Parts Crossdeck isn't running yet. Nothing is being cross-referenced today, and
there is nothing here to sign up for.
When that changes, this page will say so. We'd rather tell you plainly than put a countdown on it.
What it will do
When a generator, water heater, boat engine or RV furnace fails, the original part is
often backordered or priced like it knows you're stuck. An equivalent part usually exists — but which
one is buried in old catalogues, service manuals and forum threads, each searchable only one brand
at a time.
Parts Crossdeck will take a part number and show you what crosses to it — and where that
answer came from. Enter 8M0065103, get the equivalents, and see for
each one how well evidenced it is and which sources say so.
Marine first. Engines, drives and onboard systems are where the catalogue data is
strongest, so that is where we start. Industrial and RV follow, and we will say plainly how thin the
coverage is in each rather than implying it is even.
How every cross will be graded
A confident wrong answer is worse than no answer, because a wrong part gets installed. So the
strength of a match will be part of the match — not a footnote under it. This is the grading standard
the catalogue is being built to, and nothing is being graded yet:
CataloguedTwo independent sources catalogue them as the same item, or the manufacturer publishes the supersession. Both sources named.
PublishedOne published source lists it as a replacement. One source, not corroborated.
Spec matchMatched on published specifications. No source lists this as a replacement. Check it against your machine before you buy.
Shop-reportedSomeone in the trade told us. We haven't checked it.
RetractedWe published this cross and it was wrong. Don't use it. We'll say so plainly, and we'll tell anyone we told.
What we won't do
We don't sell parts. We're not a distributor and we don't hold stock.
We won't tell you a part fits. We'll tell you what the sources say and who said it. The install decision is yours.
We won't dress up a guess as a verified match. Weak evidence gets labelled weak, every time.
We won't count the weak ones to look bigger. Spec matches and shop reports are counted separately, never folded into a headline number.
We're not affiliated with any parts manufacturer. Brand and part numbers are referenced only to identify what a part fits or replaces.