<VV> Wretched Electrical Connector

[JVHRoberts at aol.com]

I had a 65 fail after it was only 6 years old, and I have seen a 68 fail  
when it was only three years old. 
I am a firm believer in maintenance, but  the horrid plastic thingy should be 
a maintenance free item. Certainly when  I out a screw and a nut in its 
place, I never had any problems with it EVER  AGAIN!! 
So yes, the horrid plastic thingy is a deficient design. Something like  this 
should NEVER fail. And certainly never need preventive maintenance. There  
are some parts on a car one should never have to fool with, or at the very  
least, not after such a short period of time. 
 
In a message dated 3/6/2006 11:10:24 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,  
airvair at richnet.net writes:

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