<VV> no electrical power

[Mark Corbin]

It's not a poor design. Rather, as previously stated, I have had no problem with it. It does just what it was designed to do. Personally, I'd think that a metal screw into a metal retainer would corrode and be MORE  of a problem than the metal-into-plastic design we have. And FYI, I've seen this kind of terminal junction block design on other cars. You just haven't been around the block enough times, I guess.

Sure, it can sometimes get broken, by Mr. Brutewrench. But in that case, it needs to be maintained (replaced) just like anything else that has been brutalized into disrepair. No, the only thing that is "horrid" in this instance is the owner/mechanic. Maybe we ought to call you that "horrid car title holder thingy." LOL

-Mark

Sure! But whatever you call it, the horrid nature of it MUST be reflected in 
its name! <G>


----- Original Message ----- 
From: 
To: airvair at earthlink.net;dziegler3 at comcast.net
Cc: VirtualVairs at corvair.org; epssax at yahoo.com; kovacsmj at sbcglobal.net
Sent: 3/5/2008 3:14:31 PM 
Subject: Re: no electrical power


I POLITELY beg to differ, it's a poor design. The screw should, by proper design, go into a metal insert. A device like this would then be maintenance free. I've never run across a critical electrical connector like this on any other make or model of car. For front engined GM cars of this era, wasn't this usually a REAL screw terminal on the horn relay?

In a message dated 3/5/2008 10:09:48 AM Eastern Standard Time, airvair at earthlink.net writes:
The only horrid thing about it is YOU. It's called "lack of owner
maintainance." Plastic doesn't, after all, lasts forever, despite the hype
about it being "forever." When it gets bad, replace it. Simple as that.

I've NEVER had a problem with the hot wire terminal block (that "red
thingy" to which you refer) because I never let it deteriorate to the point
of being a trouble spot. I've had three dozen Corvairs and owned Corvairs
since before they stopped building them. The "longest-ownership" one I have
is a '67 that I bought in '71. No problem with the terminal block on ANY of
my Corvairs, including that car.

So, stop blaming the item and start blaming the REAL problem, YOU.
Sheeesh......

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> From: Dave Ziegler <dziegler3 at comcast.net>
> Subject: Re: <VV> no electrical power
>
> Horrid RED plastic thingy.








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