Originally posted by reh321 Canon did not come to my aid, nor did I expect them to.
The first new car my family ever owned was a 1958 Ford station-wagon. Some time in the mind-1960's, after the car was out of warranty, my uncle from the U.S. East Coast visited and borrowed the station-wagon to drive 150 miles to see the third brother. During that trip, the water pump broke. The three brothers tried every "junk yard" and other source of parts within 300 miles; they found 1958 Fords - some had a broken water pump and some had no water pump. Within a few weeks, that car joined the 1958 Fords in the "'junk yard' with broken water pump" category. Ford did not come to my Dad's aid {this was before U.S. law required the manufacturer to provide parts for ten years}, nor did he expect them to. I'm guessing that a 1958 Mercury {mid-range car made by Ford} or a 1958 Lincoln {top of Ford range} would not have a problem like that, but my parents had not paid Mercury or Lincoln prices.
Every machine will fail sooner or later. ...
Fortunately, so far, my K-30 aperture is working just fine. So fingers crossed and carry on!
Not meaning to go too far afield, but my first car was a 1951 Ford, bought (in sad condition) for $50 by my dad for my 16th birthday present. It rolled.
"Hey, listen to the (AM only) radio! It works great! (after 5 minutes warming up the tubes)" I fixed it up on my own and I was mobile!
Sometime over the next couple of years, the water pumps died (one on each side of the flat-head V8). So, that was mid-1970s. I just went to the auto parts store and bought new water pumps for my over 20 year old Ford. I guess maybe the 58 Ford wagon had something special about the water pumps, but they were pretty straightforward and widely available 20+ years later for my 51 Custom Sedan.