<VV> Wretched Electrical Connector

[Harry Yarnell]

Um, I thought ALL late models had the horrid red plastic thingy. And that 
jumpered over to the horrid multipin connector.

Harry Yarnell
Perryman Garage and Orphanage
hyarnell1 at earthlink.net
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From: "airvair" <airvair at richnet.net>
To: <JVHRoberts at aol.com>
Cc: <virtualvairs at corvair.org>; <dziegler3 at comcast.net>; 
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Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2006 5:20 PM
Subject: Re: <VV> Wretched Electrical Connector


> You're refering to the red plastic castle terminal that's on the side of
> the frame rail by the battery on the '67-9's, right? I don't know why
> everyone hates it so, but it's infinitely superior than the preceeding
> design. The big red hot wire on the '66-earlier cars was on an
> inadequate spade terminal inserted into the gang plug that connects the
> body harness to the engine compartment harness. That terminal is prone
> to corroding and then overheating, melting the gang plug and killing the
> electrical system. I've been stranded on the side of the road because of
> that.
>
> The '67-9 design puts that wire onto the red plastic castle terminal
> with eyelet wire terminals, and securely ties them together with a
> screw. Never have had a problem with it - ever - in 38 years of owning
> Corvairs. So what's your problem?
>
> (Now you know one more reason why I consider the '67-9 cars the best of
> the breed.)
>
> -Mark
>
> JVHRoberts at aol.com wrote:
>>
>>
>> Excuse me, that's horrid PLASTIC thingy. Get it right. <G>
>>
>> (ducking)
>>
>> John
>>
>> In a message dated 3/5/2006 11:37:33 AM Eastern Standard Time,
>> dziegler3 at comcast.net writes:
>>
>> Hey  guys, he said earlies! Ain't no horrid red thingy in  earlies.
>>
>
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