<VV> Corsa Tech Guide

[Sethracer at aol.com]

In a message dated 9/30/2010 2:41:22 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time,  
airvair at earthlink.net writes:

It  really should be sent back to
the editor, who was obviously incompetent,  drunk, stoned out of his mind,
etc. and reworked.

It's one  abominable piece of editing.

-Mark


Time for some "Tech Guide" history and some understanding.
 
The original Tech Guide - now viewed (in hindsight only) as Volume 1, was  
assembled from Photocopies of Corsa Communiques and original typed and 
written  documents. It was pasted up - with a lot of hard work - and presented in 
printed  form for Corsa membership to buy. (Thank you Clay Wispell and 
Larry  Claypool!)  At that time, the intent was to continue to update it - it 
was  delivered in loose leaf format, 3-ring holes punched. 
 
Skip forward 10 years.
 
Now the computer was being used to assemble the Communique and much of  the 
data for Volume 2 was already for assembly into the second issue. At  that 
time, Volume 2 was released in two forms. First, as an insert that could be  
added to a member's ten-year old Volume 1. It included a replacement index 
page  for each section (Let's call this "exhibit A") which listed the volume 
1  items and added the volume 2 items. The additional Volume 2 pages also 
included,  where needed, a replacement for the last page of volume 1. (Let's 
call this page  "exhibit B"). Volume 2 as also offered as a complete "Tech 
Guide" package.  Volume 1 was re-compiled into the same computer format as 
the new Volume 2  and it was offered to Corsa members. The "exhibit B" page 
was closely matched to  both the new Volume 2 and the newly computerized 
volume 1. But, maybe not  perfectly. This version was offered on CD-ROM for the 
first time.
 
Skip forward 10-12 more years.
 
Volume 3  was compiled from 10+ more years of the Communique, all  of which 
had been computer generated. Although I had an original Volume 1-  updated 
to Volume 2, I also had an original printed volume 2 (which was the  
combined volume 1 and 2) - I bought a volume 3 update at the convention in Iowa,  
as well as the CD-ROM version. When I got home, I integrated the volume 3 
pages  into the volume 1+2 version I had in the binder. (Note that this was not 
a  volume 1 updated to volume 2, it was the 1+2 publication) It worked  
perfectly. The replacement index page (exhibit A) for each chapter included  
the portion of the volume 1 that originally (in my 1+2)  had been on  the back 
of the index. In addition it included a replacement "exhibit B" page  for 
the places where a blank page had been left. Integrating this meant removing  
and discarding the last pages of many chapters and the index pages of every 
 chapter. Now this took some effort, and it included some inspection and  
judgement to tell when to do it. (I just looked back at 10-11 chapters of my  
integrated issue, including the spark plug tables - they are fine!)
 
All I can take from Mark's rude, crude and uncalled-for rantings is  that 
he was either (A) trying to update an original volume 1 that  had been 
updated (correctly?) to volume 2 - This might have left a few  inconsistencies 
between chapters.  Or (B) he is incapable of realizing the  method used to 
provide an "updatable" document. or (C)  Mark was  "obviously incompetent, 
drunk, or stoned out of his mind".
 
 
Not sure which - But then, who am I to judge? Eh Mark?
 
PS - The new, complete Corsa Tech Guide is a very valuable document. Don't  
let anybody tell you different.
 
I will be a parts vendor on the field at the Fan Belt Toss at Palm Springs  
and I would be happy to handle the sale of the Corsa Tech Guides and 
Corvair  Basics books. I am sure someone will contact me.
 
Seth  Emerson

C's the Day! - Corvair,  Camaro, Corvette


San Jose, CA