1/e, i.e. 1/2.71282… . For this, or larger, amounts of CO2,the atmosphere is optically thick at the corresponding wavelength. If you double the amount of CO2, you reduce the proportion of surviving light by an additional factor of 1/e, reducing the proportion surviving to about a tenth; if you instead halve the amount of CO2, the proportion surviving is the reciprocal of the square root of e , or about 60% , and the atmosphere is optically thin. Precisely where we draw the line between "thick" and "thin" is somewhat arbitrary, given that the absorption shades smoothly from small values to large values as the product of absorption factor with amount of CO2 increases.
The units of absorption factor depend on the units we use to measure the amount of CO2 in the column of the atmosphere encountered by the beam of light. Let's measure our units relative to the amount of CO2 in an atmospheric column of base one square meter, present when the concentration of CO2 is 300 parts per million (about the pre-industrial value). In such units, an atmosphere with the present amount of CO2 is optically thick where the absorption coefficient is one or greater, and optically thin where the absorption coefficient is less than one. If we double the amount of CO2 in the atmosphere, then the absorption coefficient only needs to be 1/2 or greater in order to make the atmosphere optically thick.
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[QUOTE=gearheadslife;1648632]thats just wrong.. the lenth of the belt is the part #
if it's a ribbed belt the # of ribs is the first number in the part #
you can walk in and tell them the # you want..[/QUOT
I think that the reason for this is that they spend to much time training them how to run the computer and don't hire for common sense anymore. Please don't think I'm ragging on technology, I'm not, I'm ragging on the way it's used.
So often you call a place of business now and it's push this for that department, push this for another and their jail telephone mail goes on for way to long. I recently went through this with a company and when I finally got to talk to a person and explained my frustration, they told me that they get complaints all the time about their telephone service. I told them that I had a revolutionary idea that just might work...how about when the phone rings...somebody answer it and put the customer in touch with the person they wanted to talk to. Saves the customers time, doesn't get the customer POed...and it might even grow their business...because almost everybody uses telephone jail mail now and many people hate it.
I do understand what your saying though, the DIY traffic is often clueless about their own vehicle.
I buy some stuff from Summit because I know I'll get it fast and the price is reasonable (I ordered one part online on a Sunday night around 10:30pm, and it was on my porch the next afternoon when I got home from work - still don't know how they did that). When it comes to aftermarket streetrod stuff, I like a local shop (Old Dog Streetrods) where I can see and touch the parts (that I'm usually modifying anyway). They have a good amount on stock, most of the major brands, and expertise on-site (they have a shop behind the store that can do any/all of it). Speedway seems to have everything for buillding rods, at reasonable prices, and pretty fast shipping. Both Summit and Speedway have good catalogs and good on-line sites for ordering.
and 2 non chain. total and alied
all have shop accounts.. and advanced has a counter just for them. with people that are more than just clerks earning a paycheck..
that said.. yes 90% of the foot traffic is diy and 75% of those have no clue..
shops don't walk into the store.. they call or place order online to be delivered.. sign for it and thats that..
10% of the gross foot trafic will be us car guys or the techs working on side work at home..
I'd say 50% of the sales are brakes and DIY that refuse to pay 500+ for a shop to replace rotors and pads..
remember shops & techs don't set foot in the autoparts store 99% of the time, we go to them..
I guess what I'm looking for when buying parts is to be treated with respect, I want that personal relationship with the guy behind the counter if I require delivery or if I pick up the parts myself. For me, it's that personal touch that assures me that I'm getting service, I know quality and I know prices. I want my parts supplier to treat me the way I treat my customers. I feel that when a jobber gets to know what their customers want, do what it takes to set them apart from the competition by offering knowledgeable friendly service, they will succeed and price, although important often becomes secondary when purchasing.
