Good Afternoon, All--
For those who don't know me, I'm the guy in the '86 GLHS who broke down alongside I-40 in Memphis after the SDAC-26 hospitality dinner. The car threw (2) codes later that night as some very helpful fellow TDers helped me troubleshoot in the hotel parking lot, a code 24 (TPS under/overvoltage) and code 54 (Hall Effect Pickup).
I was able to get an aftermarket TPS pretty readily at Autozone the next morning, but had to swap my old Mopar HEP back into the car in place of the brand new Carquest/Advance/BWD HEP that had apparently died.
As I have read many times, I decided to try to find a couple of the new Mopar HEPs to keep on hand in case of another unintended road-side stop.
The latest Mopar P/N I could find was 4886069AA, and it had apparently superseded all prior P/Ns. I tried at least a half-dozen places online, and they were all sold out, then called my closest Dodge dealership and was told that P/N had been discontinued and no Mopar replacements could be ordered.
I tried one additional online source that led me to a Dodge dealership in Massachusetts, who was somehow able to look at nationwide stock at other dealers. They gave me (3) dealers that were somewhat close to SW Virginia, and I ended up ordering from a dealership in Georgia.
The other (2) dealerships that I was told had stock were:
Sharp Motor Company in Pulaski, TN, had (1) Mopar HEP left in stock, 1-877-771-7508
Driver Motors in Mayfield, KY, had (3) Mopar HEPs left in stock, 1-866-974-5740
Obviously there are probably other dealers that still have stock, but as of 7/7/2016, those were the closest available Mopar HEPs to SW Virginia. I was surprised they were so tough to find, and not cheap! The Mopar ones listed at $128. The dealership in Georgia sold me (2) for $100 a piece plus shipping after I asked “could they help me out on the price?”. I didn’t seriously expect a discount, but was pleasantly surprised they were willing to work with me.
The Mopar HEPs showed up yesterday, and one bag was production-dated 1998, the other 2000, so they’ve been on the shelf for a while!
Just figured I’d pass on the specific locations of a few more of these pieces of gold for you folks to snap up….
Have a nice afternoon!
Dave