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

[ScottyGrover at aol.com]

Looks as though this thread is turning into a "Tower of Babble."
 
Scotty from Hollyweird
 
 
  
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 From: carmerjr at mindspring.com
To: hmlinc at sbcglobal.net
CC:  virtualvairs at corvair.org
Sent: 4/23/2010 6:05:44 A.M. Pacific Daylight  Time
Subj: <VV> Junction block, was: HRPT (humor?)


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
>  >>