Again, I want that personal relationship with my parts supplier, my gas station attendant, my Pharmacist..I just want to be treated with respect wherever I spend the money I worked hard for. I think we all deserve that. It's the times I call a service provider (and I know the larger the company the more difficult it seems to offer service with respect) like my cable, home phone, cell phone and internet provider, I am quickly running out of patience with the way they treat you from the non answering of phones when you call them with a problem, to how they respond to a problem. I've had a problem with my telephone land line lately and my service provider actually told me that they where to busy to look after me for the next few days because they where to busy with new customer installations in my area but would send someone 7 working days later between 1PM and 7PM and I should make sure someone was at my residence to let the technician in. Also, there would be a $75 service charge that would be added to my bill plus any additional equipment I might need. They own the equipment! To get this service appointment I spoke to 3 different people and was put on hold 4 different times, the total call took over 45 minutes, from my neighbors phone no less.
I know that this isn't an automotive supplier but, I'm sure that there are horror story's out there regarding them...I know I've lived a few.
the ALL.(well almost) forget they where not BORN with automotive knowlege.. they learned it over the years.. but somehow thing that 18y/o making min wage should know what they are looking for.. like it's knowlege they should be born with...!!
after they treat the newbe like dirt I go over to help the customer and have a ball.. just the other day I helped a know it all.. after he belittled the kid.. he wanted tune up parts for a 307. I asked what make.. he snapped just get parts for a 3o7... after looking out and not see'n an olds in the lot I got him tune up parts for a 307
he came back oh 90 minutes later and said I gave him the wrong parts..
I said back up. I asked you what make.. you blasted "just give me parts for a 307" well all those parts fit a chevy 307 v8
he barks but I have an olds, I said sir thats why we ask make!!!!!!!!!!
Another time a guy came in wanting a chevy long waterpump.. I asked him(interupting the other counter girl) if it was for his vette in lot..
yes it was, I said you'll want a short pump.. and went to go grab one.. to him yelling, I know what the f I need ,get me a long pump..
OK sir.. here ya go.. have a great day..
he returned 10 minutes after we closed, but I walked into supermarket to get whatever wife wanted me to pick up. and was headed to my car..
he's like , this pump is wrong.. I said no kidding.. well you sold me the wrong one.. I said no I didn't !!!!!!!!!!! I tried to sell you the correct one.. but what do I know.. he says well I need the "other" type..
I said fine comeback tomorrow am and it'll be waiting for you..
he was pissed, I said sorry the manager lives in milton(35miles away) and mostlikely is half way home.. I don't have keys..
car guys are the most arrogant bas tards to deal with , as they automaticly think parts guys are STUPID..
again not all.. but way to many..
I understand what your saying and respect needs to be given on booth sides of the counter. The customers your talking about are idiots in the true sense of the word...they don't know that they don't know. The most dangerous kind.
Many years ago I when I was 18 years old I was a mechanic at a local GM dealership, the parts department was busy and short staffed, I was waiting on parts so I thought I'd go and help out (common back in the day and it was a small dealership). A customer asked me for points, condenser and rotor for his 1974 Impala, I asked if the points and condenser where one piece or if the condenser was screwed to the plate on the distributor. The customer got upset and told me that when I was finished washing the floors in the shop maybe I could wash his car and he wasn't going to buy parts from a kid that didn't have a clue what he needed. I looked at him, smiled and walked away. Then he asked the parts manager if we had time to install the parts and do a tune up on his car. The parts manager turned to me and asked I if had time for a tune up on a 74 Impala. I smiled at the customer and told the parts Manager that I was waiting for wheel cylinders on the car I was working on and absolutely I had time to tune up the car, I turned to the customer and asked if he'd like his car washed as well.
I believe there needs to be more respect, on booth sides of the counter. If I see a younger person at a parts counter, I don't judge him because of his age. I will however look at the persons willingness to assist a customer to get what the customer wants or needs. How well the person listens, and if he doesn't know the answer, his diligence in doing what he can to get an answer. The person I want is the person who cares enough to learn when he doesn't know and truly has the customer's best interest at heart.
