<VV> Wretched Electrical Connector

[airvair]

My memory is coming back on the '65-6 styles. Yes, they too had it.

And John, the problem you cite is known by the manufacturer as a "lack
of maintainence" problem. I've never had a serious problem with them in
almost 38 years of Corvair ownership, and when one DID start to have
issues, I replaced it. You DO have to replace your brake shoes
occasionally, right? Then you should treat it as no different. When it
starts to have problems, REPLACE IT! Duh. Hate to sound crass, but
that's the REAL problem. Lack of maintainence. Not any design
deficiency.

-Mark

65 and 66s have this thing too. It's is horrid. The plastic starts
relaxing and fails to keep the terminals tight. I've had issues with
headlights failing, stalling, and God knows what other electrical
gremlins because of that horrid plastic thingy. Once I replaced it with
a nut and bolt, and copious amounts of electrical tape, my problems with
it were over. 
 
John
 
In a message dated 3/5/2006 5:20:37 P.M. Eastern Standard Time,
airvair at richnet.net writes:

       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