<VV> Wireing needs continued

[Ron]

You're absolutely right, if with not spending 80 cents more it can be 
trouble free for 44 years, it's an intelligent bargain!
RonH

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Sent: Sunday, September 27, 2009 5:41 AM
Subject: Re: <VV> Wireing needs continued


>I don't think Viton had been invented when the Corvair was first introduced 
>(I may be wrong, though.)
>
> Further, GM never had $200,000 worth of problems with their terminal 
> block. So the money saved was a good move on their part.
>
> Note that I'm not excusing using only an "adequate" part instead of a 
> superior part. Rather, just explaining the economics of it. One might also 
> argue that they should have done a lot of other things as well, like 
> design the engine with overhead cams, so that there wouldn't be leaky 
> pushrod tubes, OR design an easily changed blower bearing, instead of one 
> that required a significant engine teardown and a pressed-out-pressed-in 
> specialty bearing. Or any of a myriad of other merely "adequate" designs 
> to be built on a mass-produced economy car.
>
> -Mark
>
>
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>
> for the added 80 cents, to NOT have problems, is money well spent.
>
> Same reason as to why GM didn't offer Viton O rings as OEM.
>
>
>
> John Roberts
>
>
>
>
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> From: airvair at earthlink.net <airvair at earthlink.net>
> To: jvhroberts at aol.com <jvhroberts at aol.com>; dave.thompson at verizon.net; 
> virtualvairs at corvair.org
> Sent: Sun, Sep 27, 2009 7:52 am
> Subject: Re: <VV> Wireing needs continued
>
>
> And Clark's sells his C6802 junction block for $3.20. That's an 80 cent
> savings, times a quarter million vehicles...... Hummmm. That's a $200,000
> savings. No wonder GM went with the cheaper alternative.
>
> And YES, GM is THAT cheap. My dad was a bean-counter for them, and he
> always had to figure things out to the tenth of a cent (for that reason-
> economy of scale).
>
> -Mark
>
>> [Original Message]
>> From: <jvhroberts at aol.com>
>> Subject: Re: <VV> Wireing needs continued
>>
>>  Yep, and here's one that's only 4 bucks!
>>
>> http://www.pcsconnectors.com/10098794.aspx
>>
>> John Roberts
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Dave Thompson <dave.thompson at verizon.net>
>> Subject: <VV> Wireing needs continued
>>
>> I forgot.
>>
>> Those of you that would like to replace their bad "Horrid Red Plastic
>> Thingies (HRPT) on their late models:
>>
>> Go to:
>>
>> http://www.pcsconnectors.com/
>>
>> They carry a nice replacement. Look in the "Junction Blocks" section.
>>
>> Dave
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