I totally understand wanting a personal connection with the people/businesses you deal with. I'm retired now, but used to design computer systems for Army logistics. When we were working on new systems, or upgrades to existing systems, we went to the end users of those systems to find out what works for them, and what doesn't (Army senior leadership didn't have a clue). When your customer is the Army, it's easy to forget that it's still people - individuals. Once those people talked to us, and got to know us, they became friends and were enthusiastic partners in designing those systems. We learned so much more that we would have otherwise. When one project was handed over to a contractor in the middle of the project, the people we had been working with demanded that we still be involved! When you are half a world away and can't get the system to give you the parts/material you need, nothing is better than a friend who knows that system inside and out. And the people in our office took a personal interest in making sure those systems worked as well as possible - our friends were counting on them.
I've been doing "the parts thing" for a lot of years, for various dealerships and parts stores.
14 years total as a Ford partsman, with the remainder of the 36 years (OMG ... 36 years now?) working in the jobber parts store environment. (Mostly, and presently, with NAPA) I have been a licensed partsman since 1983 as it is a recognized trade here in Alberta.
The thing is ... that a lot has changed, and yet a lot has remained the same throughout the entire time.
I don't claim to "know everything" and never have. There is something new to be learned each and every day ... it's one thing that I love about this job.
Frustration is no stranger, either, as it's simply impossible to please or impress everyone.
Computers vs Paper catalogs:
Yep, computers are not perfect ... but they're a tool that I wouldn't want to be without.
"Fred" (F.R.E.D.) has a much better memory than I do, and is also better at math. "Fred" and I became friends in about 1978, and I knew he was here to stay ... especially a decade later when electronic invoicing evolved.
Yes, I still reach for the paper catalogs when it comes to looking up things like universal joints, exhaust parts and steering linkage, etc, because having a diagram and all PERTINENT choices in front of you really helps to avoid the "mental clutter" you'll find on a computer screen.
U-Joints in particular ... OMG!
You can have up to 100 part numbers to choose from on the screen (with all of the individual loacations, repeats, and "good, better, best" product offerings) wheras the catalog readily tells you that u-joints in position #4,5,6 (2-pc rear shaft) are all the same part number (but not always). Greasable or non-greasable? Done.
We're a very small store, and have just hired a young guy, (just out of high school), whose primary job is delivery driver.
Customers don't really seem to understand why he asks the questions he does when looking up a part. The answer is: "Because the computer is asking him." He's doing his best to get you the right part and doesn't have the benefit (?) of an "educated guess" ... so he's going to confirm EVERYTHING.
Trust me ... I have worked with a lot of guys that "do their own thinking" or are afraid to ask "stupid questions" ... and it doesn't always end well.
The best thing (for those reading here at a hot-rod site)to keep in mind is that NOBODY knows your vehicle better than you do, nor should you expect a counterman to know every minute detail about your ride.
No he doesn't know that a "05 Duramax" means that the vehicle is in reality a 2005 GMC Sierra 2500HD 4x4 with a 6.6L diesel engine.
Some of you have an appreciation of the value in establishing a good "working relationship" with your counter people.
IMO ... "Respect is a 2-way street." and that customers that display respect and patience generally get better service than the impatient "know-it-alls".
Let's consider the "Customer arrives 10 minutes after the posted closing time" scenario. I'm counting the cash, making the deposit, and getting ready to do "End of Day" on the computer. The computer is still "UP" and I can still use the electronic catalog and invoicing. I hear a knock on the door, and look up to see a guy with his hands cupped over his eyes so he can peer into the darkened interior. He knows I'm closed, and *should* know that I have a life and commitments waiting for me. "Hmmmm ... wasn't this the guy that got rude, said I was gouging him ... that he would just buy those rotors on-line just a couple of days ago? Hmmmm. Just try getting those grease seals and bearing packer "after-hours" at "Rock Otto"
PS ... there is also a rumor that most counterman are allowed a little bit of discretion in regards to prices quoted to customers. Prices which may or may not be influenced by how much he (or she) likes you.
I'm just sayin' ... LOL
Bob...that's the relationship I'm talking about...if more people worked at building those relationships with the people that they work with and for...the work place becomes fun and who knows, life long friendships can be formed...It worked for me.
