GM Launching New Online Parts Store for AC Delco and GM Genuine Parts
Adding an aftermarket air conditioner to my 1970 Monte Carlo recently was harder than it should have been. The installation required a new double-groove water pump pulley that wasn’t available immediately through a local GM dealer. Since we hoped to have the work done before Christmas, we searched for the fastest delivery time and decided to settle for foreign-made parts that would arrive sooner. Unfortunately, all three pulleys turned out to be warped, so we ended up having to locate a NOS Genuine GM pulley that works perfectly now but couldn’t be installed until after the New Year.Hopefully, any future work on this 52-year-old car should be a lot easier with GM’s announcement this week that it is launching a new online parts marketplace, with a catalog of 45,000 repair and maintenance parts for Chevrolet, GMC, Buick, and Cadillac. (No word on how far back those parts will go, unfortunately.) Among the parts known to be available will be oil filters, engine and cabin air filters...