<VV> Junction block, was: HRPT (humor?)

Louis Armer carmerjr at mindspring.com
Fri Apr 23 00:53:51 EDT 2010


Yeah and by the way ........................Why do we park in the 
driveway and drive on the parkway ????
Huh?Huh? Huh?

Emily LaTella
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At 12:48 AM 4/23/2010, you wrote:
>Hi Mark,
>
>Shouldn't a "block" be essentially square on six sides (like a die -
>singular for dice) as opposed to round (like a poker chip)?  Don't we have
>other "non-standard" names for other car parts?  Without listing a number of
>them, what are "shocks"?
>
>If I use that term - shocks - which category of "car enthusiasts" am I
>placed into?  If someone says that they need a rear window for a '66 coupe,
>are you going to jump all over them for not calling it a backlight?
>
>Relax man... life is too short as it is.
>
>Please smile now as this was not intended to be hurtful, but more like -
>enlightening.
>
>Later, JR
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Mark Corbin" <airvair at earthlink.net>
>To: <jvhroberts at aol.com>; <shortle556 at earthlink.net>;
><lechevrier at earthlink.net>; <virtualvairs at corvair.org>
>Sent: Thursday, April 22, 2010 11:01 PM
>Subject: <VV> Junction block, was: HRPT
>
>
> >
> > Also, I can also tell the REAL car people from the idiots, and everyone in
> > between, by how they use accepted auto industry terminology. A REAL car
> > enthusiast prides himself in trying to use correct industry standard
> > terminology. Even car people who don't know the correct terminology for
> > something strive to find out the correct language to use. It's the idiots
> > who think up some cutsie degrading term for those items he doesn't
> > understand, and hates because of his stupidity. I'll let you all
> > catagorize
> > yourselves accordingly. You've already proven it to me.
> >
> > -Mark
> >
> >> [Original Message]
> >> From: <jvhroberts at aol.com>
> >> Subject: Re: <VV> HRPT
> >>
> >>  I've had enough of them go bad on me, melting being one mode, that
> > whether or not they were 'designed' to do so or not, they DO melt, and
> > with
> > greater frequency than a part like that EVER should.
> >>
> >> And, apparently, GM must've recognized this, as you're using the CB in
> > place of the HRPT!
> >>
> >> This part is troublesome enough, so, use a screw WITH a nut, and the
> > problem will not recur, EVER!
> >>
> >> John Roberts
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: shortle <shortle556 at earthlink.net>
> >> Subject: Re: <VV> HRPT
> >>
> >> This part was "designed to melt"? I don't think so! I still have the
> > original
> >> one on my '69 Monza Convert. #5044 with 81,000 miles. My convert. #2891
> > has the
> >> power top so it uses 1 side of the top circuit breaker for the junction.
> >> Timothy Shortle in Durango Colorado
> >>
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> >From: Chris & Bill Strickland <lechevrier at earthlink.net>
> >> >Subject: <VV> HRPT
> >> >
> >> >>Lack of Maintainance!
> >> >>
> >> >
> >> >Hah!  How do you maintain something that is designed to melt when used?
> >> >It's like trying to "maintain" an ice cube!  Oh, I know, push-on
> >> >push-off trailer queens and other non-ops.
> >> >
> >> >By 67, GM had replaced this item in all lines that used it, except the
> >> >Corvair, with much more serviceable items --  an example:
> >> >
> >>
> >>http://nnnova.com/product_info.php?products_id=2586&osCsid=i49l8019aan63n79
> > m5c6ttela2
> >> >
> >> >Or you could bolt a horn relay back there to use as a junction block
> >> >like a 65 Chev (or a circuit breaker).
> >> >
> >> >Bill Strickland
> >>
> >
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