66GMC...You are in the front lines when it comes to dealing with the public...You and I may have more in common than you might realize...In 1996 I was going to try semi retired life...well that lasted 3 months and I got frustrated, bored and found out I missed dealing with people...I got a job at NAPA as a "Paint Rep"...(This was during the time that NAPA Canada was buying up competition to gain market share, does "Fort Ignition" ring a bell from the mid 90's on the Canadian Prairie's). The problem was that they didn't have paint and I was asked if I could work on the counter as a parts person and help organize their fledgling paint department with respect to what product was required and to set up inventory levels. I spent about 6 months on the parts counter. They had computer systems in place for hard parts but so often I used the books, many times, not for me but, if I could ask the customer does your part look like this or like that, I got them the right part.
Yes, I too would sooner work with an individual that asked what some may consider stupid questions than the guy that doesn't...(I hated having to return parts...it always took 3 times as long to give somebody a refund as it did to sell the damn part in the first place).
You made a comment about "Some of you have an appreciation of the value in establishing a good "working relationship" with your counter people. IMO ... "Respect is a 2-way street." and that customers that display respect and patience generally get better service than the impatient "know-it-alls"." Truer words couldn't have been spoken...The guy that everybody new as a customer that was respectful, patient and an all around good guy did get better service and treatment. On the other side of the coin now...today I want to be that guy.
And if I may...I'd like to confirm the rumor of the leeway that countermen may have when quoting prices...so always remember, the way you treat a counterman may have a direct relationship to the bottom line on your invoice.
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be kind/respectfull and say thank you, and be a return customer, and you'll get a break on the bigger cost items if he can..
it's rumored to help build a long term relationship.. and word of mouth..
some need to remember, unless you have a part # already, the counter help can't just type in chevy v8 long water pump..
also, back in the day.. autoparts stocked big 3 parts and then you had the import part store..
so the parts guy only needed to remember 1/20th of the part # out there today..
tons of cars/trucks used the same parts for years if not decades.. thats not the case anymore..
think about that.. 1955-2002 the small block was basicly the same..
since 96 the ls family has changed 5 times,
only ford was an interchange nightmare years ago..
how many different engines used the same spark plug, oil filter, fuel filter..etc..
now almost nothing interchanges..
the lowly colbalt came with 5 lugs, but there are a few with 4 lug wheels.. if you don't have the month of the build or vin.. you might get the wrong part..
it's silly how many different front rotors a basic f-250 can have today.. before it was two wheel drive or 4 maybe tow/plow package..
today some models have 8 different front rotors depending on late or early build (same year) 2wd /4wd 4wd h/d etc etc etc..
the running changes are crazy today.. god help these owners that keep the vehicle any lenth of time..
If I can add to the possibility of a customer's attitude determining the price they pay....I seem to remember a button on the computer that would allow the counter person to charge what the market would bare....just like you don't want to piss off the waiter or he'll spit in your food, you wanna be respectful to the guy trying to help you get the right parts.
Yup, I do remember Fort Ignition being bought up.
I'm pretty sure it was around the time that UAP and NAPA merged and became UAP/NAPA in Canada.
That merger resulted in just a bit of a "Gong Show" IMO.
(Let's be polite and call it "growing pains")
The parent company in Canada is still UAP Inc, but they seem to be slowly assimilating back to the GPC (Guaranteed Parts) method of doing business. Being that I was an original NAPA guy ... that was good news.
Paint is a whole 'nother level of PITA, with the change to low VOC. I'm really glad that NAPA split that off to the CMAX division. We basically stock body filler and gun wash now ... and that's about it.
My advice to everyone reading this is to find, download, and save as many PDF catalogs as you can get your hands on as they are the last link to the old paper catalogs in many cases. Many mfrs have gone completely electronic, and some have converted to Adobe Flash format, which is not MY preferred method of doing look-ups. You can print individual or a small number of pages at a time. I cheat a bit, by printing them to a series of PDF files, then re-combine them using the full version of Adobe Acrobat. (expensive program to buy) An alternative to this is to use Able2Extract Pro to convert each PDF to a Word document, and then manually copy/paste the pages in. This method would entail a lot of work to re-assemble a 500 page catalog.
