<VV> Horrid Red Plastic Thingy

[Mark Corbin]

Smitty,

When it gets old and deteriorated, it needs maintainence. True, many
plastic compounds (and this terminal block is possibly one of them) don't
last forever, something I acknowledged. But as I said, "lack of
maintainence" is the problem, not an inferior design.

I've had to replace the terminal block on very few of my cars, and usually
it's been on cars that I had recently aquired. The ones I have owned for
quite a while simply don't need that kind of maintainence that often,
because I'm not Mr. Brutewrench. My convertable, which I've had since '71
has never needed it, nor has my 4door, which I've owned since '89. I have
no reason to believe that either has anything but the original terminal
block in it, and they function just fine.

I just wish people would stop blaming the part and look in the mirror for
the real culprit.

-Mark


> [Original Message]
> From: Smitty Smith <vairologist at verizon.net>
> Subject: <VV> Horrid Red Plastic Thingy
>
>   In a message dated 3/5/2008 7:09:56 A.M. Pacific 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. .
. 
> .---------------------------------
>   Smitty Says:  Mark shys away from any mention of plastic deteriorating
because he doesn't want to be confronted with what is going to eventually
happen to his late models with all their plastic parts.  I realize Cal
could come to the rescue and have a bunch of new stuff molded but that
won't be for years yet.
>