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What I loved about the time that I was employed by UAP/NAPA/Fort Ignition (my first few paychecks where still under the Fort Ignition umbrella) was that Fort Ignition carried everything for cars from 1920 to 1996 especially electrical and tune up parts. The location that I worked at was considered a warehouse and we stocked so many parts it was incredible. That location had a service center, electrical rebuild shop (alternators and even radios) and a machine shop with real good people. I learned a lot from those people and I was in heaven, doing my own head work, boring etc., but that wasn't NAPA's shtick and over a couple of years all those people where gone and it became parts only. I'm so glad that I had the benefit of being able to learn from the guys in the back with respect to machining.
Yes they moved all the paint into the C-Max division and rightfully so. It's a whole different kettle of fish than hard parts. I'm not sure what the're doing in the US but C-Max is alive and well in Canada.
Good advice on downloading the catalogs...when the're gone, they will be gone.
I may PM you some time (if that's OK) and see if we know some of the same people, I still stay in touch with a few of them and had several visits here in Ontario from some of the Calgary staff you may know.
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Re: A simple swap function
> I think I must be missing something straightforward.
> I want a function to swap the values of 2 lists. I
> defined ab={a,b}, and ba={b,a}, and
> swap[v1_,v2_]:=Module[{temp=v1},v1=v2;v2=temp;], and I
> get an Iteration limit exceeded error. When I look at
> ab, it looks like {Hold[a],Hold[b]} (or maybe
> {Hold[b],Hold[a], I don't remember), and ba looks
> opposite. When I tried to use the same function on
> numbers, it didn't work either. What's wrong with what
> I'm doing, and how can I do what I want to do?
All of this is unnecessary.
Assuming the variables a and b have been assigned values,
the assignment
{a,b} = {b,a}
works. Try it! I do NOT recommend this if a and b have not been
assigned values!
If you want to be ultracareful, you could use
If[ValueQ[v1] & ValueQ[v2], {v1,v2} = {v2,v1}];
Richard Mercer
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Posted by Benjamin Ensor on September 21, 2012
This is a guest post from Myriam Da Costa, a researcher serving eBusiness & Channel Strategy professionals.
France has been quick to embrace mobile banking. Banks like BNP Paribas and Société Générale were among the pioneers of mobile banking in Europe and since 2009, all of the big French banks have launched iPhone mobile banking apps, so most French banks now offer several forms of mobile banking. The first wave of mobile banking was about getting the basics down and offering customers functionality like balances, transaction histories and SMS alerts. The second wave now focuses on money transfers and payments.
As we wrote in our report on The State Of Mobile Banking In Europe 2012, mobile banking is the foundation for mobile payments. France's banks and mobile operators are moving fast to seize the opportunity. In the past two years there has been a wave of new mobile payment initiatives in France: Buyster, Cityzi, Kwixo, Kix and S-money.


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Posted by James McQuivey on the CMOs Blog on June 16, 2010
The future is here, folks, and the gaming industry is the first to get us there. Today I leave E3, the gaming industry's biggest US convention. When all is said and done, roughly 45,000 people will have come through LA's convention center -- most of them as nerdy as you're imagining right now -- to play the newest games, demo the latest hardware, and collectively drool over hyper-realistic zombies, aliens, robots, and other baddies game designers have placed in our digital sights.
At this E3 we have witnessed more advances in living room technology than the cable, consumer electronics, or the computer industry (yes, that includes Apple) have managed to pull off in many years of trying. Let me summarize:


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NOTRE DAME, Ind. – Notre Dame senior guard Eric Atkins scored five of his team-high 30 points in overtime, highlighted by a key 3-point field goal with 13 seconds left to play in the extra period to help lift the host Fighting Irish to an 87-81 win over Canisius Sunday evening in the Purcell Pavilion in Notre Dame, Ind. The win moves Notre Dame to 9-4 on the year while the Golden Griffins see their record move to 9-5 with the loss.
Canisius senior Billy Baron matched a career-high with his 33-point effort for the Blue and Gold, with 26 of those points coming in the game's final 25 minutes. Baron also added six rebounds, a career-high six steals and five assists in 43 minutes as Canisius ended the game shooting 44.8 percent from the field, 47.6 percent from 3-point range and 91.7 percent from the free-throw line. Seniors Jordan Heath and Chris Manhertz each posted double-doubles in the loss for the Griffs, with Heath scoring 13 points to go with 11 rebounds for his second double-double this season and the fourth of his career. Manhertz scored 12 points and pulled down a season-high 11 boards for the Griffs for his 10th career double-double effort as the Blue and Gold played its first overtime game of the 2013-14 season.
"This was a battle out there today and I thought our guys were up to the challenge from the start," Canisius head coach Jim Baron said. "It was a great college basketball game. We played hard and I thought had our chance at the end of regulation to take it. Give Notre Dame credit, they were playing without their leading scorer [Jerian Grant] and the Atkins kid stepped up."
Notre Dame took a five-point lead with 1:53 left to play in regulation time after Atkins went 1-for-2 from the free-throw line to make the score 73-68 in favor of the Fighting Irish. On Canisius' next trip down the floor, Baron found Manhertz wide open on the right-hand side of the lane and the Bronx, N.Y., native slammed it home to make the score 73-70 with 1:43 left on the clock. After Notre Dame came up empty on its next possession, Baron knifed through the lane and scored a traditional 3-point play with a lay-up and a made free-throw with 1:02 left in regulation time to knot the game at 73-73.
Notre Dame had a chance to win the game at the end of regulation with a frantic final 30 seconds which saw the Griffs force a turnover, then give the ball right back. Atkins took the ball down the right side of the floor but had it stripped by Canisius senior Chris Perez. As the ball was going out-of-bounds, Baron grabbed the ball and tried to call timeout, but the officials ruled Baron was out-of-bounds himself, resetting the shot clock with 28 ticks left to play. Notre Dame took its final timeout, and out of that timeout, Atkins again tried to get down the right side of the floor, but Perez stripped the senior guard as he rose from the floor to get off a jump shot and the final horn sounded to send the game into overtime.
"The officials told us that Billy had the ball and stepped out-of-bounds," Jim Baron said after the game. "If he's out of bounds when he gets the ball, how does he have possession? No one could answer me that. I thought they [Notre Dame] should have had the ball with one second left on the shot clock, but they reset the shot clock giving them [Notre Dame] the last shot. Give our guys credit though, they didn't hang their heads and they really played defense that last 28 seconds to get us to overtime."
In overtime, Notre Dame and Canisius traded free-throws before redshirt freshman Phil Valenti scored off a pass from Jordan Heath with 2:57 left in the extra session to knot the game at 77-77. Notre Dame took the lead for good moments later when center Garrick Sherman scored a bucket and a free-throw to push the score to 80-77 with 2:41 left on the clock. Sherman grabbed an offensive rebound, one of his 10 boards on the day, with 1:23 left to play to make it five-point game at 82-77. Canisius rallied one last time, as Baron scored four-straight points for the Griffs in 26 seconds to cut Notre Dame's cushion to 82-81 with 44 ticks left in OT, but Atkins sealed the game for the home squad with a dagger 3-pointer from the top of the key with 13 seconds left to push Notre Dame's margin back to four points at 85-81.
Canisius freshman Zach Lewis scored eight points and was credited with two steals in the loss for the Blue and Gold as Canisius ended the contest with a season-high 12 steals. Redshirt sophomore Dominique Raney had six points and two steals as well for Canisius, while Perez had five points and matched a season-high with four assists in a career-high 43 minutes of action. Sherman had 17 points and 10 rebounds for Notre Dame, which improved to 8-2 at home with the win. The Fighting Irish shot 47 percent from the field, 42.1 percent from 3-point land and 81 percent from the free-throw line in the win, while out rebounding Canisius 44-31 for the contest.
Canisius will continue its three-game road swing next Saturday, Jan. 4, when the team travels to play at Saint Peter's. Tipoff in the Yanitelli Center is set for 2 p.m.Game Notes: This was the 24th all-time meeting between these two schools, with Notre Dame leading the series 20-4…. This marked the second time Canisius and Notre Dame played an overtime game, with the other occasion coming Feb. 2, 1957 in Buffalo – a 94-89 double overtime win for the Griffs… Canisius is now 80-43 all-time in overtime games… The Griffs were playing their first game against an ACC school since Dec. 5, 1994, when the team lost to Wake Forest in the Aud… Canisius is now averaging 83.7 points per game in its last three ball games… Baron has now scored 30 or more points in five career contests and he now has 857 points in 47 games as a Griff... Manhertz now has 10-plus rebounds in 22 career games… The Blue and Gold finished its non-conference schedule with a winning record (6-5) for the second-straight season, the first time that has happened since the school joined the MAAC prior to the start of the 1989-90 campaign.


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The public is invited to christen the new Sugarmont Plaza on Friday from 6 to 9 p.m. at 2227 S. Highland Drive.
"Sugarmont Plaza is a new urban gathering spot that features a colorful plaza surface, murals, tables, chairs and umbrellas available to the public. Food truck rallies, music events, free movie screenings and casual gatherings are all planned for the space in the coming months," according to a statement from the Redevelopment Agency (RDA).
Friday's family event will feature music and food, as well as tours of the project.
The project was spearheaded by Mark Morris of Friends of the Sugar House Streetcar, and Amy Barry, of the Sugar House Community Council. It was underwritten by a $12,580 grant from the RDA.
"Sugarmont Plaza activates a part of Sugar House currently undergoing significant change," Morris said. "We hope many events will be held here this summer, encouraging community members to consider how valuable public space is to them."


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[Note: While the examples below use a film title of "Soylent Green" I have manually searched IMDB using a browser to confirm other titles are definitely not listed.]
Surprisingly there is no existing Amazon scraper. As part of an effort to make one myself I started off by looking at the existing scrapers to see how they worked, and following on from this I made some initial efforts to convert the current FilmAffinity scraper to use English results rather than Spanish results (you can download a copy here if you are interested http://homepage.mac.com/jelockwood/.Publ...nityen.zip).
While I have not yet got an Amazon scraper even partially working yet, I have found some important information about the format of the various URLs that Amazon uses.
1. Amazon itself normally replaces spaces in Title searches with a plus (+) symbol, however it does seem to also work with a space (or %20).
A search URL like the following entered in a web-browser all work
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_ss_d?url=search-alias=dvd&field-keywords=soylent green&x=0&y=0
and indeed also the slightly shorter
2. The URL of a result is normally a rather messy and complicated format like this
as you can see there would appear to be two different ID numbers plus a text field. However I have been able to determine that the following much simpler form of the URL also works.
Therefore we just need to extract the ID number beginning with a B (they all seem to begin with a B).
3. The thumbnail image normally has a URL of the form
and the large image a URL of the form
as you can see the ID number is totally different to anything previously used. However I have also found that the following URL produces the same large image and uses the main ID number from the original URL
or the older alternative host name
Note these forms of the URL must use a P rather than an I.
Based on all the above, would anyone care to assist by coming up with an initial Scraper by coding up the CreateSearchUrl and GetSearchResults sections? I will then try scraping the info fields.
PS. On a different topic, if one has a VIDEO_TS folder in a folder representing the name of the film one can use this folder name for IMDB scraping, however as mentioned not all the DVDs are listed on IMDB, I can see it should be possible to use an NFO file to provide at least some metadata but I am unsure of the correct naming and placement in this scenario.
e.g. /DVDs/Soylent Green/VIDEO_TS/
What should the NFO file be called and in which of the three possible folders (DVDs, Soylent Green, or VIDEO_TS) should it be placed?


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